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I Hate English by Ellen Levine
Mei in Chinese and she moved to New York and it was different she had to learn English and she hates English because she loves Chinese. Mei didn’t really know how to speak English so she had someone to help her. Mei begun to be frustrated, so the person who comes to help her took her on a walk. The helper was talking so much in English Mei decided that it was her time to talk and Mei burst out in a conversation in English.
Interest level: Pre- Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 1.8
Mei in Chinese and she moved to New York and it was different she had to learn English and she hates English because she loves Chinese. Mei didn’t really know how to speak English so she had someone to help her. Mei begun to be frustrated, so the person who comes to help her took her on a walk. The helper was talking so much in English Mei decided that it was her time to talk and Mei burst out in a conversation in English.
Interest level: Pre- Kindergarten
Grade level Equivalent: 1.8
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(C)My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
This story is about a girl name Maria Isabel, who is suffering from the pressure of being a new girl in her new neighborhood. Once she started school her teacher changed her name because there was another student name Maria. The teacher changed her name to Mary. Maria Isabel began to have flashbacks about how she got the name. The flash backs was to express the importance of her name to the readers.
Interest Level: Grade 3
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2
This story is about a girl name Maria Isabel, who is suffering from the pressure of being a new girl in her new neighborhood. Once she started school her teacher changed her name because there was another student name Maria. The teacher changed her name to Mary. Maria Isabel began to have flashbacks about how she got the name. The flash backs was to express the importance of her name to the readers.
Interest Level: Grade 3
Grade Level Equivalent: 4.2
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The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta
Pedro a young boy has an interest in soccer. He was playing with his friend Daniel until they took Daniel’s Father away because he was against dictatorship. Then a Caption came into their classroom and asked them to write a composition about what they family do at night. Pedro was confused of what to write he had to make a difficult decision. When he read it to his parents they were excited. At the end of the book the author explains what dictatorship means.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 3.5
Pedro a young boy has an interest in soccer. He was playing with his friend Daniel until they took Daniel’s Father away because he was against dictatorship. Then a Caption came into their classroom and asked them to write a composition about what they family do at night. Pedro was confused of what to write he had to make a difficult decision. When he read it to his parents they were excited. At the end of the book the author explains what dictatorship means.
Interest level: Grade 3
Grade level Equivalent: 3.5