Islandborn

IslandbornFrom New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot D az comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. A 2019 Pura Belpr Honor Book for Illustration Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't

From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot D az comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination.

A 2019 Pura Belpr Honor Book for Illustration

Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else.
Hers was a school of faraway places.

So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island--she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories--joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening--Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: "Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you."

Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, Islandborn is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us--to our families, to our past and to ourselves.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 03/13/2018
ISBN: 9780735229860
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.80w x 0.50d
Award: Pura Belpre Award - Honor Book

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/18/2017
School Library Journal 02/01/2018 pg. 57
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2018
Booklist 02/15/2018 pg. 80
Shelf Awareness 03/30/2018
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2018
Horn Book Magazine 05/01/2018 pg. 103
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 194007 / Islandborn
Reading Level: 3.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5