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Tea With Milk

Tea With Milk

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Tea With Milk

by Say, Allen [Illustrator]

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9780395904954
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999-03-29. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 11x9x0. Signed by Author. Signed by author to dedication page includes small drawing. No cover wear. Unmarked. Appears unread

Synopsis

At home in San Francisco, May speaks Japanese and the family eats rice and miso soup and drinks green tea. When she visits her friends' homes, she eats fried chicken and spaghetti. May plans someday to go to college and live in an apartment of her own. But when her family moves back to Japan, she soon feels lost and homesick for America. In Japan everyone calls her by her Japanese name, Masako. She has to wear kimonos and sit on the floor. Poor May is sure that she will never feel at home in this country. Eventually May is expected to marry and a matchmaker is hired. Outraged at the thought, May sets out to find her own way in the big city of Osaka. With elegant watercolors reminiscent of Grandfather's Journey, Allen Say has created a moving tribute to his parents and their path to discovering where home really is. The accompanying story of his mother and her journey as a young woman is heartfelt. Vividly portraying the graceful formality of Japan, Tea with Milk effectively captures th

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Bookseller
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Bookseller's Inventory #
21080127
Title
Tea With Milk
Author
Say, Allen [Illustrator]
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New
Jacket Condition
Like New
Quantity Available
1
ISBN 10
0395904951
ISBN 13
9780395904954
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Place of Publication
Boston
Date Published
1999-03-29
Size
11x9x0
X weight
18 oz

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