1001 Cranes
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Publication Year
2008
ISBN
9780385735568
Pages
225 pages
Genre
realism
Format
novel
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
With her parents on the verge of separating, a devastated twelve-year-old Japanese American girl spends the summer in Los Angeles with her grandparents, where she folds paper cranes into wedding displays, becomes involved with a young skateboarder, and learns how complicated relationships can be.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Separation; separated parents
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Japanese American
Family Formation
separated parents
Awards
Best Books: Children's Catalog Supplement to Nineteenth Edition, 2009
Choices, 2009
Keywords
cranes; wedding; love interest; skateboarding
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Hirahara, Naomi, "1001 Cranes" (2008). Diverse Families. 1163.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1163