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A beautiful book, this has been on my want to read for a while so I‘m glad I have finally got to it! 4.75/5 Read for the May #Buzzwordathon - Home/House in the title

I read this with my fifth graders. Written in prose by a popular author, I would highly recommend. Great book about a refugee boy making a place for himself in a strange new world.

I read this aloud to my class. It was very moving and great insight into life as a refugee

I honestly picked this as my last book of the year because I knew I could finish it and complete my goodreads challenge, but I am so glad I read it. It gave me some hope for the future because the kids who read this story will one day grown into more welcoming adults. Happy New Year everyone!

#poetry #WNDB #LibbyBook

#QuotsyApril18 Day 18: A #gentle voice that sounds like the rain ending. Only a poet can conjure something as lovely as this. #NovelsInVerse

Love Katherine Paterson

From John Schu (@MrSchuReads) on Twitter:
A dear friend said this to me a few days ago: "Books matter now more than ever—a way to hold hope in our hands."
He is also reading this book aloud to his class & other teachers are as well. #Resist

I will never have anything bad to say about Katherine Applegate, and I will say it's lucky that she was the author because I generally shy away from books written in this poem-y style but I always trust her and I'm glad I did.
What I love about her children's books (among so much else) is that they don't avoid the tough subjects, and this one is no different!

This book is a story for readers who want a deeply meaningful, expressive emotions, and brave and hopeful characters. I recommend it to so many of you out there who experience loss and who are optimistic and hopeful that life in the future will be better than the last.

I was talking to my SIL about the refugees this afternoon and was reminded of this book. So beautiful and sweet. And heart-wrenching.