More a tale of the power of love than of refugees, this first novel is imbued. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard published by penguin group. Drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. This comprehension question packet is designed to challenge your readers with higher order thinking questions.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading drita, my homegirl. As a writer, she has had numerous plays produced offoffbroadway, developed an original series for nickelodeon, and published a humorous dating book how to stay single forever, warner books, 1997. Drita, my homegirl printables, classroom activities. A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and how friendship sometimes appears in the unlikeliest places. Jenny lombard was not shy when choosing a topic for drita my homegirl. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. Jenny lombard is the author of drita, my homegirl 3. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month.
Published by user, years ago the first fiction novel by jenny lombard is a book you will read from start to finish. How can drita find her place at school and in her new neighborhood when she. Lombards debut novel unfolds through the firstperson narratives of two fourth grade classmates with very different backgrounds. Drita my homegirl available for download and read online in other formats. See all 14 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Susan oliver, school library journal for her debut novel, lombard has created two strong and distinct characters, sensitively.
As each chapter went by, the girls grew closer to each other. Several of her plays have been produced offbroadway. The novel drita my homegirl donorschoose project by ms. Even though she barely speaks english, drita cant wait to start school and make a new best friend. Drita my homegirl comprehension questions by beccas. This story deals with the budding friendship between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an african american girl whos. 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 bond. Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical american life.
A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything b. In this short book with chapters alternating from firstperson drita to firstperson maxie, these two unlikely girls become the closest of. Drita, a fourth grader who has just arrived in new york from kosovo, is eager to make friends at her new school. How to grow roses from cuttings fast and easy rooting rose cuttings with a 2 liter soda bottle duration. Read drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard available from rakuten kobo. And when dritas mother gets sick, theres only one person who can helpdritas new homegirl. Putnams sons, 2006 isbn 9780399243806 reading levelinterest age 690 lexileages 912. I enjoyed how this book alternates chapters of each girls point of view. Read it aloud to groups and let the conversations begin. 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.
Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer youtube. But with this hope comes the struggle to adapt and fit in. March 1, 2006 two girls from different worlds and cultures come together in this deft representation of immigration and multicultural friendship. Drita, my homegirl drita and her family come to new york as refugees from wartorn kosovo. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. 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. But sometimes, when you least expect it, friendship can bloom and overcome even a vast cultural divide. Putnams sons edition, in english drita, my homegirl 2006 edition open library.
The questions are specifically designed so students will have to support their answers by finding evidence in the text. This is an original novel guide for drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard. 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. 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. Drita, my homegirl paperback may 15, 2008 by jenny lombard author visit amazons jenny lombard page. Drita, my homegirl book by jenny lombard 2 available. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer consauls corner. Pdf drita my homegirl download ebook full pdf download. Drita my homegirl biblio bits drita my homegirl by jenny lombard, g. Fiction fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life.
An unlikely friendship develops between recent albanian refugee drita and maxie, an africanamerican girl whos lost her mom. Maxie is african american, one of the incrowd that wants nothing to do with the newcomer until her social studies teacher. Meanwhile, maxie, a girl from new york that has lost her mom and has to cope with the loss of her best friend, meets a new girl in school. I teach reading through the readers workshop meaning that students read real novels as they develop into strong readers. Overview a poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help you get through it. Drita has just arrived in new york city from a devastated kosovo and is worried about her depressed mother. She created two girl characters fraught with challenges, and that leaves a lot to be resolved in this little middle grade book. Jenny lombard jenny lombard is a teacher, author and playwright. Drita, my homegirl kindle edition by jenny lombard. It is about a girl named drita and a girl named maxie. Slj explore classroom activities, puzzles, teacher resources and enrichment pdfs for this book. Lombard does a fine job of portraying characters displaying growth through some serious circumstances while maintaining. But her new classmates dont make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything. Drita is a refugee from wartorn kosovo, newly arrive in new york city.
Fleeing wartorn kosovo, tenyearold drita and her family move to america. Description fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. Prior to writing, she worked as a screenwriter for comedy central and developed an original series for nickelodeon. Drita, 10, is a muslim albanian refugee from kosovo and a stranger in her fourthgrade classroom in brooklyn, new york. 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. So when their teacher puts maxie and drita together for a class project, things get off to a rocky start.
A sensitively written story of two worlds coming together, drita, my homegirl touchingly explores the effects of war on a family and. On the last page of this book, there is one sentence that caught my attention. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Fleeing from wartorn kosovo, 10yearold drita and her family move to america with the dream of living a typical life. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. Drita, my homegirl by jenny lombard overdrive rakuten. Drita, a refugee from kosova, must live in a new country. Jenny lombards book drita my homegirl is an emotional and educational book about discrimination. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Drita my homegirl by jenny lombard book trailer youtube. It is a beautiful and relevant book which deals with what it means to be a human being. The first fiction novel by jenny lombard is a book you will read from start to finish. Drita my homegirl shows a friendship that is unlikely and challenging, but still very fulfilling for both girls. She lives in new york city with her husband, son, and two cats.
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