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| Resource: |
Book (Bk2070) Adriana's Angels
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| Author: |
Ruth Goring |
| Publisher: |
Sparkhouse Family, 2017 |
| Length: |
32 pages |
| Heading: |
CH9 — Children's Literature
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| Subjects: |
Angels / Fiction; Chicago (Ill.) / Fiction; Colombians / United States / Fiction; Family life / Illinois / Chicago / Fiction; Immigrants / Fiction; Refugees / Fiction |
| Location: |
PZ7.1.G6573 Adr 2017 |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781506418322
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| Description: |
Two guardian angels AlegrÃa and Milagros watch over a Colombian girl named Adriana protecting her and accompanying her to Chicago where the family moves after facing unspecified “danger.†An opening note explains that the story is inspired by a real life family who sought asylum in the U.S. but Goring a poet making her children’s book debut doesn’t address the concept directly. Instead she focuses on Adriana’s transition to an unfamiliar city that’s cold in more ways than one. At the playground Meza (Pumpkin Day!) shows Adriana playing by herself while her classmates glare at her. The angels buoy her spirits with a message from God (“God loves you. God wants to be your very best friendâ€) but her situation still comes across as rather stark. Adriana’s family God and the angels are the only support she seems to have; no one else reaches out. Meza’s vivid cartoon illustrations particularly the statuesque angels and their resplendent wings
provide welcome brightness in a story that doesn’t sugarcoat the difficulties of adjusting to a new country and culture. A Spanish language edition Los ángeles de Adriana is available simultaneously. Ages 5–8. (Sept.)" Publishers Weekly Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved." |
| Age Groups: |
Preschool; Elementary
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