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Hannah's Winter
By Meehan, Kierin
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-93360-598-2
- Publisher
- Kane Miller
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2009
Gr 5-8 When Hannah's writer mother travels from Australia to Japan to do research for a new book, she takes her reluctant daughter with her. While Liana travels throughout the country, the 12-year-old stays with her mother's friends, the Maekawas. She is able to converse with the family as she spent time in Japan when she was younger and has been studying Jap...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2009
Twelve-year-old Hannah gets dragged to Japan by her mother, who's researching Japanese gardens. At least Hannah speaks the language, having lived there briefly as a child and studied Japanese at school in Australia. But nothing has prepared her for what awaits her in the town of Kanazawa, whose narrow streets and wooden shops make her feel she is "traveling backwards in time." While her mother crisscrosses the country, Hannah stays with the Maekawa family, whose daughter, Miki, is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Starred Review on January 1, 2009
While her mom crisscrosses Japan, twelve-year-old Hannah stays with the Maekawa family. The daughter, Miki, is thrilled when Hanna...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
