The fourth title in this series doesn’t disappoint. A must-have chapter book for readers who enjoy stories of friendships, families, and cultural traditions.
Nina ultimately discovers that everyone has different talents—from dancing to gardening—and that the lessons she mastered in patience, perseverance, self-calming, creative problem-solving, and responsibility can apply to other parts of her life. Recommended for fiction collections.
Gr 4-7 Eager to find work after his hungry family arrives in Mumbai, 11-year-old Gopal ends up locked in a one-room "factory" making beaded frames with five other boys so beaten down they don't even talk to one another...