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Gr 2-4 Sharon and Mary can't believe their parents' decision to send their two-year-old brother to China. He'll spend a year with their grandparents, who will care for him and teach him Chinese with the help of aunts, cousins, and neighbors. His parents reason that "it's only one year" and everyone here is busy going to work or school. Di Di leaves, and the sisters keep his memory fresh by placing photos of him in an album chronicling his time in China. As months go by, the...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Who would send a toddler far away to live with relatives? Nine-year-old Sharon and her younger sister face this question when their mother gently explains that their little brother, Di Di, will be leaving in just two weeks to live for a year in China with their grandmother. Though the girls suggest daycare or a babysitter, Mama is firm. "A babysitter is not like Nai Nai. For a babysitter, Di Di is a job. But for Nai Nai, he is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In this tender story, nine-year-old Sharon's toddler brother goes to live for a year in China with their grandmother. "For a bab...Log In or Sign Up to Read More