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Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back
Ruth Chan
Illustrator: Ruth Chan
Ages: 9+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press/Macmillan
ISBN: 978-1-250-85533-6
Keywords: Biography/Memoir-friendship, coming-of-age, immigrant, mothers, fathers, Sino-Japanese War, Toronto, Hong Kong, Chinese culture, dual language
With courage modelled on her father's origin story, Ruth navigates the challenging move from Toronto to Hong Kong. Cartoon-style pastel-colored panels.