While I Was Away

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This novel, based on the author’s childhood, chronicles 12-year-old Waka’s culture shock as she spends a summer in Japan with her grandmother to improve her Japanese language skills.

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Autobiography
Notable Children's Books 2022
Age: Older
Format: Book
ISBN: 9780063017115

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