Homeless Bird | 
“I told myself that if my eyes were not so big or my nose smaller,if I were not so large or my hair straighter, the Mehtas would be kinder.”
“I told myself that if my eyes were not so big or my nose smaller,if I were not so large or my hair straighter, the Mehtas would be kinder.”
I think this story is wonderful. But I do believe it would be difficult for some readers who have little to no background on the subject. It includes numerous places and words that are not in English and without knowledge of could be confusing to readers.
pickHomeless Bird by Gloria Whelan was published in 2000 and is a national book award winner. This story is a chapter book that follows the life of a 13 year old girl, Koly. She is married at 13 to a very sick boy for her dowry to be able to send him to the Ganges river in India to heal him. Unfortunately he dies and she is left a widow at 13, very undesirable in her culture. The story unfolds as she finds herself and what to do for herself.
pickYou can tell Whelan is a poet. I was nervous this would end in a disappointing way from a feminist perspective, but it did not. ✌🏾
#magicalmarch #marchspelledinbooktitles My sisters keeper Abomination Red Queen Coraline Homeless Bird
The Read-Aloud Revival made me do it! It was not my intention to shop for myself when I went to my local used bookstore today, but who was I kidding? 😬🙊😬🙊
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