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Title details for Just a Drop of Water by Kerry O'Malley Cerra - Available

Just a Drop of Water

by Kerry O'Malley Cerra
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Winner of the Crystal Kite Award, this touching story explores what it mean to be a good friend, how you should react to a bully, and makes the events of September 11th, 2001 personal.
In this story about growing up in a difficult part of America's history, Jake Green is introduced as a cross country runner who wants to be a soldier and an American hero when he grows up.
Before he can work far towards these goals, September 11th happens, and it is discovered that one of the hijackers lives in Jake's town. The children in Jake's town try to process everything, but they struggle. Jake's classmate Bobby beats up Jake's best friend, Sam Madina, just for being an Arab Muslim.
According to his own code of conduct, Jake wants to fight Bobby for messing with his best friend. The situation gets more complicated when Sam's father is detained and interrogated by the FBI. Jake's mother doubts Sam's father's innocence. Jake must choose between believing his parents and leaving Bobby alone or defending Sam.

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  • Release date

    September 2, 2014

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781632202116

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781632202116
      • File size: 584 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 4
    • Lexile® Measure: 600
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 2-3

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
  • OverDrive Read
  • EPUB ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:4
  • Lexile® Measure:600
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:2-3