As she explores, asks questions and learns more and more about Harlem and about her father and his family history, she realizes how, in some ways more than others, she connects with him, her home and her family. 'Some of the places I am still getting to know, some of these places I have known all my life. It’s crowded, with confusing subways and suffocating sidewalks, and her father is too busy with work to spend time with her and too angry to spend time with Grandpa Earl. 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. Maybe this will help her understand her family - and herself - in new way.īut New York City is not exactly what Amara thought it would be. 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. Bloomsbury presents Some Places More Than Others by Renée Watson, read by Bahni Turpin.įrom Newbery Honor- and Coretta Scott King Author Award-winning, New York Times best-selling author Renée 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.Īll Amara wants for her birthday is to visit her father’s family in New York City - Harlem, to be exact.
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