Half a World Away

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Call Number: Y Fiction / Kadohata, Cynthia, Kids Book / Fiction / General / Kadohata, Cynthia
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Pittsfield Branch

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Downtown Kids Books 4-week checkout	Y Fiction / Kadohata, Cynthia	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Kids Books 4-week checkout	Kids Book / Fiction / General / Kadohata, Cynthia	4-week checkout	On Shelf

Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fascinated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a "normal" baby.

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international adoption submitted by camelsamba on July 1, 2021, 10:51pm A story of international adoption from the perspective of a child. Jaden was adopted at age 8 and is now 12. His parents are in the process of adopting another child, this time from Kazahkstan. Jaden, who has already suffered a lot of trauma in his life, undergoes a lot of emotional turmoil through the process. The book does not shy from portraying some of the challenges surrounding international adoption; as a consequence, it was sometimes hard to figure out the target audience.