After peaches
Title
:
After peaches
Personal Author EPSB
:
Michelle, Mulder
Summary
:
Ten-year-old Rosario Ramirez, a political refugee from Mexico living in Canada, vows not to speak English until she can do so with a perfect Canadian accent, but when family friend Jose becomes ill, she is the only one in her community who speaks English well enough to get him the help he needs.
Year Published
:
2009
Series
:
Orca young readers
Physical Description
:
106 p. ; 20 cm.
Subject
:
Children of immigrants -- Fiction.
Political refugees -- Fiction.
Families -- Fiction.
Rocky Mountain Book Award 2011.
Mexicans -- Canada -- Fiction.
Refugees -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
:
Canada -- Fiction.
Summary
:
Ten-year-old Rosario Ramirez, a political refugee from Mexico living in Canada, vows not to speak English until she can do so with a perfect Canadian accent, but when family friend Jose becomes ill, she is the only one in her community who speaks English well enough to get him the help he needs.
ISBN
:
9781554691760
Publisher
:
Victoria, B.C. : Orca Book Publishers, 2009.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
|---|
| George P. Nicholson | F MUL | Book | 31004000121140 | Fiction |
| George P. Nicholson | F MUL | Book | 31004000121157 | Fiction |