Everything you need to understand or teach The Thing About Luck by Cynthia Kadohata.
“The Thing about Luck” is the protagonist-narrated story of Summer, a twelve-year-old Japanese-American girl who, over the course of a season of hard work with her difficult family, comes to a greater understanding of herself, of her family and its heritage, and of her relationships. That understanding, a “coming of age” experience, includes the development of compassion for others and insight into their experiences and perspectives, as well as the confrontation...