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Loading... Homeless Bird (2000)by Gloria Whelan
This book is about a girl named Koly, who is 13. She lives in India, and where she lives in India, 13 is the age to get married. Her parents have to choose her husband for her. She leaves her parents to go live with her chosen husband. Will it work out? _IAF_ (  ) block4johnson2013a | Mar 5, 2013 |  BBYA Top 10 2001; CML; National Book Award Winner. RGG: Lovely story about a young Hindi girl's life. rgruberexcel | Sep 16, 2012 | I think that this book is a great way to expose students to the customs and traditions of South Asian culture. It is also a nice way to ease students into the use of metaphors, as Koly refers to a homeless bird, and other literary terms. Koly's struggle throughout this story and the exhibition of her passion and the way she uses that passion to push through these struggles is an inspiring story for students, who may also be struggling themselves in some way. Overall, I definitely recommend using this book in the classroom. Even to this day, it is one of my favorite stories to read. ( ) jeemra | Sep 6, 2012 | BBYA Top 10 2001; CML; National Book Award Winner. RGG: Lovely story about a young Hindi girl's life. rgruberexcel | Sep 4, 2012 | Young Koly has truly had misfortune heaped upon her. Because of her family's economic situation, she has to marry at the age of 13 in order for her family to have enough food to survive. When they arrive at the bridegroom's house, they discover that certain things have been kept from them about the boy she is to marry. This foreboding beginning sets the tone for the entire book. Just when you think nothing worse can happen to Koly, something else does. It is a book you can't put down until you see how things turn out for Koly. In addition to this being one of the most popular books my 5th graders read all year, one of the things I like about it is that Gloria Whelan based this book on actual events. She read an article in the New York Times about a woman in India who travels much the same path as Koly, making it even more heartbreaking and poignant. It is hard to imagine that such a thing could happen in this day and age, making it all the more fascinating to read about. ( ) mburris1 | Apr 9, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
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