This is Belle again. I’ve finished another William Allen White Book Award nominee. It’s called Drita, My Homegirl. Drita is an immigrant from Kosovo to New York City. In case there are some dogs out there who don’t know what an immigrant is—it’s a person who comes to a country from another country to live permanently. Drita is assigned to a class that includes a black girl named Maxie. The teacher assigns Maxie the project of finding out about Drita’s experience of coming to the U.S. for a report to the class. But Drita speaks no English! If both girls knew dogspeak, it wouldn’t be a problem, would it? How will Maxie find out anything about Drita’s life? Drita’s mom is not handling the move well and Maxie’s grandma (a nurse) helps get her to the ER for treatment. You’ll want to read this book to find out if she recovers, how Maxie does on her report and how Drita copes with her new life. Since she’s from another country, there are a lot of foreign words in the story. You’ll get to use the reading skill of context clues frequently because there is no glossary for looking up the meaning of the words. But don’t worry, you can figure out the meaning easily by the context. OR you can call or email me, Belle, and I’ll help you. Enjoy, Homeys!!I give this book a 4 bone rating.
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