Everlasting Nora

Everlasting NoraAn uplifting young reader debut about perseverance against all odds, Marie Miranda Cruz's debut Everlasting Nora follows the story of a young girl living in the real life shantytown inside the Philippines' Manila North Cemetery. After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, 12 year old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery, which is the largest shantytown of its kind in the Philippines today. When her mother

An uplifting young reader debut about perseverance against all odds, Marie Miranda Cruz's debut Everlasting Nora follows the story of a young girl living in the real-life shantytown inside the Philippines' Manila North Cemetery.

After a family tragedy results in the loss of both father and home, 12-year-old Nora lives with her mother in Manila's North Cemetery, which is the largest shantytown of its kind in the Philippines today.

When her mother disappears mysteriously one day, Nora is left alone.

With help from her best friend Jojo and the support of his kindhearted grandmother, Nora embarks on a journey riddled with danger in order to find her mom. Along the way she also rediscovers the compassion of the human spirit, the resilience of her community, and everlasting hope in the most unexpected places.

"Heartwarming "--#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Melissa de la Cruz

"A story of friendship and unrelenting hope."--Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Starscape Books
Published: 03/10/2020
ISBN: 9780765394606
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.80d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 198254 / Everlasting Nora
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 9