Drita, My Homegirl Hardcover - 2006
by Lombard, Jenny
- Used
Drita and her family come to New York as refugees from war-tornKosovo. Even though she barely speaks English, Drita can't wait to startschool and make a new best friend. But her new classmates don't makeit easy, teasing her about virtually everything.The worst is Maxie, a toughAfrican-American girl whose sassy attitude hides a painful secret.
When Maxie takes things too far, their teacher assigns Maxie a paperon Drita and her journey to America from Kosovo. Suddenly, Maxie realizesshe and Drita have more in common than she thought. And whenDrita's mother gets sick, there's only one person who can help Drita'snew homegirl.
A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, Drita, MyHomegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and howfriendship sometimes appears in the unlikeliest places.
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- Title Drita, My Homegirl
- Author Lombard, Jenny
- Binding Hardcover
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 135
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Putnam Juvenile, New York, NY
- Date 2006-03-16
- Bookseller's Inventory # U07B-07118
- ISBN 9780399243806 / 0399243801
- Weight 0.58 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.59 x 5.61 x 0.65 in (21.82 x 14.25 x 1.65 cm)
- Ages 08 to 12 years
- Grade levels 3 - 7
- Reading level 630
- Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Friendship
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005013501
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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