BOOK: The secret voice of Gina Zhang by Yang

[Frederick Muller <fmuller@TELLURIAN.NET>]

Yang, Dori Jones._The secret voice of Gina Zhang._Pleasant
Company, 2000 [1-58485-204-6]
Gina arrives to the US from China speaking no English.  She is
assigned to an ESL class her first day at school but is very
frightened and does not speak at all - in fact she is so scared she
runs home.  Gina continues not to speak at school and the school
becomes very concerned and has her evaluated.  Gina is finally
placed in a special class after a few months.  Meanwhile she
makes one friend who she trusts and speaks to her only out of
school.  With her friend give her the support she needs?  This 215
page book is told by Gina so the reader really gets into her
feelings.  It is an interesting topic, of which I have not read before.

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