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Islandborn

By Junot Diaz

Lola can’t remember her homeland—until stories and imagination reveal where home truly lives.

lyrical vibrant heartwarming thought-provoking

Genres

Friendship/Family Realistic Fiction

What is Islandborn about?

Lola’s class is full of children whose families come from faraway places. When their teacher asks them to draw pictures of their homelands, Lola feels stuck: she left the Island as a baby and cannot remember it. With help from classmates, relatives and her abuela, Lola gathers stories, memories and vivid images of the place her family came from. As her picture takes shape, she discovers that belonging is not only about remembering a place—it can live in your imagination and in the people you love.

Pages

48 pages

Reading age

Picture Book (2-7)

This edition

2023

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