Every peach is a story
"One spring day, little Midori asks Jiichan, her grandfather, if the peaches on her family's farm are ripe yet. To her surprise, he asks," Does it taste like a story? That's when you know it is ripe." As Jiichan teaches her about her Japanese American heritage and her family's deep connection to thi...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Abrams Books for Young Readers,
2025
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| Summary: | "One spring day, little Midori asks Jiichan, her grandfather, if the peaches on her family's farm are ripe yet. To her surprise, he asks," Does it taste like a story? That's when you know it is ripe." As Jiichan teaches her about her Japanese American heritage and her family's deep connection to this land, Midori begins to realize the patience, hard work, and endurancethat allowed their roots to grow. Poetic and powerful, Every Peach Is a Story is a journey of discovery through all of life's seasons."-- |
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| Item Description: | "A Cameron Kids Book"--Title page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm |
| Audience: | 04-07. P-02. |
| ISBN: | 9781949480290 |
| Author Notes: | "Epitaph for a Peach" details the stresses and successes of a year on his family's peach farm. "Country Voices: The Oral History of a Japanese American Family Farm Community" combines interviews and his own memories to detail the history experiences of Japanese-Americans, including America's "relocation camps" of World War II. Masumoto has won the James Clavell Japanese-American National Literary Award, the Julia Child Award, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals Award. (Bowker Author Biography) |
