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Ms. Jo Davidsmeyer
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A 2007/2008 SSYRA Nominee
Drita, My Homegirl
by Jenny Lombard
(a teacher's guide and resource for lesson plans)

Drita, My Homegirl    Drita and her family come to New York as refugees from war-torn Kosovo. Even though she barely speaks English, Drita can’t wait to start school and make a new best friend. But her new classmates don’t make it easy, teasing her about virtually everything.The worst is Maxie, a tough African-American girl whose sassy attitude hides a painful secret. 
    When Maxie takes things too far, their teacher assigns Maxie a paper on Drita and her journey to America from Kosovo. Suddenly, Maxie realizes she and Drita have more in common than she thought. And when Drita’s mother gets sick, there’s only one person who can help—Drita’s new homegirl.
    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.


Related Web Sites:
Kosovo Fact Sheet from Infoplease
Kosovo: A Bitter Struggle in a Land of Strife from the Learning Network (New York Times), maps, timelines, history, current new and more
Current News stories about Kosovo from Yahoo
Kosovo Refugees information from Baylor University
Kosovo Lesson Plans
Remember to use the Elementary School Online Reference Resources provided by Sarasota County Schools (especially CultureGrams for information about Serbia)

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