When tenyearold drita and her family, refugees from kosovo, move to new york, drita is teased about not speaking english well, but after a. Drita is a ten yearold refugee from kosovo who arrives in brooklyn with her family. Drita, my homegirl is a fun but touching tale of two very different girls, one lost in a strange new country and one brash city girl suffering the loss of her mother. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. 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. But her new classmates dont make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything. Drita, my homegirl ebook by jenny lombard 9781101200544. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard, paperback barnes. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it.
Find a library or download libby an app by overdrive. The focus here isnt the passage, however, but her experience of acclimation as she attends brooklyn p. The questions are specifically designed so students will have to support their answers by finding evidence in the text. Fiction fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. Putnams sons, 2006 isbn 9780399243806 reading levelinterest age 690 lexileages 912. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a lot to be resolved in this little middle grade book. This contemporary immigration story tells the tale of fourthgrader drita, who just arrived in the u. Jenny lombard, author of drita, my homegirl, on librarything. Susan oliver, school library journal for her debut novel, lombard has created two strong and distinct characters, sensitively. Drita my homegirl summary of the end of the book will drita fit in and make friends. Goodreads members who liked drita, my homegirl also liked. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. Read it aloud to groups and let the conversations begin.
Drita my homegirl comprehension questions by beccas. Drita, a refugee from wartorn kosovo, has recently settled in new. Drita, 10, is a muslim albanian refugee from kosovo and a stranger in her fourthgrade classroom in brooklyn, new york. Take a look at drita my homegirl complete novel unit and the name jar literacy unit bundle 3 products in 1 huge bundlesummary of the book. The author does a good job of keeping the characters voices distinct as she switches back and forth between drita and maxies perspectives. Drita, my homegirl printables, classroom activities.
Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. Find books like drita, my homegirl from the worlds largest community of readers. This is an original novel guide for drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard. For drita, she hopes that america will be a wonderful, peaceful place but finds her classmates purposely ignoring her but maybe they just need to get to know her. Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical american life. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Drita my homegirl by jenny lombarddrita is a tenyearold girl who moved to the united states to escape wartorn kosovo. Jenny lombard was not shy when choosing a topic for drita my homegirl. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomeruntil her social studies teacher charges her with interviewing drita. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the drita my homegirl, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by jenny lombard.
Jenny lombard to receive credit for this quiz you must show your score to a librarian before closing the browser window. Drita my homegirl is her first book for children and has been included on twelve state reading lists. Pdf drita my homegirl download ebook full pdf download. Have you ever read drita, my homegirl pdf download ebook. You will be glad to know that right now drita my homegirl pdf is available on our online library. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by lombard, jenny. Powtoon is a free tool that allows you to develop cool animated clips and animated presentations for your website, office meeting, sales pitch, nonprofit fundraiser, product launch, video resume. Drita has just arrived in new york city from a devastated kosovo and is worried about her depressed mother. Dealing with bullying summary 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.
It is a story about an immigrant girl, who comes to nyc from war torn kosovo, to find a. 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. A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the. Drita, my homegirl is an amazing albeit short book and a great story of friendship and school life.
Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard overdrive rakuten. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start school and make a new best friend. If you would like to apply for access it is free, fill in this form to contact the vermont mutual aid society. Why is drita s mom crying and screaming on the floor when maxie arrives. Kindle ebooks can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Drita is a wonderful main character who any reader can relate to if theyve ever had to face a new school. Drita my homegirl recommended for grades 36 oswego campus montgomery campus 32 w jefferson street 1111 reading drive oswego, il 60543 montgomery, il 60538. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school, but soon learns she is not welcomed by. Indian anthropology nadeem hasnain pdf download bit. 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. An unlikely friendship develops between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an africanamerican girl whos lost her mom. Drita my homegirl shows a friendship that is unlikely and challenging, but still very fulfilling for both girls.
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 pdf drita my homegirl pdf are you looking for ebook drita my homegirl pdf. 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. Literacy central is a free resource for parents, teachers and children thanks in part to the generous. This comprehension question packet is designed to challenge your readers with higher order thinking questions. 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. Two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start. Get drita my homegirl pdf file for free from our online library pdf file. Drita my homegirl available for download and read online in other formats. As known, reading a drita, my homegirl pdf epub is a muchpleasured activity done during the spare time. Her father, an engineer, escaped over a year ago and has been. Drita my homegirl biblio bits drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, g. If you have a disability that interferes with reading printed text then all of these books can be instantaneously available in your browser or via protected download.
Read drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard available from rakuten kobo. Thrown into the school environment of rival groups and peer discrimination, drita s lack of english, coupled with. Drita, my homegirl ebook by jenny lombard rakuten kobo. Ntc who likes to run around and hide under the radiator.
1121 935 775 958 448 1174 1565 1105 606 1153 423 109 751 72 803 721 1592 578 616 1357 1643 14 613 1450 393 1594 975 548 629 114 87 1346 1385 502 1298