A great book that should be introduced in all classrooms, as we have a current debate about immigration. ( )

So this is going to be in my classroom, simply for the fact of our location being close to the border. It is following the struggle of mexiacn boy coming to america and having to learn a new language. ( )

This story is about Jorge who is an immigrant to the United States. The story follows Jorge's experience in ELL classes and how Hispanic people are viewed by white people. Jorge, unfortunately, experiences racism, deculturization, and even culture shock. This is a good story to talk about tolerance and discrimination. ( )

This is a story about Jorge, a boy who immigrated to the U.S. with his father, and little sister. The story covers his experience being placed in ELL classes, and basically segregated from the rest of the class, and also about how people of Mexican decent are viewed by the white kids, which is not good. Jorge experiences racism, and deculturalization at school as well as culture shock. He is used to being the smart kid back home, but at his new school, he is viewed as a dummy, in fact, this is how he views himself. The book also features intercultural discrimination in the form of colorism. Jorge talks about how he and his friend, Miguel call Marcela names and tease her for being "even darker" than Miguel, and they call her "Marcela la fea" throughout the book.
This is a good book to present to my students for the purpose of exploring the life and experiences of the children of immigrants. I can use this to give perspective, and to teach tolerance. This book gives both examples, and non-examples of tolerance and discrimination. ( )

This book gives the reader insight into Jorge's life who emigrates from Mexico into Texas. Jorge is given a voice through poems and shares his experience as an immigrant. Jorge's family tries to adapt to their new home but they do not quite make it and have to move back to Mexico. The poems are in Spanish and English and provide insight into the personal feelings a small boy had in the socio-political world of immigration in the United States. This book is relevant to both Spanish and non Spanish speaking students in that it provides some light into the challenges these students face. ( )