First Crossing: Stories About Teen Immigrants

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  As a high school ESL teacher I had high hopes for this collection of short stories. It's important for readers to understand that these stories are fictional, not the real life experience of teen immigrants, a population who desperately need to be given a voice in their schools. Some of the stories were worthwhile and dealt with topics I feel my students could relate to but others (like the Romanian boy who is thought of as a vampire - written by an author the editor readily admits usually wr... (show more)

  As a high school ESL teacher I had high hopes for this collection of short stories. It's important for readers to understand that these stories are fictional, not the real life experience of teen immigrants, a population who desperately need to be given a voice in their schools. Some of the stories were worthwhile and dealt with topics I feel my students could relate to but others (like the Romanian boy who is thought of as a vampire - written by an author the editor readily admits usually write science fiction stories) seemed completely out of place and, in my opinion, undermined the serious topic I wanted the book to address. (show less)

   

   

  by Facebook User on Oct 21, 2009 at 11:29PM

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  I enjoyed this book. Some of the stories are touching, some make you sad and angry, and some are funny. You learn a lot from all of them.

   

   

  by Jessica Whetman on Nov 17, 2008 at 04:21AM

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