Same Sun Here

Name: Same Sun Here
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ISBN: 9780763664510

ISBN-10: 0763664510

ISBN-13: 9780763664510

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Authors: Silas House, Neela Vaswani, Hilary Schenker

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In this extraordinary novel in letters, an Indian immigrant girl in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner's son find strength and perspective by sharing their true selves across the miles.Meena and River have a lot in common: fathers forced to work away from home to make ends meet, grandmothers who mean the world to them, and faithful dogs. But Meena is an Indian immigrant girl living in New York City’s Chinatown, while River is a Kentucky coal miner’s son. As Meena’s family studies for citizenship exams and River’s town faces devastating mountaintop removal, this unlikely pair become pen pals, sharing thoughts and, as their camaraderie deepens, discovering common ground in their…

Book details

List price: $11.99
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication date: 8/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 7.00" wide x 5.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English

Vaswani is author of Where the Long Grass Bends (Sarabande, 2004). Recipient of a 2006 O. Henry Prize, she holds a Ph.D. in American Cultural Studies from the University of Maryland. She lives in New York and teaches at Spalding University's brief-residency MFA Program. An education activist in India and the US, Vaswani is founder of the Storylines Project.