My Rating: 4 out of 4
Division: 1
Authors Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan team up to deliver a delightful addition to the school story genre for upper elementary kids. Ravi has moved from India with his family and has to learn to fit into an American school. Joe is a kid whose best friend has moved and he feels out of sorts. Neither of them realize that they have more in common than they realize. The bully of the class, Dillon, is an Indian but American born. Ravi assumes they will become friends but ends up being harrassed by him.
The story is told in five days by each character's point of view. The chapters are named after the lunch of the day. Food plays some part in this story as the main characters eat entirely different things and it is described. I did look up some of the foods mentioned as well as Indian descriptions for my own background knowledge. If I was reading this to a class, I would do the same.
This is such a great addition to the school story genre because it helps kids see how difficult learning a new culture can be. It is funny and totally readable for most kids grades 3 -6.
Authors Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan team up to deliver a delightful addition to the school story genre for upper elementary kids. Ravi has moved from India with his family and has to learn to fit into an American school. Joe is a kid whose best friend has moved and he feels out of sorts. Neither of them realize that they have more in common than they realize. The bully of the class, Dillon, is an Indian but American born. Ravi assumes they will become friends but ends up being harrassed by him.
The story is told in five days by each character's point of view. The chapters are named after the lunch of the day. Food plays some part in this story as the main characters eat entirely different things and it is described. I did look up some of the foods mentioned as well as Indian descriptions for my own background knowledge. If I was reading this to a class, I would do the same.
This is such a great addition to the school story genre because it helps kids see how difficult learning a new culture can be. It is funny and totally readable for most kids grades 3 -6.
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