Why is it that elementary girls are facing Girl Meanness these days? It never struck for me until junior high. Sigh. But that was long, long ago, I suppose, and elementary girls need to see there are ways of facing down GM when it appears. The Year of the Book is perfect for that.And, I think, Th...
I'm giving this book four stars. I can't say it's a story I'm in love with, but I do think my fourth graders will like this book. In the story Anna turns to books instead of "mean girls". The introduction of these stories might encourage reading additional great books!She grows into herself in...
In this story Sharon and Mary learn their parents are going to send their baby brother to China to live with his grandparents for one year. In this way he will be immersed in the Chinese culture. This decision creates many different feelings in not only the children but also in the adults. As ...
25 We go back to that lawyer and wait for over two hours. What’d he give us an appointment for if he’s so busy? Aunt Geneva keeps shuffling the papers and looking at her watch. Finally I say, “Can I see those papers?” “They’re for the lawyer,” she says. “I know. But can I see them?” She hesitates....