Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything b. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school. Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america. But sometimes, when you least expect it, friendship can bloom and overcome even a vast cultural divide. It is about a girl named drita and a girl named maxie. 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.
And when dritas mother gets sick, theres only one person who can helpdritas new homegirl. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer youtube. This is an original novel guide for drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard. Susan oliver, school library journal for her debut novel, lombard has created two strong and distinct characters, sensitively. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer consauls corner.
But her new classmates dont make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything. Pdf drita my homegirl download ebook full pdf download. March 1, 2006 two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship. Drita is a refugee from wartorn kosovo, newly arrive in new york city. Putnams sons, 2006 isbn 9780399243806 reading levelinterest age 690 lexileages 912. 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 named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a punishment for teasing drita, the two girls soon bond. She lives in new york city with her husband, son, and two cats. Drita has just arrived in new york city from a devastated kosovo and is worried about her depressed mother.
A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and. Putnams sons edition, in english drita, my homegirl 2006 edition open library. 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. Drita, my homegirl book by jenny lombard 2 available. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a lot to be resolved in this little middle grade book. I enjoyed how this book alternates chapters of each girls point of view. Drita, my homegirl has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Drita my homegirl shows a friendship that is unlikely and challenging, but still very fulfilling for both girls. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Prior to writing, she worked as a screenwriter for comedy central and developed an original series for nickelodeon. Jenny lombard is the author of drita, my homegirl 3. Read drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard available from rakuten kobo. My students need 35 copies of the novel drita my homegirl, by jenny lombard. Drita, my homegirl ebook by jenny lombard rakuten kobo.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. How to grow roses from cuttings fast and easy rooting rose cuttings with a 2 liter soda bottle duration. Jenny lombard jenny lombard is a teacher, author and playwright. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The questions are specifically designed so students will have to support their answers by finding evidence in the text. So when their teacher puts maxie and drita together for a class project, things get off to a rocky start.
Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard, paperback barnes. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start school and make a new best friend. This story deals with the budding friendship between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an african american girl whos. I had started this book thinking id buy it for my niece. Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical american life. Read it aloud to groups and let the conversations begin. In this short book with chapters alternating from firstperson drita to firstperson maxie, these two unlikely girls become the closest of. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomer until her social studies teacher. Jenny lombard was not shy when choosing a topic for drita my homegirl. Drita my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer youtube.
Drita, my homegirl paperback may 15, 2008 by jenny lombard author visit amazons jenny lombard page. Drita, my homegirl drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. An unlikely friendship develops between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an africanamerican girl whos lost her mom. Drita, a refugee from kosova, must live in a new country. Published by user, years ago the first fiction novel by jenny lombard is a book you will read from start to finish. 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 named maxine is forced to learn about kosovo as a punishment for teasing drita, the two girls bond. Several of her plays have been produced offbroadway. This comprehension question packet is designed to challenge your readers with higher order thinking questions. On the last page of this book, there is one sentence that caught my attention. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. I teach reading through the readers workshop meaning that students read real novels as they develop into strong readers. The novel drita my homegirl donorschoose project by ms.
Overview a poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Description fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. Jenny lombards book drita my homegirl is an emotional and educational book about discrimination. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomeruntil her social studies teacher.
Escaping the horror of war, persecution and destruction of their albanian life, drita and her family emigrate from kosovo to new york city. Drita my homegirl available for download and read online in other formats. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard overdrive rakuten. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by jenny lombard. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drita, my homegirl. Fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. Drita, my homegirl printables, classroom activities. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month.
Drita my homegirl comprehension questions by beccas. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by lombard, jenny. Drita my homegirl biblio bits drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, g. More a tale of the power of love than of refugees, this first novel is imbued. 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 of a family attempting to regain balance. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she. Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. Meanwhile, maxie, a girl from new york that has lost her mom and has to cope with the loss of her best friend, meets a new girl in school. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Drita, 10, is a muslim albanian refugee from kosovo and a stranger in her fourthgrade classroom in brooklyn, new york. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard published by penguin group. As each chapter went by, the girls grew closer to each other. Fiction fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life.
Jenny lombard 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 named maxine is forced to learn about. It is a story about an immigrant girl, who comes to nyc from war torn kosovo, to find a whole new set of life obstacles as she and her family adjust to the new life. It is a beautiful and relevant book which deals with what it means to be a human being. The first fiction novel by jenny lombard is a book you will read from start to finish. In lieu of distant textbooks, my students dive into. Lombard does a fine job of portraying characters displaying growth through some serious circumstances while maintaining. 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. Lombards debut novel unfolds through the firstperson narratives of two fourth grade classmates with very different backgrounds.