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This fascinating novel of domestic slavery is based on the true story of Virginia Farinango, an indigenous girl born in an Andean village in Ecuador. When she was seven Virginia's destitute parents gave her to a mestizo family, in whose home she toiled for years as an unpaid servant/slave. (Among other things this moving and engrossing personal story provides an edifying indictment of the country's race/class caste system.) How this brave child grew into a confident young woman and found her own way in the world - a way true to her bewildering dual identity as an urban indigena - makes a riveting, inspiring read.
This fascinating novel of domestic slavery is based on the true story of Virginia Farinango, an indigenous girl born in an Andean village in Ecuador. When she was seven Virginia's destitute parents gave her to a mestizo family, in whose home she toiled for years as an unpaid servant/slave. (Among other things this moving and engrossing personal story provides an edifying indictment of the country's race/class caste system.) How this brave child grew into a confident young woman and found her own way in the world makes a riveting, inspiring read.
Each member of the preschool class pesters the next. "My my my," mutters Miss Mabel. In the end, Adelaide (who started it all by annoying Bailey) apologizes, creating a new chain reaction that leads to a quiet afternoon - mostly. Lots of good verb vocabulary here: Flora fumed; Vera vocalized!; Ursula is upended... I'd enjoy it if the pictures (maybe the book itself) were a trifle larger, but it's a good size for kids' hands, and they will love the expressive, cartoonish pics of kids poking and pestering each other within the familiar details of a preschool environment.
Get a handle on what 100 *looks* like in this engaging picture book. Lots of quirky details make these scenes of 100 cartoony critters (100 moles, 100 elephants, 100 sheep...) amusing and interactive. Each critter has individual characteristics, a few make tiny remarks to one another, and each two-page spread includes a clue or question to keep kids hunting for surprises (eg. "There are 100 moles. How many are snuggled up with a frog?") A few more surprises to find are listed in the back. At the end there is also a chance to see what 100 looks like in groups of 10. The book Great Estimations would make a nice companion to this one.
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It's senior year and Logan is trying to get over being dumped by his girlfriend of 3 years when his attention is diverted by a fascinating new girl to his small Missouri town: Sage. Sage is tall and lovely and funny and off-beat, and Logan's growing attraction to her is given a sharp set-back when Sage -- who has been backing away from his advances -- finally kisses him and then confesses that she was born a boy. Logan is a product of his tiny mid-America town and not particularly open-minded; his first reaction is (almost) to punch her in the face. But Sage has gotten under his skin, and Logan spends the rest of the book wrestling with his own homophobia and fear, his continued attraction to Sage, their friendship/flirtation, his confusion about her gender identity, his pity for her isolation, and his growing empathy for another human creature. Not a tidy book, but then, the emotions and questions it explores are far from neat. No pat characters here. and no easy answers, but a messy, interesting read.
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The Queen of Water by Laura Resau
girasolace, December 27, 2011
This fascinating novel of domestic slavery is based on the true story of Virginia Farinango, an indigenous girl born in an Andean village in Ecuador. When she was seven Virginia's destitute parents gave her to a mestizo family, in whose home she toiled for years as an unpaid servant/slave. (Among other things this moving and engrossing personal story provides an edifying indictment of the country's race/class caste system.) How this brave child grew into a confident young woman and found her own way in the world - a way true to her bewildering dual identity as an urban indigena - makes a riveting, inspiring read.The Queen of Water by Laura Resau
girasolace, December 27, 2011
This fascinating novel of domestic slavery is based on the true story of Virginia Farinango, an indigenous girl born in an Andean village in Ecuador. When she was seven Virginia's destitute parents gave her to a mestizo family, in whose home she toiled for years as an unpaid servant/slave. (Among other things this moving and engrossing personal story provides an edifying indictment of the country's race/class caste system.) How this brave child grew into a confident young woman and found her own way in the world makes a riveting, inspiring read.An Annoying ABC by Barbara Bottner
girasolace, October 11, 2011
Each member of the preschool class pesters the next. "My my my," mutters Miss Mabel. In the end, Adelaide (who started it all by annoying Bailey) apologizes, creating a new chain reaction that leads to a quiet afternoon - mostly. Lots of good verb vocabulary here: Flora fumed; Vera vocalized!; Ursula is upended... I'd enjoy it if the pictures (maybe the book itself) were a trifle larger, but it's a good size for kids' hands, and they will love the expressive, cartoonish pics of kids poking and pestering each other within the familiar details of a preschool environment.Let's Count to 100! by Masayuki Sebe
girasolace, September 6, 2011
Get a handle on what 100 *looks* like in this engaging picture book. Lots of quirky details make these scenes of 100 cartoony critters (100 moles, 100 elephants, 100 sheep...) amusing and interactive. Each critter has individual characteristics, a few make tiny remarks to one another, and each two-page spread includes a clue or question to keep kids hunting for surprises (eg. "There are 100 moles. How many are snuggled up with a frog?") A few more surprises to find are listed in the back. At the end there is also a chance to see what 100 looks like in groups of 10. The book Great Estimations would make a nice companion to this one.(0 of 1 readers found this comment helpful)
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
girasolace, September 1, 2011
It's senior year and Logan is trying to get over being dumped by his girlfriend of 3 years when his attention is diverted by a fascinating new girl to his small Missouri town: Sage. Sage is tall and lovely and funny and off-beat, and Logan's growing attraction to her is given a sharp set-back when Sage -- who has been backing away from his advances -- finally kisses him and then confesses that she was born a boy. Logan is a product of his tiny mid-America town and not particularly open-minded; his first reaction is (almost) to punch her in the face. But Sage has gotten under his skin, and Logan spends the rest of the book wrestling with his own homophobia and fear, his continued attraction to Sage, their friendship/flirtation, his confusion about her gender identity, his pity for her isolation, and his growing empathy for another human creature. Not a tidy book, but then, the emotions and questions it explores are far from neat. No pat characters here. and no easy answers, but a messy, interesting read.1-5 of 14next