Growing Together: The author and narrator’s name is _______ _____ _______.
Carmen Agra Deedy
Growing Together: Carmen moved from ______ to _________.
Havana, Cuba to Decatur, Georgia, USA
Growing Together: Sometimes, she still felt _______ for her native land.
Homesick
Growing Together: She had to ________ enough ________ to make a friend.
learn enough English
Growing Together: She had a _______ with her friend over a _______.
fight over a bike
Growing Together: Her new home had a big _________ tree in the yard.
Magnolia
Growing Together: To “graft” means to...
Attach a branch from one tree to another so that the trees grow together.
Growing Together: Her father said that she is like a _________ and that Georgia is like a _______.
She is like branch from a Cuban mango tree and Georgia is like a branch from a magnolia tree.
Kids Like Me: Asking questions and writing the answers is an ________.
Interview
Kids Like Me: ______ teens from different parts of the world answered questions.
Six
Kids Like Me: The teens still observe some of the _______ from of their ______ from home.
some of the customs of their culture from home
Kids Like Me: The most common answer to “why did you come to the US” was…
for education.
Kids Like Me: Manuel wanted more _________ to ________ in life.
opportunities to succeed
Kids Like Me: Two different things about living in the US are…
school rules, how close the families are, transportation, relatives living with you, schools, politeness, family as a value, prices
Kids Like Me: Anne Rose said there are many ________ between the US and French Guiana.
similarities
Kids Like Me: Two bits of advice the teens had was...
ask many questions, learn about the culture, make friends, adjust to the customs and ideas, be yourself, work hard, talk to people, ask for help, play sports...
