Children's Literature @ NYPL

Booktalking "Red Thread Sisters" by Carol Antoinette Peacock

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A Chinese legend decrees that a red thread connects those who are destined to meet, and it never breaks. A red thread connects Wen and Shu Ling, as close as sisters in their Chinese orphanage.

Then, Wen gets adopted. She is happy to be joining her new family in Boston. However, she misses her friend, Shu Ling, terribly, English is challenging to learn, and worries of being sent back if she does not clean well and obey her new parents haunt her.

Wen's new little sister, Emily (also from China), loves her, as do her parents. Her new friend, Hannah, is fabulous.

But images and memories of her beloved friend drive Wen to make good on her promise and find Shu Ling a home. It is a tall order for a girl.

Red Thread Sisters by Carol Peacock, 2012

The author adopted two kids from China, which gives her a special perspective on the subject.