The Language Inside

The Language Inside
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Publisher : Delacorte Press
Total Pages : 579
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ISBN-10 : 9780375898358
ISBN-13 : 0375898352
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Book Synopsis The Language Inside by : Holly Thompson

Download or read book The Language Inside written by Holly Thompson and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2013-05-29 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emma Karas was raised in Japan; it's the country she calls home. But when her mother is diagnosed with breast cancer, Emma's family moves to a town outside Lowell, Massachusetts, to stay with Emma's grandmother while her mom undergoes treatment. Emma feels out of place in the United States.She begins to have migraines, and longs to be back in Japan. At her grandmother's urging, she volunteers in a long-term care center to help Zena, a patient with locked-in syndrome, write down her poems. There, Emma meets Samnang, another volunteer, who assists elderly Cambodian refugees. Weekly visits to the care center, Zena's poems, dance, and noodle soup bring Emma and Samnang closer, until Emma must make a painful choice: stay in Massachusetts, or return home early to Japan.


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