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Everything we never had

Everything we never had

Ribay, Randy, author.
Book 2024

"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 me...

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Families Juvenile fiction
Fathers and sons Juvenile fiction
Filipino Americans Juvenile fiction
Generations Juvenile fiction
Identity (Psychology) Juvenile fiction
Immigrants Juvenile fiction
Masculinity Juvenile fiction
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ISBN:
9780593461426
9780593461419
0593461428
059346141X
Description:
264 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm
Target Audience Note:
Ages 12+ Kokila
Grades 7-9. Kokila
820L Lexile
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature - Youth, 2025 (Winner)
Booklist Editors' Choice Books for Youth, 2025 (Selection)
Bulletin Blue Ribbons Awards. Fiction, 2024 (Selection)
Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature (CSMCL) Best Books, 2024 (Selection)
School Library Journal Best Books, 2024 (Selection)
LCCN:
2024010379
Control Number:
3416802
Other Authors:
Kokila, publisher
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