Orca: After Peaches

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by Michelle Mulder
[ 03. English Easy Reading ] Published by : Orca (Canada) Year : 2009 03. English Easy Reading Item type : 03. English Easy Reading
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Stonepark Intermediate School ORC F MUL Available

Ten-year-old Rosario Ramirez and her family are political refugees from Mexico, trying to make a new life in Canada. After being teased at school, Rosario vows not to speak English again until she can speak with an accent that’s one hundred percent Canadian. Since she and her parents plan to spend the whole summer working on BC fruit farms, she will be surrounded by Spanish speakers again. But when her family’s closest friend Jose gets terribly sick, Rosario’s plans start to unravel. Neither Jose nor Rosario’s parents speak English well enough to get him the help he needs. Like it or not, Rosario must face her fears about letting her voice be heard.