Mi Amiga (My Friend)
Mi Amiga (My Friend)
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Groundwood Books
Annotation: Friendship, to be known, to be accepted as you are, to feel safe, especially when you are vulnerable. The girl in this story has recently arrived in Brooklyn with her family. On her very first day at school she meets a girl who almost instantly becomes her very best friend. She feels known, loved and accepted by her. But when she invites her friend to come for dinner with her family, a family that feels free to eat weird food and, even worse, burst into song with their version of a sentimental classic of longing and homesickness, something shifts and she no longer feels safe at all. What will it be like tomorrow at school?
 
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Catalog Number: #209065
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Reading Level: 2.6
Interest Level: K-3

Una historia sobre la importancia de la amistad en la vida de una niña inmigrante. La niña de este relato se ha mudado hace poco, con su familia, de México a Brooklyn. El primer día en su nuevo colegio, conoce a una chica norteamericana con la que se entiende de maravilla. Se vuelven mejores amigas. Pero cuando invita a su nueva amiga a cenar en casa con su familia mexicana, le da la impresión de que la chica se siente incómoda. Tal vez no le gusta la comida. O peor aún, tal vez la canción preferida de la familia --una melodía llena de añoranza y nostalgia-- le parece demasiado extraña. Algo parece haber cambiado y ella ya no se siente segura como antes. ?Cómo será el día siguiente en la escuela? La renombrada autora Elisa Amado cuenta lo difícil que es venir de otro país y lo importante que es sentirse apreciado por lo que uno verdaderamente es. El galardonado ilustrador Alfonso Ruano representa de manera hermosa los profundos sentimientos de las amigas. Key Text Features song lyrics Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.3 Describe how characters in a story respond to major events and challenges. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.


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