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\n Can a family tree be found? A girl stresses over her heritage-mapping school assignment, until she realizes family is all around\u2014her neighbors and friends.
All week, Emmylou\u2019s classmates get up and present their family trees. These trees are thick with branches, and there are stories to go with each face and name. Emmylou\u2019s tree is almost bare. There\u2019s her, Mama, and the names Mama won\u2019t say\u2014the stories she doesn\u2019t tell.
By the end of the week, Emmylou wants the project to be over. She doesn\u2019t want to think about her family tree at all. After all, she only has one family recipe, the one she trades with Mrs. Patel for her mango chutney. She has no aunts or cousins\u2014only Rosa next door to watch Emmylou after school. No siblings\u2014only Rosa\u2019s baby twins for Emmylou to play peek-a-boo with. No zayde like Eli\u2019s to teach her to ride a bike\u2014only Mr. Li, who doesn\u2019t complain when she runs over his foot.
Finally Emmylou knows what to tell her class. Her family isn\u2019t so small\u2014she just had to look for it.
Bea Birdsong tells a tender story of found family and the bonds we choose, with art by Jasu Hu, illustrator of Howard Schwartz\u2019s All You Need and Janet Fox\u2019s Wintergarden.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
Publisher \u200f : \u200e Neal Porter Books
Publication date \u200f : \u200e October 7, 2025
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Print length \u200f : \u200e 48 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0823453960
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0823453962
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 1 pounds
Reading age \u200f : \u200e 4 – 8 years
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 9.28 x 0.37 x 11.28 inches
Grade level \u200f : \u200e Preschool – 3
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