Same Sun Here

by Neela Vaswani and Silas House

Book Overview

"Even better than reading a refreshingly honest story by one talented writer is reading one by two such writers." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Pen pals Meena and River have a lot in common: fathers forced to work away from home to make ends meet, grandmothers who mean the world to them, and faithful dogs. But Meena is an Indian immigrant girl living in New York City's Chinatown, while River is a Kentucky coal miner's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763664510
• ISBN13: 9780763664510
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA)
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7