Amina's Voice

    


Title: Amina's Voice

Author: Hena Khan

Genre: Realistic Nonfiction, multicultural

Awards: Bluebonnet Award Winner

Grade level: 5-8 grade

Teacher Evaluation: This is a very good book for a classroom to read because it really helps to expand what they know about all of their classmates. It can also be used when teaching a lesson in Geography of South Korea, or Pakistan. It is very important for students to know the cultures of others, because it is hard for them to understand why others are different from them. 

Summary: Amina just started school with her bestie Soojin. They are beginning 6th grade. Amina's dad is from Pakistan and her and her older brother were born in America. She loves to sign and play piano. Soojin is from South Korea, and her family moved to Greendale. Her family owns a deli in downtown. And Soojin is becoming an American citizen. Emily is one of Amina and Soojin's classmates. She is always being mean to the friend. Amina does not trust Emily, and Emily is always saying comments about the food they eat, serve, and their native languages. Amina gets mad at Soojin because she lets Emily be in their group. Emily is now beginning to sit with them at lunch. Amina's dad is at home and worried about his brother who is coming to America. when he comes, he is being mean because he does not agree with the way that their father is raising Amina and her brother. She is having a hard time with her friends and her uncle being home. Amina shares a secret that Emily told her and Soojin, so Soojin gets very upset. 

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