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Reviewed on December 1, 2014 | Grades 5-8
Gr 4–7—After being found abandoned as an infant in Tianjin, China, Kara was never formally adopted by her American parents, leaving her with no identity papers. Kara's mother hasn't had a valid visa in years, but she refuses to leave China without Kara. Now 11, the girl is discovered by police who deport her mother and send Kara to an orphanage for disabled children (she has a malformed hand). There she struggles with her feelings of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2015
When her adoptive American mother is deported from China, Kara, who was abandoned as an infant and who has a malformed hand, is ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
