Esperanza Rising
Esperanza's family gets in some hot water and is forced to flee this aptly named Mexican town.
What is Aguascalientes?
This city is home to the Cavaliers, the Browns, and a very special (and fictional) community garden.
What is Cleveland, Ohio?
Home to Parvana and her family, this city's name sounds a bit like a turkey's call when pronounced correctly.
What is Kabul?
CER, for short.
What is Claim Evidence Reasoning?
A combination of art and sport, these high flying crafts are examples of Afghanistan's vibrant culture.
What are kites?
This secret gift was hidden from Esperanza throughout her entire journey from Mexico to California.
What are roses from El Rancho De Las Rosas?
This ex-girlfiend is not easily won back by some juicy tomatoes...or is she?
Who is Lateesha?
This radical militant group took power in Afghanistan and decreed that girls not be allowed to attend school.
What is the Taliban?
The message or moral of a story.
What is a theme?
Instead of "67", 5th graders in Afghanistan might say this.
This character helps Esperanza when she is laughed at for not knowing how to sweep.
Who is Miguel?
According to Leona's grandmother, this wildflower tea will allow you to outlive your doctors.
What is goldenrod?
When Mother is too depressed to leave her bed, this former teacher steps up to help Parvana, Nooria, Maryam, and Ali.
Who is Mrs. Weera?
This literary term that describes who is narrating a story can be either first, second, or third person.
What is point of view?
As seen in Eight Days, this country was struck by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in 2010.
What is Haiti?
The morning after the strike and the raid by la migra is no party, and yet Esperanza sees this object hanging from a tree.
What is a pinata?
"Sixteen and pregnant, wishing she were dead." This character finds some hope during a desperate time by connecting with nature.
Who is Maricela?
"Anything written! Anything read!" Parvana and her father use their knowledge of these three languages to earn money on the streets of Kabul.
What are Pashto, Dari, and English?
This literary term refers to the unique way that a character sees the world. We all have one of these.
What is perspective?
This book chronicles the work of Dr. Meg Lowman as she studies the plants and animals of the rainforest.
What is The Most Beautiful Roof in the World?
What are the ups and downs of life?
Unlike most novels, Seedfolks has a different one of these for each chapter.
What is a narrator?
Blending factual elements of life in Afghanistan with made up characters, The Breadwinner falls into this genre of novel.
What is historical fiction?
This text structure describes a piece of writing that contains a sequence, usually using words like "first", "second", "next", "finally", etc.
What is chronological structure?
Meteorologists use this to measure the strength of tornadoes.
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?