Some Places More Than Others: Renee Watson

From New York Times bestselling and multi award-winning author Renee 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?