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A fascinating speculative historical fiction debut set in 1950s California - perfect for fans of When You Reach Me. Twelve-year-old Ella Mae Higbee is a sensible girl. She eats her vegetables and wants to be just like Sergeant Friday, her favorite character on Dragnet. So when her auntie Mildred starts spouting nonsense about a scientist who can bring her cousin back to life from blood on his dog tags, Ella Mae is skeptical - until he steps out of a bio-pod right before her eyes.But the boy is not her cousin - he's Japanese. And in California in the wake of World War II, the Japanese are still feared and despised. When her aunt refuses to take responsibility, Ella Mae and her Mama take him home instead. Determined to do what's right by her new friend, Ella Mae teaches Takuma English and defends him from the reverend's talk of H-E-double-toothpicks.
About the Author
Krista Van Dolzer is a stay-at-home mom by day and a children's author by bedtime. She lives with her husband and four kids in Layton, Utah, where she watches too much college football and looks for her dead people online. She is the author of THE SOUND OF LIFE AND EVERYTHING (G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, May 2015) , DON'T VOTE FOR ME (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, August 2015) , EARTH TO DAD (Capstone, August 2018) , and THE MULTIPLYING MYSTERIES OF MOUNT TEN (Bloomsbury Children's, April 2019) .
