Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard scholastic teacher store. Drita and maxie learn and teach important lessons about perseverance, the power of kindness, and the importance of friendship. She lives in new york city with her husband, son, and two cats. Fiction fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drita, my homegirl. And when drita s mother gets sick, theres only one person who can helpdritas new homegirl. It takes place in nyc in the 1990s, during the yugoslav wars. Drita my homegirl drita my homegirl prebound by jennylombard jun 30, 2008. This story deals with the budding friendship between recent albanian refugee drita.
Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical american life. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard, 9780142409053, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Lombards debut novel unfolds through the firstperson narratives of two fourth grade classmates with very different backgrounds. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by jenny lombard.
A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything b. Drita my homegirl is narrated through alternating chapters told from the perspective of two fourth graders, drita. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer youtube. About drita, my homegirl a poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she doesnat speak any english.
Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream. Titleauthor drita my homegirl jenny lombard the book i had presented genre realistic fiction jenny lomabard and her husband summary maxie takes out a paper then she say something to her. Drita, my homegirl ebook by jenny lombard 9781101200544. This comprehension question packet is designed to challenge your readers with higher order thinking questions. Hot titles public library of cincinnati and hamilton county. Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. Drita my homegirl comprehension questions by beccas. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard published by penguin group more a tale of the power of love than of refugees, this first novel is imbued with the language and customs of kosova as well as the efforts.
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A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and how friendship sometimes appears in the unlikeliest places. An unlikely friendship develops between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an africanamerican girl whos lost her mom. Sophie creates a video for her 4th grade book report. A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read drita, my homegirl. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she doesn. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start. The story deals with changes in each of the girls lives. Drita, my homegirl printables, classroom activities. Read it aloud to groups and let the conversations begin. Drita, a tenyearold refugee for kosovo, is teased at her new york city school.
When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she doesnt speak any english. When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a popular student. As known, reading a drita, my homegirl pdf epub is a muchpleasured. The questions are specifically designed so students will. My daughter and i had fun taking turns reading outloud to each other. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer duration.
Drita, 10, is a muslim albanian refugee from kosovo and a stranger in her fourthgrade classroom in brooklyn, new york. Read drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard available from rakuten kobo. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. Drita longs to make friends in school, but faces difficulty due to her limited english.
Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomeruntil her social studies teacher charges her with interviewing drita. Drita my homegirl by jenny lombard drita is a tenyearold girl who moved to the united states to escape wartorn kosovo. Drita, my homegirl paperback politics and prose bookstore. Lombards debut novel unfolds through the firstperson narratives of two fourthgrade classmates with very different backgrounds. But with this hope comes the struggle to fit in and adapt, in a poignant story about the friendships that can overcome a cultural divide. The author does a good job of keeping the characters voices distinct as she switches back and forth between drita. As a writer, she has had numerous plays produced offoffbroadway, developed an original series for nickelodeon, and published a humorous dating book how to stay single forever, warner books, 1997. Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from war torn kosovo. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school. The two main characters are drita, a young girl from kosovo and maxie, an africanamerican girl. Have you ever read drita, my homegirl pdf download e book.