BUYING ADVISORY: EL - ESSENTIAL
AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE
When the teacher assigns a poetry project, Charles and Irene become partners - so different, but are they? Charles is black, Irene is white - but as they start writing, they start learning about each other. They write about shoes and hair, church. They both hate the beach for different reasons, and don't fit in with the other kids on the playground. Their families love them even when they are trouble. Now they see each other as individuals.
I can totally relate to Irene! I grew up in a community with very little diversity and worried about working with people I didn't know or who looked different from me. Applause to Latham and Waters who put their talents together to show us we have more in common than we think. Working with different people enriches our friend group and our lives. Well done, an essential read for the elementary classroom.
Lisa Librarian
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