My Very Own Room/Mi Propio Cuartito

from rpultusk

This is the sweet story of a nine year old girl who shares her room with five siblings in their family's small house. One day, she decides that she wants a room for herself and her whole family (immediate and extended) work to transform their storage space into a bedroom for her. She decorates it...

from ccbell

This book was awesome. A little girl with a big Spanish family has to share everything with her brothers. Her dream is to have her very own room. One day she has an idea to convert the storage area in her house to her room. So with the help of her family they make her dream come true. The text is...

from Ronneisha

Amada lived with her five brothers and her parents. She always felt like she didnt have space of her own because her house was always filled with relatives. She found the perfect room, but her mother didn't think it was a good idea to have her own room. Finally her mother gave in and allowed her ...

from mkaray1

Summary: Based on Perez's personal experiences, "My Very Own Room" is about a young Spanish girl, who moved from Mexico with her family to America. Because of the small space available to her and her family in Mexico, she had to share a room with her five brothers. She comes up with a great idea ...

from agates5

In my opinion this is a wonderful book for three reasons. The book itself is bilingual, providing the text in both Spanish and English. I think that this would be great to have in a classroom with ELL students because they would have both their native language and English on each page. This can h...