![]() ![]() ![]() With twelve children in the family, there's bound to be plenty of drama and disaster. Just as her grandmother experienced discrimination when she lived in Russia, so too does Edith even in America.Įdith takes us through Rosh Hashanah, a school spelling bee, her 12th birthday, Christmas, and the death of a younger brother. She discovers that she's a "good little mother" to her younger siblings, but not a dancer. We follow her on her journey through the year as Edith tries to understand the many things that happen to her and her family. Edith spends the next year attempting to answer that very important question. I don't know who I am in my big family." Miss Connelly asks Edith to go home and think about who she is. When Miss Connelly questions Edith as to why she left herself out of the poem, Edith states, "Because. Edith writes her poem, which is quite long due to the large number of family members including everyone but herself. Edith's six grade teacher, Miss Connelly asks her students to write a poem about their families. There are six boys and six girls in Edith's family. The novel opens in 1936, when Edith is eleven years old, the fourth child in a Jewish family with twelve children who live in Baltimore. Rosenthal brings to life the story of her mother, Edith Paul, using both free and rhyming verse, as she tries to understand her place in the world. Looking For Me is a delightful novel in verse written for young readers by picture book author, Betsy R. ![]()
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