The voice on the intercom repeated the boarding call. Cristina picked up her carry-on bag. It was heavy with all the treasures she couldn’t force into her suitcase, but couldn’t bear to leave behind. Her feet shuffled reluctantly through the gate after Bete. The black tarmac reflected the heat of the Brazilian sun. She stopped half way to the plane and looked back at the terminal. It seemed like she had done this a hundred times before. It never got any easier. Vicente had his arm around Márcia who rested her dark, curly head on her brother’s shoulder and waved a last farewell.
"I hate good-byes." Cristina clenched her teeth and started up the steps to the plane.
Cristina Larson is American. Or is she? She grew up in Brazil and feels more Brazilian than American. Jason is the one who is American. Or is he? His grandmother came from Korea, and he doesn’t look like his Swedish-American neighbors in Rum River, Minnesota. And sometimes being different can be downright dangerous.
[Readers of Crossovers will enjoy meeting up with old friends from Rum River, Minnesota, like Ben's friend Jason Erickson.]
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What readers are saying about Between Two Worlds:
... entertaining, inspiring, and encouraging.
--Author's Choice Book Reviews
When I read this book I felt like I re-lived some of my own transitions to the U.S. as a fellow Missionary Kid from Brazil. It spoke truth about both the joys and the frustrations that comes from being bi-cultural. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is an MK or cares about MKs and their lives. Enjoy!
--Kara Suzanne, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
What is a TCK?
Third culture kids (TCKs) are those who spend a significant part of their growing up years in a culture different from their parents’ home culture. Like Cristina Larson in Between Two Worlds, they often find that they belong to neither one culture nor the other. They make up a ‘third culture’ of those who move among different worlds. Here are some books that will help you to understand more about that third culture.
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