Everything we never had / Randy Ribay.

Author/creator Ribay, Randy author.
Format Book
PublicationNew York : Kokila, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description264 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
Subjects

Abstract "The Maghabol family journey begins with sixteen-year-old Francisco, who has left everything behind in the Philippines to seek his fortune in California. Following this life-changing decision, each generation of Maghabol boys must forge a path forward while contending with the past. Watsonville, CA, 1930. Francisco barely ekes out a living picking apples. As he spends what little he earns at dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town, Francisco wonders if he should've never left the Philippines. Stockton, CA, 1965. Emil works hard and keeps his head down despite the prejudice he faces at school and the long shifts he takes at a restaurant to make ends meet. He refuses to be like his unreliable labor organizer father, Francisco. He's going to make it in this country, no matter what or who he has to leave behind. Denver, CO, 1983. Chris is determined to prove that his overbearing father, Emil, can't control him. But when an assignment on family roots sends Chris out of the football field and into the library, he discovers a hunger to know more about Filipino history -- even if his father dismisses his interest as un-American and unimportant. Philadelphia, PA, 2020. Enzo struggles with anxiety as a global pandemic breaks out and his abrasive grandfather moves in. While tensions are high between his dad and his lolo, Enzo's daily walks with Lolo Emil have him wondering if maybe he can help bridge the decades-long rift between the two men. From National Book Award finalist Randy Ribay comes a poignant intergenerational saga about Filipino American men passing down flaws, values, and virtues until it's up to Enzo to see how he can braid all those strands and stories together." -- Jacket flap.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Interest age level Ages 12 and up Kokila.
Interest grade level Grades 7-9. Kokila.
Audience 820 Lexile
Awards noteAsian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Youth Winner, 2025
Awards noteBooklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2025
Awards noteBulletin Blue Ribbons Awards. Fiction, 2024
Awards noteCenter for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL) Best Books, 2024
Awards noteSchool Library Journal Best Books, 2024
Issued in other formOnline version: Ribay, Randy. Everything we never had New York : Kokila, 2024 9780593461433
Genre/formFiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formSocial problem fiction.
Genre/formNovels.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formHistorical fiction.
Genre/formSocial problem fiction.
Genre/formNovels.
LCCN 2024010379
ISBN9780593461419 (hardcover)
ISBN059346141X (hardcover)
ISBN9780593857168 (international edition)
ISBN059385716X (international edition)
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book
Stock number20576139 ybp

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Joyner TRC Fiction F R352EV ✔ Available Place Hold
Joyner TRC Fiction F R352EV ✔ Available Place Hold