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Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

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Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi

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I chose the book Flying the Dragon by Natalie Diaz Lorenzi as a read aloud for 4th or 5gh graders. This book hasn't won any awards--yet. This book is about a Japanese American family that sort of suddenly welcomes their family from Japan into their home. The main Characters are cousins Skye, born in America, and Hiroshi, born and raised in Japan. This book is full of feelings, from Skye not feeling Japanese enough when she meets her family, resentment between the cousins over the kites they fly with their grandfather, and love and acceptance as they overcome as a family. I haven't finished the book yet, but the reviews I have read all say to have tissues handy at the end. Some things about this book that I think make it a good read aloud are that the characters are very relatable for 9-11 year olds, as well as how the chapters switch back and forth between Skye and Hiroshi. I really enjoy experiencing both points of view.

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The book I have chosen is Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly. I would like to read this to third graders. I chose it because it is about a 12-year-old deaf girl who wants to find a way to communicate with a whale that can't communicate with its species. It won the Schneider Family Book Reward. I think that it will be a good read-aloud because it discusses topics like being different than others and not fitting in. I'm really excited to read this.

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Rylan Richardson (Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Drapery)

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Rylan Richardson (Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Drapery)

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I have never read this book so I wouldn’t know what age level it’s appropriate for. I’ve skimmed through the book to preview it and noticed that on the back of the book it says ages 10 and up. I would read this to a fifth grade class. The author is a Coretta Scott King award winning author.
I chose this book for its diversity involving the main character Melody. Melody is an extremely smart capable girl, but no one knows it because she can’t walk, she can’t talk, but somehow she discover something that will allow her to speak for the first time ever.
I felt like this book will share many feelings that people with autism or special-needs wouldn’t understand. This bringing awareness to all and helping others to see that nonverbal speakers really do have some thing to say even if they can’t physically say it. I also wanted this book to pick my own brain because my nephew has autism and is nonverbal. When I was in middle school I remember two of my friends walking around with this book. I had reached out to ask for a recommendation and if I could borrow it for this class. They said they had loved this book and recommend it for all to read!

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I chose the book Wonder by R. J. Palacio. This book is a good real aloud for 4th and 5th graders. Some of the awards that this book has won was Texas Bluebonnet Award. It was also the winner of the 2014 Maine Student Book Award, Vermont's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award, the 2015 Mark Twain Award, Hawaii's 2015 Nene Award, and the Junior Young Reader Choice Award for 2015. In Illinois, it won both the Bluestem and Caudill Awards in 2014. I chose this book because it talks about a boy who was born with a severe facial difference that has people treat him differently. All he wants is to be treated like an ordinary boy. I think This would be such a good read for students because just the cover of the book says it "you cant blend in when you were born to stand out" It will teach children about kindness even though some of our friends were born different then us however we are all the same.

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The book that I have chose for my read aloud is Maniac Magee written by Jerry Spinelli. This book is a good read for 5th or 6th graders. I haven't finished reading the book yet, but am already pretty intrigued with what I'm reading. I decided to choose this book because it talks about a young boy who grew up with his Aunt and Uncle that he wasn't a fan of, and one day he decided to run. But when he ran, he started changing the lives of many kids who live in a racially divided town. The book seems really powerful and I think it's something a lot of students would enjoy reading or listen to. This book has won a Newberry Medal award. I think this book would make for a good read aloud because it can bring awareness to an issue that is very common unfortunately, and I think it can help people have a better understanding of racially divided towns/schools, etc. I also think it could make for good conversation with students as well.

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I chose the book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. This book is a good read aloud for 4th or 5th graders. I haven’t finished reading the book yet, but I chose it because I read a couple online articles about it and I think it will teach students about the Holocaust without being to graphic about the violence. It teaches kids about the effects courage can have, and it is a “fiction” book but it is based off of real events. It has a couple awards, one being the John Newbery Medal, another was the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award, and the last one was the National Jewish Book Award for Children’s Literature. I just started reading this book and it already has me hooked, I can’t wait to get farther into it!

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The book I chose for my read aloud is Inside Out and Back Again. I think this would be good for a 6th or 7th grade class. I chose this book because it tells the story of a girl who's family fled Vietnam during the Vietnam war boarded a ship to the US. The book covers change, grief, healing and culture in short poems. It is engaging, in some ways relatable and would tie into other lessons and discussions well. It won a Newbery Honor and National Book award. -EMILY MUNSON

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The book that I chose is "The One and Only Ivan" by: Katherine Applegate. This book is recommended for 4th grade. This book is about a gorilla that is easygoing. He lives at a mall and Video Arcade. He rarely misses living in the wild. He thinks of his friends Stella an elephant and Bob a stray dog. He meets a baby elephant that was taken from her family. When the baby elephant arrives, changes come, and it is up to Ivan to make it a change for the better. I chose this book because since my daughters got it, I have been wanting to read it, my oldest said it's a really good book, and my practicum teacher said it would be a good book for older grade levels as well. This book won the John Newbery Medal in 2013. I think this would be a good read aloud because it is about animals and kids love animals. Also talking about changes and making sure they are good changes is something that kids can relate to.

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The book I choose is "blended" by Sharon M. Draper. This story is about a girl named Isabella. Isabella's mom is white and her dad is black, and when they divorce she feels like there will always be two sides of her pulled in different directions. Just when it looks like things couldn't get any crazier, Isabella's friend is targeted at school, and a routine trip ends in horror. I chose this book because my schools librarian recommended it! I told her what I was looking for and she was super helpful. I would primarily use this book for 3,4,5 grades. I could use this book in a variety of ways but would choose read aloud for my first time teaching with it.

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For my diverse read aloud chapter book, I chose the children's book, Juana & Lucas. This book is recommended for grades 2-4. In this story, a spunky Colombian girl takes on the challenge of learning the English language. She takes on this mission with her family and dog, Lucas. I chose this book because I believe it can identify with other young English language learners and educate non-learners on the struggles of a ESL child. This story won the 2017 Pura Belpré Author Award.

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This book is winner of the 2015-2016 APALA Literature Award in the Children's category. It is about a half-black, half-Japanese girl moved from CA to Vermont in 1969 with her family. She struggled to fit in because of her appearance. She also wanted to defy stereotypes by entering science competitions and trying to take shop class instead of home economics class. I like this lyrical novel-in-verse and it is easier for reading aloud. I just read a little bit and I can find some resonance in the story. It is suitable for 3rd-7th graders.

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The book I chose for my diverse read aloud was the book Rules by Cynthia Lord. This book is great for grade 4-7. I decided to choose this book because is tells a story about a sister who has a disabled brother and she has to make rules for him all the time. I think this would be a good connection for students who have sibling like that and for students to know what it is like to have someone who is disabled in their life. This book is about feeling different and finding acceptance. The book has also won the Newberry Honor Book award in 2007.

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The book I chose was "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros. I think this book could work in 6th grade but due to it being on the shorter side, maybe 5th grade would be better. I chose this book because after skimming around, many of the topics and experiences they bring up match my own experiences and those of other latino kids I know. From nicknames that we never knew how people got to the sayings from the mother, everything just clicked with my and other people's experiences. It won recognition at the American Book Awards and the author has been recognized with the National Medal of Arts.

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The book I chose for my read aloud is The Boy in the Back of the Class.  This book seems like one that would be very engaging and teach about a different perspective. This is intended for 4th-6th grade.  This book is overall Winner of the 2019 Waterstones Children's Book Prize
Winner of the 2019 Blue Peter Book Award.This book would be a great read aloud and make for good conversations around this topic with the class.

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I chose this book because the cover was very intriguing to me and I really like that the book is written in verse it makes it really fun to read. This book is intended for a middle grade level, about 5th grade and up. This book has won the Middle East Book Award, as well as the John Newberry Award-Honor in 2020.