What It's All About

by Norma Klein

The adoption of a Vietnamese orphan by eleven-year-old Bernadette's mother and stepfather marks the beginning of a period of changing family relationships.

Genres: Young Adult, Fiction

146 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1975

About the author

Norma Klein was born in New York City and graduated cum laude and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa from Barnard College with a degree in Russian. She later received her master's degree in Slavic languages from Columbia University.

Ms. Klein began publishing short stories while attending Barnard and since then she had written novels for readers of all ages. The author got her ideas from everyday life and advised would-be writers to do the same -- to write about their experiences or things they really care about.

Ms. Klein died in 1989.

Reviews

[Shannis McEwen]

Another revisit of a childhood favorite. So wonderful.