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Readers who will like this book:

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Question to ask about this book before a read aloud:

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Sunday, March 4, 2012

Smoky Night


Book Title: Smoky Night

Author(s): Eve Bunting

Illustrator/Photographer/Artist: David Diaz

Publisher: Harcourt Books

Copyright Date: 1994

Genre: Historical fiction

Brief Annotation: When the violent Los Angeles riots break out one night in a young boy's neighborhood, he and his mother must learn to band together with their neighbors, even though they are of different cultures and backgrounds.

Your Rating (1-5) and why: 5: I loved this book! Perhaps it's my natural draw to historical events which foster social change and cultural cohesion, but I thought that this book explained conflict in a way that many young children can understand, and perhaps even identify with.

Readers who will like this book: Readers who will like this book are those in the classes I teach, who have experienced trauma like this in their own lives and need some way to make sense of it or simply say to the teacher, 'that happened outside my house last weekend, too.' I definitely plan on bringing this book to my school. Also, I loved the illustrations!!

Question to ask about this book before a read aloud: Smoky Night, what a title! When do we see smoke? What do we think of when we see smoke? How would a dark, smoky night make us feel?
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