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Sparse free verse intensifies colors, sounds and feelings in this beautiful story based on the author's life. Ha is 10 years old when she escapes Vietnam with her family and they end up in Alabama. She describes the sweetness of papaya and the terror of gunfire in her homeland. Struggling to learn a new language and culture, she tells of her mother's determination to build a new life and her brothers' efforts to do the same. But most vivid are Ha's emotions and feelings - funny, scared, angry, questioning - as this young girl struggles to be accepted.
Similar books: Shooting Kabul, by N.H. Senzai
Awards nominated: 2013 Rebecca Caudill Nominee
Awards won: Newberry Honor Book 2012
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 5/15/2012
ISBN-13: 9780061962783
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Isabel's Car Wash
Sheila Bair (2008), 32 pages
Illustrated by Judy Stead
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Isabel wants a Nelly Longhair doll, but she has only fifty cents. To make the ten dollars to buy the doll, she must come up with a plan. With the help of her friends, Isabel starts a car wash business and is on her way to earning the money! Will her business succeed? This picture book uses the story of Isabel's car wash business to explain simple principles about investing. An essay at the end of the book explains how the story relates to investment in the stock market.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 9/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0807536520
ISBN-13: 9780807536520
Cheddar is Kat's beloved dog and reliable friend. He's there through thick and thin, Kat's partner in facing life. Since tomorrow is the first day of seventh grade, Cheddar's company is a comfort. Then, Cheddar runs across the street and into the path of an oncoming car, and Kat's world is shattered. The next day, frantic to hear an update on Cheddar's condition, Kat leaves school early on a 'borrowed' bicycle that the owner has left unlocked. When she exits the veterinary hospital, the bicycle is gone. To make things worse, there have been a series of bicycle thefts in the area, and now Kat is implicated in the crimes. How will she make it through her seventh grade year when everything is falling apart?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0761317902
ISBN-13: 9780761317906
When Isabel learns of a baking contest where the finalists win a trip to New York City, she's thrilled. Isabel would love to travel, but she's never even had the chance to get on an airplane. At the same time, her mom is opening a cupcake shop. With the chaos of her family starting a business, will Isabel be able to submit a winning recipe and fulfill her dream of travel?
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 4/14/2011
ISBN-10: 1416990844
ISBN-13: 9781416990840
Jake Drake, Class Clown
Andrew Clements (2002), 72 pages
Illustrated by Dolores Avendano
Audience: 2nd Grade - 4th Grade
Jake has noticed something strange about his new student teacher in the second grade, Miss Bruce: she never smiles. Jake knows that having a grumpy teacher isn't fun for anyone, so he takes matters into his own hands. Will Jake's clowning make Miss Bruce smile, or will it just lead to trouble? Read other books about Jake Drake- Jake Drake, Bully Buster; Jake Drake, Know-It-All; Jake Drake, Teacher's Pet.
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 2/4/2010
ISBN-10: 0689839219
ISBN-13: 9780689839214
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