Bibliograph

We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz

Type

Label

We belong, Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 10 and up

Literary Form

novels

Main title

We belong

Responsibility statement

Cookie Hiponia Everman ; illustrations by Abigail Dela Cruz

Summary

"What story do you want to hear, my hearts?" Elsie asks her two daughters. "Mama, tell us your story," they answer. And so Elsie begins, sharing the story of her youth as a strong-willed middle child and newcomer to an un-welcoming country, and along with it the mythical tale of Mayari, daughter of a god, who works four times as hard as everyone else to forge her own path. In this novel-in-verse Everman weaves together Filipino mythology and an immigration story much like her own to create a touching portrait of family and strength

Target audience

pre adolescent

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