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My Name Is Jorge
On Both Sides of the River
By Medina, Jane & Vandenbroeck, Fabricio
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-56397-811-1
- Publisher
- Honesdale, Pa. : Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 1999.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2000
Gr 3-7 A collection of 27 insightful poems that limn the migrant experience from the point of view of a grade school child from Mexico. Jorge doesn't want to be called George. He thinks the name sounds strange. "What an ugly sound!/Like a sneeze!" His struggles to fit in result in a friendship with a boy named Tim; a tentative coming to terms with American society; and some degr...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
