1001 cranes

Alternate Titles

• One thousand one cranes
• One thousand and one cranes

Description

WHEN 12-YEAR-OLD ANGELA Kato arrives in L.A., the last thing she wants to do is spend the entire summer with her grandparents. But in the Kato family, one is never permitted to complain. Grandma Michi and Aunt Janet put Angela to work in their flower shop, folding origami and creating 1001 crane displays for newlyweds. At first, Angela learns the trade begrudgingly. But when her folding skills improve and her relationships with family and friends grow, Angela is able to cope with her troubles, especially her parents' impending divorce.From the Hardcover edition.

Description

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.

Subjects

Genres

• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction

Other Editions

• 1001 cranesDelacorte Press2008-01-01
• 1001 CranesElectronic resourceRandom House Children's Books2008-01-01
• 1001 CranesLibrary BindingDelacorte Books for Young Readers2008-08-12
• 1001 CranesHardcoverDelacorte Books for Young Readers2008-08-12
• 1001 CranesRandom House2009-01-01