The Other Side of the River Chinese New Year & Dane Liu

& Dane Liu

uttered the day before King’s assassination

but also to meet the longing many kids have for characters and communities that look and feel like the people and places they know

Rodriguez is forced to confront his shortcomings as a father

The Other Side of the River Chinese New Year & Dane LiuBy Alda P. Dobbs From the author of highly acclaimed Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna comes a compelling new novel about a twelve year old girl who builds a new life in America Twelve year old Petra Luna is in America after escaping the Mexican Revolution. Now that they are safe, Petra, her two younger siblings and her abuelita have a chance to begin again, in this country that promises so much. She leads her family from a smallpox stricken refugee camp