When her grandmother arrives from Japan, Karen is not exactly pleased - her grandmother thinks she is spoiled and rude. Then Karen discovers that she is going to spend the rest of her holidays in... This description may be from another edition of this product.
I picked this up to read because it is a story about a Japanese American girl. Karen Nomura is sent to Japan to stay awhile with her aloof grandmother (Obasan). I couldn't put this book down because I wanted to know why Obasan was so mean to Karen. You'll have to read the book to find out why and in the meanwhile, learn a little about some Japanese culture.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book is a great book about a girl named Karen Nomura who goes to Japan with her bossy grandmother, of course she doesn't want to but she has to. This is a story about the relationship between Karen and her grandmother. I think this book is fantastica!
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