Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard

Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard

A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it.

Fleeing war-torn Kosovo, ten-year-old Drita and her family move to America with the dream of living a typical American life. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. How can Drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she doesnat speak any English? Meanwhile, Maxie and her group of fourth-grade friends are popular in their class, and make an effort to ignore Drita. So when their teacher puts Maxie and Drita together for a class project, things get off to a rocky start. But sometimes, when you least expect it, friendship can bloom and overcome even a vast cultural divide.

Jenny Lombard lives in New York City.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780399243806
ISBN 10	0399243801
Title	Drita, My Homegirl
Author	Jenny Lombard
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Putnam Publishing Group
Year published	2006-03-16
Number of pages	135
Prizes	Short-listed for Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (Grades 3-5) 2008, Short-listed for Georgia Children's Book Award (Children's Book) 2009, Short-listed for Nutmeg Book Award (Intermediate) 2010, Short-listed for South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award (Children's) 2008, Short-listed for Iowa Children's Choice (ICCA) Award 2008, Short-listed for Grand Canyon Reader Award (Intermediate) 2011, Short-listed for Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2008, Short-listed for William Allen White Childens Book Award (Grades 3-5) 2009, Short-listed for Sequoyah Book Awards (Children's) 2009
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