Islandborn

Do you know the native land you come from?




Title: Islandborn
Author: Junot Diaz
Illustrations: Leo Espinosa
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 9780735229860

Review:

Lola has a big class assignment, she has to draw a picture of the country she was originally from. Everyone in her class is from somewhere and they all seem to be aware of that place, except for Lola. She knew she was from an island but that was it. She tried hard to remember something, anything about the island. She asked people in her community what they remembered. Her cousin told her about bats as big as blankets, Mrs. Bernard remembered the music, Mr. Rodriguez remembered sweet mangos, Mr. Mir didn’t want to ever go back there. Lola wanted to know why Mr. Mir thought it was such a bad place. This would require some skill to get him to talk. Do you think Lola got her answers and was able to draw her picture?

Author Junot Diaz shares a wonderful story of history and family. Colorful illustrations bring the story to life. We all should know about our family and where we come from. This is an ideal story for an advanced reader. Parents and teachers will enjoy sharing this story as a way to discuss culture, heritage, traditions and most importantly family.


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