Going Home
Author: Even Bunting
Illustrator: David Diaz
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: None
Grade Level: PK-3rd
Going Home is about a boy named Carlos and his family. Since the Christmas holiday is coming up soon, the family is headed back home to Mexico. Even though Carlos and his siblings were born in Mexico, it doesn't seem like home. When Carlos is encouraged to participate in the festivities by his grandfather, aunt, and the other people in the village, he begins to fully understand his parent's love for the village in Mexico. At the end of the book he realizes that home can be anywhere, even the places that it does not seem likely.
This book can be used in a classroom as a read aloud and a silent reading book. I would also use this book to teach students about overcoming challenges.
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