Read To Me: Recent Episodes
Katie Busen
This is a historical fiction book. Let's find out about some of the true history that inspired the author to wrote this story.
Nisha and Amil take a risk to make a new friend, and must face the consequences of their actions.
Nisha and her family stay at Rashid Uncle's house for a while to recover from the first part of their journey.
Nisha and her family make it to Rashid Uncle's house. But before they can get safely into the house, they have an unexpected encounter.
After Amil spilled a lot of their water, Nisha's family is hoping to find more water soon so they don't become dehydrated.
When Nisha and her family get ready to leave, something unexpected happens and they must change their plans.
Nisha describes to her mother what it was like at the goodbye party. They start packing their things to make the journey to their new home.
When strangers come into Nisha's house uninvited, her family must do what they can to stay safe. Nisha's father makes a hard decision.
Nisha and Amil went separate ways on their paths home from school. Will they both avoid the bullies on their way home? Will tensions improve in their neighborhood?
What was the news that the strange men brought to Dadi, and why did it seem like everyone was keeping it a secret from Nisha?
Today we begin reading The Night Diary, by Veera Hiranandani. This is a historical fiction story based in 1947 India during the separation of India and Pakistan. When a family decides that it is too dangerous to stay in Pakistan, they must go on a dangerous journey to freedom. A young girl, Nisha, tells this story through letters to writes to her mother who passed away when she was young.
In the final chapters of our book, Mom makes a decision about the baby skunk kit. Will she decide to let Bat keep baby Thor, or will they give him to the rescue center?
Bat gets a surprise when he goes back to school... Dr. Jerry Dragoo has responded to his email!
Bat and his sister named the kit, Thor. Bat is eager to take of him and wants to keep him as a pet. Will he be able to find a way to convince his mom?
Bat visits Dad's house over the weekend. Will he survive without seeing the baby kit for a few days?
We begin our read aloud of A Boy Called Bat, written by Elana K. Arnold.
Who is Bat? And why is he called that, anyway?! Let's find out about the main character of the story.