Multicultural Book Reviews
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Jumping the Broom
Sonia W. Black (2004), 32 pages
Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright
Audience: 2nd Grade - 5th Grade
Erin's older sister is getting married, and everyone is happy except Erin. Erin wants to give her sister a special gift, but she doesn't have enough money. When her grandmother tells her about a family wedding tradition, Erin has a great idea!
Book Series: Just for You!
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 5/27/2011
ISBN-10: 0439568781
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Tristan's life as an orphan, raised in the abbey by monks, changed dramatically when he was chosen to be Sir Thomas's squire and to travel to the Holy Land to fight with King Richard the Lionheart. As a member of the Knights Templar, Tristan finds himself fighting in the Crusades and protecting the Holy Grail. In a strange and foreign land filled with chaos, Tristan must find a way to return to England with the sacred relic without anyone knowing. This is the first book in The Youngest Templar series. Look for Trail of Fate.
Book Series: The Youngest Templar
Reviewed by: adf
Date read: 9/4/2009
ISBN-10: 0399247637
ISBN-13: 9780399247637
Ling and Ting are identical twins. Anyone meeting them tells them, 'You two are exactly the same!' Ling and Ting may look alike, but when it comes to haircuts, dumplings, chopsticks, and stories, they couldn't be more different! (Reading Level: 2.6)
Reviewed by: emc
Date read: 7/1/2011
ISBN-10: 9780316024525
ISBN-13: 9780316024525
Eleven-year-old Lonnie Collins Motion finds a way to express his feelings when his teacher asks his class to keep a poetry journal. The poems are about the things going on in his life, including his foster mom, his little sister, and the parents he lost in a terrible fire. Life in the inner city is not always easy, but through his writing Lonnie develops a new way of looking at things. The mostly free-form poetry beautifully conveys Lonnie's growth and development.
Awards won: Coretta Scott King Honor Book 2004
Reviewed by: msp
Date read: 7/15/2011
ISBN-10: 0399231153
ISBN-13: 9780399231155
Mama, Do You Love Me?
Barbara M. Joosse (1991), 32 pages
Illustrated by Barbara Lavallee
Audience: Preschool - Preschool
Joosse sets her story in the Arctic. The mother and child are from the Inuit culture. The child's questions about her mother's love show an unbounded imagination. She suggests things she might do or animals she might become to lose that love, only to be reassured that 'I will still love you.' This book introduces another culture while giving a universal message of unconditional love.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/28/2009
ISBN-10: 087701759X
ISBN-13: 9780877017592
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