The Whole Story of Half a Girl, (Paperback)

from ewyatt

Sonia is a rocked when her dad loses his job and she has to go to public school. She thinks about fitting in at this new school a lot. She's torn between friend jobs, torn between cultures. She notices the dark skin kids and the light skin kids stay separate in the cafeteria. As half-Indian and h...

from sherton

Sonia has learned that her father has lost his job and he isn't acting like himself. She wonders what he does in his study that makes him feel better. That's not the only change. Now that her father has lost his job, she has to go to the public middle school. Everyone at her private school knew h...

from ethel55

This is such a well written story of a young girl named Sonia and the turns her life takes after her father loses his job. Sonia and her sister Natasha will have to switch to public school, after years at a Montessori-like private school. Sonia's middle school is different. Not only does Sonia ha...

from librarybrandy

Sonia's dad lost his job at the end of last school year, and the whole family has to make adjustments: her mom is teaching a ton more classes, and to save money, Sonia and her little sister are switched into public school. Public school is really different from her tiny, beloved Community School:...

from tierneyc

The Whole Story of Half a Girl. By Veera Hiranandani. Delacorte Press / Random House. 2012. 211 pages. $16.99 hbk. 978-0385741286. Grades 5-8. When Sonia's dad loses his job, she is forced to navigate the ins and outs of public school - and to explain her half-Jewish, half-Indian heritage time an...