Sign-In
Cart
Not Paradise But Close Enough
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781511947992
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 17 2015
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.47
Height: 0.43 Width: 5.25 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
Sixth-grader Esther Waki wishes her parents would tell her they're proud of her. Just once. But it's 1938 in the rural Hawaiian coffee-farming community of Kona, and Japanese parents have high expectations of their kids.
Esther makes high marks and works hard, but her sassy attitude sometimes gets her in hot water. She vows this year will be different, and she has a plan: My Reform School Plan. If she's perfectly behaved, her parents just might buy her a piano she's always wanted.
Nothing much interesting happens in Kona, so when new people start showing up, heads turn and tongues wag throughout the community. Esther adores her new teacher and classmates from Pennsylvania, but she's afraid they'll rebuff her. Her new classmate, Shirley wants Esther as her best friend.
When both Miss Owen and Shirley leave Kona quickly, the little town once again seems small and boring-until Esther gets into serious trouble, and her father blames five Filipino coffee pickers-the other newcomers. As rumors fly in the diverse community, Esther is forced to stand up to her father. She must convince him of the truth, before old prejudices cause big problems.Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
The Truth about Stacey: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #2): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Dawn and the Impossible Three: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #5): Full-Color Edition Volume 5
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Kristy's Great Idea: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #1): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Riordan, Rick
Venditti, Robert
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #4): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Captain Underpants and the Sensational Saga of Sir Stinks-A-Lot (Captain Underpants #12)
Dav Pilkey
Hardcover
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three the Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Three)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 6): Volume 6
Rowling, J. K.
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1)
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Green, John Patrick
Hastings, Christopher
Hardcover
Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #12): From the Creator of Captain Underpants
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover