![]() ![]() For instance, Kek is overwhelmed at the amount of food at the grocery store, something most of us take for granted most of the time. He is introduced to new weather, new ways of life, and the challenge of missing his home traditions.Īside from liking the novel for being a super-fast read, I enjoyed the perspective. He has survived a traumatic escape in which he lost his mother (her fate is uncertain) and has come to a very cold portion of the US to live with cousins. The novel follows a boy named Kek, who is a refugee from Africa. ![]() It’s written in verse, so it’s a really fast read. In one of the classrooms where I teach, copies of this novel were sitting around, so I read it during my lunches. ![]() I hope you’re able to find something you like in one of these reviews □ Some of the books will be for younger readers-I am previewing books for my own children some will be for young adult readers-I am previewing books for my students others will be books I have chosen for myself for various reasons. With the crazy school year-teaching virtually at the same time as in the classroom-I did not have time to write book reviews as often as I would have liked, but I was still reading! So this summer, I am writing and publishing book reviews for a sizeable stack of work I’ve read. ![]()
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