The Year of the Three Sisters

Reviewed by: Jeri Fitzpatrick - GNGMS, Gray, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: June 22, 2015

Review

Illustrations are pencil drawing. The story is part of a series, but you can jump in and read this without feeling lost. Anna Wang (12) has come back from China, and she has made a great friend in Fan. Fan is an older girl who dropped out of school to work at the hotel Anna stayed at to help support her family. Anna and Fan now write to each other. Andee is an only child, her parents are rich, and she and Anna decide they should bring Fan to Cincinnati as a foreign exchange student. Andee's parents pay for everything, and Fan gets to go to high school. The story is great for teaching about different cultures, Fan is a migrant within her own country. It also teaches how important communication is.

Overall Book Score: very good