Frankie Corzo

The new kids seem different.... Who will be their friends? Maria is new. She's from Guatemala. Jesse can't understand her very well. Jin is new. He's from Korea. Jason can't read his writing. Fatimah is new. She's from Somalia. Emma can't see anything they have in common. Eventually-with a little courage and curiosity-Jesse, Jason, and Emma reach out to their classmates. Maybe making a new friend isn't so tricky after all.

"The fisherman on Lesovs call her Kanella because of her cinnamon color. She's a scrawny, nervous stray--intimidated by the harbor cats and the other dogs that compete for handouts on the pier. One spring day, a dinghy filled with weary, desperate strangers comes to shore. Other boats follow, crowded with refugees who are homeless and hungry. Kanella knows what that is like, and she follows them as they are taken to a temporary refugee camp set up...