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On the Block

Stories of Home

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On the Block

By: Ellen Oh - editor
Narrated by: Yasmin Mwanza, Eli Schiff, Ulka Simone Mohanty, Jen Zhao, Giordan Diaz, Rand Faris, Oscar Emmanuel Fabela, Nekia Renee Martin, Sarah Skaer, Huy Nguyen, Dominique Salvacion, Raymond J Lee, Meg Medina, Ellen Oh
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From We Need Diverse Books, the organization behind Flying Lessons & Other Stories, comes an inspiring middle-grade anthology that follows the loosely interconnected lives of multigenerational immigrant families, the residents at the Entrada apartment building. Edited by Ellen Oh, a founding member of WNDB.

"The beauty of their shared home does not come from any single person, but instead from the sum of their experiences" -Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

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KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

12 Families. 12 Cultures. 1 Building.

Welcome to the Entrada, home to these everyday Americans, including

  • the new kid on the block, who is both homesick and curious
  • a Popsicle-bridge builder, a ghost hunter, and a lion dancer
  • their families, friends, and neighbors from all around the world!

Published in partnership with We Need Diverse Books, this anthology features award-winning authors Tracey Baptiste, David Bowles, Adrianna Cuevas, Sayantani DasGupta, Debbi Michiko Florence, Adam Gidwitz, Erin Entrada Kelly, Minh Lê, Ellen Oh, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Andrea Wang, and Jasmine Warga. These inspiring stories celebrate family, friendship, culture, and American immigrant life today.

©2024 Ellen Oh (P)2024 Listening Library
Anthologies & Short Stories Literature & Fiction Multicultural Stories

Critic reviews

★ "A superbly rendered love letter to identity and heritage." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★ "[A] rollicking collection, which maintains an air of positivity, empathy, cooperation, and inclusion throughout.... will leave readers wanting more." —Publishers Weekly, starred review

★ "These stories ebb and flow together in such a way that the reader feels like a resident of the Entrada themself, and thus feels part of a vibrant, loving community where everyone can belong." —Booklist, starred review

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