![]() ![]() ![]() Her dad hasn’t talked to Grandpa Earl in 12 years, though he is close with his sister, Aunt Tracey. Amara wants to get to know her father’s family in Harlem. Amara is also eagerly anticipating her upcoming birthday and knows exactly what she wants: to accompany her father, a Nike executive, on a business trip to New York City. In Some Places More Than Others, the Oregon-born Watson has penned a love letter to her adopted home of New York City where, in addition to writing, she serves as founder and executive director of I, Too, Arts Collective, a nonprofit dedicated to nurturing underrepresented voices in the creative arts.Įleven-year-old Amara lives in Beaverton, Oregon, with her parents and a baby sister on the away. A new book by Renée Watson, Newbery Honor and Coretta Scott King Award winner, is always a cause for celebration. ![]()
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