# The Shared Room - Hardcover

by **Kao Kalia Yang** (Author), **Xee Reiter** (Illustrator)

**A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child--a story for readers of all ages**

When someone you love dies, you know what doesn't die? Love. On the hot beach, among colorful umbrellas blooming beneath a bright sun, no one saw a little girl walk into the water. Now, many months later, her bedroom remains empty, her drawers hold her clothes, her pillows and sheets still have her scent, and her mother and father, brothers and sister carry her in their hearts, along with their grief, which takes up so much space. Then one snowy day, the mother and father ask the girl's older brother, "Would you like a room of your own?" He wants to know, "Whose?" They say, "Your sister's."

Tenderly, and with refreshing authenticity, beloved Minnesota writer Kao Kalia Yang tells the story of a Hmong American family living with loss and tremendous love. Her direct and poignant words are accompanied by the evocative and expressive drawings of Hmong American artist Xee Reiter. _The Shared Room_ brings a message of comfort and hope to readers young and old.

### Author Biography

Kao Kalia Yang is a mother of three and a writer of both adult and children's literature. She is author of _A Map into the World_, the award-winning memoirs _The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir_ and _The Song Poet_, and is coeditor with Shannon Gibney of _What God Is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color_ (Minnesota, 2019). Her dream is to create books that a child can grow up with and an adult can grow old with. She lives in Minnesota where the winters are cold and dry and the summers are hot and humid, but there are days in between that are so very precious and perfect they are a state secret.

Xee Reiter is a first-generation Hmong-American artist and illustrator. She lives in St. Paul with her husband and three children.

**Number of Pages:** 32

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 10.2 x 7.4 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** June 09, 2020

## Details

- **Price:** 16.95 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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