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1001 Cranes by Hirahara, Naomi is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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From School Library Journal Grade 5–8—Twelve-year-old Angela Kato is not thrilled at the prospect of leaving her home in a San Francisco suburb in order to spend the summer with her disapproving Grandma Michi, her strange Aunt Janet, and her good-natured grandfather in their unattractive, crowded house in smog-filled Los Angeles. Her time will be spent folding origami "1001-cranes displays," considered good luck for weddings, for her grandparents' business. Besides missing her friends, Angela knows that her parents are separating again, and that her dad has already rented an apartment. Once in LA, Angela meets several new people who have burdens of their own. A younger girl, Rachel, has just been adopted, and Angela observes that her grandmother acts far more lovingly to this child than she does to Angela. Next door, two sisters-in-law seem to hate each other even while they are involved in planning a celebration for their parents-in-law. Unexpectedly, Angela meets a boy who wants to date her, and she tries to keep him a secret from her watchful family. Her colorful, bold voice captures the excitement of her first love as well as the anxiety of not understanding the many secre

Who reads 1001 Cranes?

Author

Hirahara, Naomi

Publisher

Random House Children's Books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9780385735568

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Children'S, Young Adult

Rating

3.72 / 5 (453 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14