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Cao, Wenxuan, author.

Bronze and Sunflower / Cao Wenxuan ; translated from the Chinese by Helen Wang ; illustrated by Meilo So.

First U.S. edition.

Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2017.

386 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

2017

Publisher Annotation: Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist from the city and finds his new life of physical labor and endless meetings exhausting. Sunflower is lonely and longs to play with the local children in the village across the river. When her father tragically drowns, Sunflower is taken in by the poorest family in the village, a family with a son named Bronze. Until Sunflower joins his family, Bronze was an only child, too, and hasn’t spoken a word since he was traumatized by a terrible fire. Bronze and Sunflower become inseparable, understanding each other as only the closest friends can. Translated from Mandarin, the story meanders gracefully through the challenges that face the family, creating a timeless story of the trials of poverty and the power of love and loyalty to overcome hardship. 400pp.

8-12. Brodart

3-7. Brodart

Lexile: 790, 700 range.

AR: 5.6.

Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

Orphans -- Juvenile fiction.

Orphans -- Fiction.

Mute persons -- Juvenile fiction.

Mute persons -- Fiction.

Friendship -- Fiction.

So, Meilo, illustrator.

Wang, Helen, 1965-

Kirkus Reviews, January 01, 2017

Booklist, January 01, 2017

Publishers Weekly, December 19, 2016

School Library Journal, February 01, 2017

9780763688165

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