Ruan JoppertJoppertitibarenMahianwala Purana, Punjab, IndiaitibarenMahianwala Purana, Punjab, India

poetic novel about Vietnamese immigrants to USA (California). Told from the p.o.v. of a young girl I enjoyed her descriptions of the weird place she's ended up in, and the behaviour of those around her (particularly teenage boys). Slim, almost plotless (although there is the story of her family's disintegration under the pressure) but full of memorable imagery.

GREAT book that explores social skills and behavioral interventions...good for elementary ages kids, individual, group, and classwide.