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Awards: Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
★“An affectingly gentle immigration story set against a pitiless backdrop.”

-Kirkus Reviews, starred review

★“Yim’s illustrations are stunning—each spread full of ­feeling and symbolism.”
-school library journal, starred review

★“...artwork deepens the emotional resonance of the text with a powerful use of color...”
-Booklist, starred review
“...contrast with the child’s deep interiority, hinted at in their rocking...”
-Publisher weekly



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rose by the sea, 2026

written by rebecca rose mooradian,
publicated by Atheneum Books/simon&schuster