Bibliograph

Starting over in Sunset Park, story by JoséPelaez and Lynn McGee ; pictures by Bianca Diaz

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Starting over in Sunset Park, story by JoséPelaez and Lynn McGee ; pictures by Bianca Diaz

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Starting over in Sunset Park

Medium

audio-enabled book

resource.readingGradeLevel

Grades K-3

Responsibility statement

story by JoséPelaez and Lynn McGee ; pictures by Bianca Diaz

Summary

Brooklyn is a strange, intimidating place for a girl who speaks no English when she steps off her very first plane after a flight from the Dominican Republic. Jessica and her mom, Camila, must live in their cousins' crowded apartment until Camila finds work making holiday decorations and they can afford their own place. Isolated on the playground and baffled in class, unable to understand her teacher's instructions, Jessica is intensely homesick. But little by little, things get better. She begins to learn English, and she loves the cats she and her mom care for to earn extra money. Left behind by traveling owners, the cats make the best of their situation, inspiring Jessica to do the same

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor

Creator