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English, Karen

Speak to Me: (And I Will Listen between the Lines)

32 pp. | Farrar | August, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-374-37156-3 $$16.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Amy June Bates. Six inner-city third graders take turns describing aspects of their day; their thoughts are presented as narrative poems, many of which seem too sophisticated for a typical eight-year-old's mind. The kids ruminate on everything from jealousy to ethnic pride to (most memorably and movingly) what it feels like to be earmarked as a problem. The book contains serviceable art featuring an urban setting.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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