Groundwood Books Fall 2012 Juvenile
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Mother Number Zero
9781554980796
Paperback, Trade
English
Juvenile: Grade (US) to 4, Reading age to 9
JUVENILE FICTION / Family / Adoption
Apr 09, 2011
$12.95 CAD
Out of print 5 x 7.5 x 0.5 in | 0.44 lb 180 pages Groundwood Books Ltd Groundwood Books
Out of print 5 x 7.5 x 0.5 in | 0.44 lb 180 pages Groundwood Books Ltd Groundwood Books
Society of School Librarians International (SSLI) Honor Book Award 2011, Commended
Vondel Prize for Translation 2014, Commended
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A funny, sad story about adoption, first love and what really matters in a family.
Fay was adopted when he was a baby and he doesn’t know much about his birth mother — only that she escaped the war in Bosnia. But his new friend Maud is very curious about her. And suddenly Fay is full of questions himself. What is his birth mother like? Why did she give him away? Is it bad to want to find her? And what about Maud, who says smack in the middle of the street that she likes him?
Fay was adopted when he was a baby and he doesn’t know much about his birth mother — only that she escaped the war in Bosnia. But his new friend Maud is very curious about her. And suddenly Fay is full of questions himself. What is his birth mother like? Why did she give him away? Is it bad to want to find her? And what about Maud, who says smack in the middle of the street that she likes him?
Marjolijn Hof’s first novel, Against the Odds (Een kleine kans), met with high critical acclaim, winning three major Dutch and Flemish children’s book prizes. It was also nominated for the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis and has been translated into twelve languages. Marjolijn lives in Krommenie, the Netherlands.
Readers able to look between the lines will find plenty to ponder here. - Kirkus Reviews
...[a] thoughtful family story. - D S, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
This minimalist work demonstrates the best qualities of contemporary children's fiction emerging in Europe. Canadian readers are privileged that Groundwood has opted to translate and distribute the work here. - Michelle Superle, CM Magazine
thoughtful, ...original and touching - Sarah Ellis, The Horn Book Magazine
Told with heart, and sensitivity to the issues that still surround adoption [Hof] has created a story that will resonate with many and would be a wonderful book to share in families and classrooms. - Sal's Fiction Addiction
