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The Floating World by Cynthia Kadohata [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]

Floating WorldA coming-of-age novel about an adolescent named Olivia who, with her parents, her three brothers, and her tortuous grandmother, live a traveling life, following the search for available jobs. Her world is filled with motels, empty roads, gas station attendants, and constant new faces as her life seems to change day to day.

Review: “Asian American Titles,” What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature, Gale Research, 1997

Readers: Young Adult, Adult

Published: 1989

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