Wen grew up in orphanage in rural China and the only family she has ever known is her best friend Shu Ling. But when Wen's dream comes true and she is adopted by an American family, she is whisked away and left to deal with the difficulties of acclimating to her new life on her own. All she wants to do is find a family for Shu Ling, but locating her proves difficult and time is quickly running out.
When a girl is adopted from a Chinese orphanage, everything she knew about family, best friends, and sisterhood must change.
Wen has spent the first eleven years of her life at an orphanage in rural China, and the only person she would call family is her best friend, Shu Ling. When Wen is adopted by an American couple, she struggles to adjust to every part of her new life: having access to all the food and clothes she could want, going to school, being someone's daughter. But the hardest part of all is knowing that Shu Ling remains back at the orphanage, alone. Wen knows that her best friend deserves a family and a future, too. But finding a home for Shu Ling isn't easy, and time is running out . . .
From the Hardcover edition.
Carol Antoinette Peacock is the author of a number of picture books, including Mommy Far, Mommy Near and Pilgrim Cat. An adoptive mother of two daughters from China, she drew upon her own experiences to write Red Thread Sisters. Carol lives outside Boston, Massachusetts, where, besides being a writer, she's also a practicing psychologist.
"My heart felt bigger after reading this story, somehow truer."
— Kathi Appelt, National Book Award Finalist and Newbery Honor winner
"A tender, nuanced novel."
— Elizabeth Partridge, National Book Award Finalist and Printz Honor winner
"A heartwarming, un-put-down-able story about the kind of friendship that is more like family."
— Courtney Sheinmel, author of SINCERELY and POSITIVELY
"Wen’s journey is perfectly paced as she comes to accept her new life. . . . Heartwarming and joyous." — School Library Journal
"A moving and engaging experience for readers. A fine addition to both the coming-of-age genre and books sensitively dealing with cross-cultural adoption." — Kirkus Reviews
"Wen's selflessness and determination are poignant but not overly sentimental, and the story's harsh truths about children in need are sensitively expressed." — Publishers Weekly
"I have never read a book that displayed the true meaning of friendship in a better way than Red Thread Sisters, and I can't recommend it highly enough." — Winter 2012 Kids' Indie Next List
A 2012 Parents' Choice Book Award winner — Parents' Choice Foundation
A Massachusetts Book Award Must-Read Book of 2013 — http://www.massbook.org/massbooks2013.html
A 2013 Notable Book for a Global Society — Children's Literature & Reading Special Interest Croup of the International Reading Association
