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Echea [MultiFormat]
eBook by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
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eBook Category: Science Fiction Nebula Award(R) Nominee, Locus Poll Award Nominee, HOMer Award Winner, Asimov's Reader's Choice Award Winner, Hugo Award Nominee, Sturgeon Award Nominee
eBook Description: A couple decides to adopt a starving refugee child from a war-torn city. The unusual thing is that the war-torn city happens to be on the moon.
eBook Publisher: Fictionwise.com
Fictionwise Release Date: September 2000
This eBook is also available in the following bundle(s):
Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [178 KB], eReader (PDB) [56 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [44 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [42 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [55 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [111 KB], hiebook (KML) [140 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [73 KB], iSilo (PDB) [36 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [47 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [66 KB]
Words: 14331
Reading time: 40-57 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
 
We usually mean well when we reach out to help another human being--but can we know what's best for anyone, even ourselves? Echea was in need of a home, a stable home. But what else did she need? Could an affluent family foresee the commitment involved when they adopted a child from a war torn culture more foreign than any on Earth--from the low gravity, rebellious, nearly lawless Moon? No, they couldn't, but they brought Echea to her new home where she saw green grass, tall trees, a lake, and blue skies for the first time in her seven years of life. And they tried--they really tried to help her fit into both their family and Earth culture. This process makes for a poignant tale of one small child's assimilation and one family's accommodations. This is one of my favorite stories and I recommend it to anyone who likes science fiction, or just a great tale. -Marcia Hanson, Fictionwise Recommender
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