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Jenny lombard s book drita my homegirl is an emotional and educational book about discrimination. Drita, my homegirl ebook by jenny lombard 9781101200544. As each chapter went by, the girls grew closer to each other. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading. Find books like drita, my homegirl from the worlds largest community of readers. Sophie creates a video for her 4th grade book report.
A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. I enjoyed how this book alternates chapters of each girls point of view. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a lot to be resolved in this little middle grade book. Fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the. Drita has just arrived in new york city from a devastated kosovo and is worried about her depressed mother. Two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship.
So when their teacher puts maxie and drita together for a class project, things get off. Buy a cheap copy of drita, my homegirl book by jenny lombard. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything b. Oct 08, 2017 drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard, 2006, g. Escaping the horror of war, persecution and destruction of their albanian life, drita and her family emigrate from kosovo to new york city. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard published by penguin group more a tale of the power of love than of refugees, this first novel is imbued with the language and customs of kosova as well as the efforts of a family attempting to regain balance. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start school and make a new best friend. When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a popular student named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a punishment for teasing drita, the two girls soon bond. This comprehension question packet is designed to challenge your readers with higher order thinking questions.
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Pdf drita my homegirl download ebook full pdf download. But with this hope comes the struggle to fit in and adapt, in a poignant story about the friendships that can overcome a cultural divide. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. As a writer, she has had numerous plays produced offoffbroadway, developed an original series for nickelodeon, and published a humorous dating book how to stay single forever, warner books, 1997.
Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard scholastic teacher store. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school. A poignant story about the difficulties of leavingeverything behind and the friendships that help you getthrough it fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and herfamily move to america with the dream of living atypical american life. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by jenny lombard. It is a story about an immigrant girl, who comes to nyc from war torn kosovo, to find a whole new set of life obstacles as she and her family adjust to the new life. On the last page of this book, there is one sentence that caught my attention. But her new classmates dont make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Neal porter books, 2018, 40 pages, grades 48 drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a popular student named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a punishment for teasing drita, the two girls soon bond topics.
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