A review by jwinchell
A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi, Laura Shovan

5.0

This is the book 6th graders picked for our first trimester book club, a November suggestion by Project Lit. At first I thought I’d do a 30 minute read of it but then I found myself really buying into the story of Sara and Elizabeth and their worries about their immigrant moms and their lack of friends in 6th grade and their love of food. There are strong themes of family and tradition and the struggles of the children of first generation immigrants. Can’t wait to talk to the 6th graders about this.