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My name is Sangoel / written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed ; illustrated by Catherine Stock.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2009.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0802853072 (alk. paper)
  • 9780802853073 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): Awards:
  • Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.
  • A Junior Library Guild selection
Summary: As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem.
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Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Famous People Williams Kar Available 33111006540666
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Famous People Williams Kar Available 33111006756908
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Sangoel is a refugee. Leaving behind his homeland of Sudan, where his father died in the war, he has little to call his own other than his name, a Dinka name handed down proudly from his father and grandfather before him. When Sangoel and his mother and sister arrive in the United States, everything seems very strange and unlike home. In this busy, noisy place, with its escalators and television sets and traffic and snow, Sangoel quietly endures the fact that no one is able to pronounce his name. Lonely and homesick, he finally comes up with an ingenious solution to this problem, and in the process he at last begins to feel at home. Written by the authors of the acclaimed Four Feet, Two Sandals , this poignant story of identity and belonging will help young readers understand the plight of the millions of children in the world who are refugees.

As a refugee from Sudan to the United States, Sangoel is frustrated that no one can pronounce his name correctly until he finds a clever way to solve the problem.

Ages 7-10.

Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LG 3.2 0.5

Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2010.

A Junior Library Guild selection

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