Some Places More Than Others

From New York Times bestselling and multi award-winning author Renée Watson comes a heartwarming and inspiring middle grade novel about finding deep roots and exploring the past, the present, and the places that make us who we are.

'Some of the places I am still getting to know, some of these places I have known all my life. All of these places made me, are making me.'

All Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father's family in New York City - Harlem. She can't wait to finally meet her Grandpa Earl and cousins in person, and to stay in the brownstone where her father grew up. Maybe this will help her understand her family - and herself - in a new way. But New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. It's noisy, crowded, confusing, and her cousins can be mean. Plus her father is too busy working to spend time with her and too angry to fix his relationship with Grandpa Earl. Amara can't help wondering, even if she does discover more about where she came from, will it help her know where she belongs?

《纽约时报》畅销书和多次获奖的作家Renée Watson为我们带来了一本温暖人心、鼓舞人心的中等年级小说，讲述了寻找深层根源、探索过去、现在和那些造就我们的地方的故事。

“有些地方我还在慢慢了解，有些地方我认识了一辈子。所有这些地方造就了我，正在造就我。”

阿玛拉想要的生日礼物就是去拜访她父亲住在纽约哈莱姆区的一家。她迫不及待地想见到她的爷爷伯爵和堂兄妹，并住在她父亲长大的褐石屋。也许这将帮助她以一种新的方式理解她的家庭——以及她自己。但纽约并不是阿玛拉想的那样。这里又吵又挤，让人困惑，她的表兄弟也很刻薄。再加上她的父亲太忙了，没有时间和她在一起，也太生气了，无法修复他和厄尔爷爷的关系。阿玛拉忍不住想知道，即使她发现了更多关于她来自哪里的信息，这能帮助她知道自己属于哪里吗?