My Name is Sangoel
Author: Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed
Illustrator: Catherine Stock
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Awards: None
Grade Level: 1st-3rd
My Name is Sangoel is about a refugee from Sudan. After his father dies in the war, Sangoel flees to the United States with his mother and sister. When they arrive in their new home, Sangoel finds everything strange. Shortly after his arrival, Sangoel realizes that nobody can pronounce his name and he begins to work on a solution to this problem. Sangoel ends up making a t-shirt to help others pronounce his name.
I would use this book in my classroom to show students that they should not give up on someone. If they do not know how to pronounce their name, they should work to find a way to learn how to do it correctly. I would also use this book to provide a variety of books with different characters in my classroom library.
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