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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Year I Flew Away (edizione 2021)di Marie Arnold (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. In a story woven through with magical realism, ten-year-old Gabrielle's parents send her from their home in Haiti to live with her aunt, uncle, and cousins in New York, with instructions to be good - or else she'll be sent back. Gabrielle isn't sure she wants to go, but she knows her family's hopes are riding on her. However, her teenage cousin Kayla isn't welcoming, and the kids at school make fun of her accent and her English, so Gabrielle unwisely makes a deal with a witch called Lady Lydia. Naturally, Gabrielle's wishes have unintended consequences: in exchange for speaking perfect English and "being American," she loses her ability to speak and understand Haitian Creole and her family. Fortunately, Gabrielle has help: from her Mexican-American friend Carmen, from their school librarian, from a talking rat called Rocky, and from the "candy lady," a good witch called Madam Monday. Ultimately, Gabrielle finds her identity and her voice, and uses it to speak up and save herself and her family. See also: The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste, Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu, Dawn Raid by Pauline Vaeluaga Smith Quotes "How do you know when you are American enough?" (Gabrielle to Kayla, 124) "I want to be around people who like me. People I don't have to pretend for." (Carmen to Gabrielle, 147) "If I can be American, I will have no trouble, no problems at all." (Gabrielle to Carmen, 147) "These beautiful tomatoes are both a vegetable and a fruit at the same time. They don't worry about being one or the other. They great thing about this country is that we do not have to either. Be the tomato. Be Haitian. Be American." (Mr. Jung to Gabrielle, 182) "Real friends help you celebrate who you are, not hide it." (237) Well, I never thought I would read “molesting the avocados” in a story, but here we all. Overall, I enjoyed reading this. I almost read this all-in-one sitting. Normally, watching characters make mistake after mistake can get tiring, but I didn’t mind Gabrielle’s journey to self-acceptance. Gabrielle’s immigration experience is not easy and she feels othered in Brooklyn, New York. The weight of all of Haiti (though really, it’s just her fam back home) is on her shoulders to fit in and not cause any trouble. That’s a lot. I think many first- and second-generation and newly immigrated kids will find this story relatable. There is magical realism throughout this story, but the ending felt a little on the nose. Ending spoiler: 3.5 nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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Juvenile Fiction.
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HTML: In this magical middle-grade novel, ten-year-old Gabrielle finds out that America isn't the perfect place she imagined when she moves from Haiti to Brooklyn. With the help of a clever witch, Gabrielle becomes the perfect American ?? but will she lose herself in the process? Perfect for fans of HURRICANE CHILD and FRONT DESK. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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