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My Name Is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River by Jane Medina

beesreadingnook's review against another edition

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4.0

I read this for my bilingual & multilingual education class and it was a very eye-opening view on ESL and ELL in American schools. Though it was published in the year 1999, the story is unfortunately still extremely relevant when it comes to how non-English speaking students are treated in schools. Read in Spanish!

kwitherite's review against another edition

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5.0

-poems in english and spanish.
-good for kids that are from mexico or other countries
-jorge is from mexico
-names are important!!

gardenjess's review

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4.0

The story of a young Mexican immigrant named Jorge, who does not like that his classmates and teachers call him George. His experiences are related through poems - each told in Spanish and then English. This would be a great teaching tool on differences and might be a great resource when working with ESL students.
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