Book of the Month- The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

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The Year We Learned to Fly

 
This book is a stunning companion to The beautiful book The Day You Begin, a previous book of the month.

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Vocabulary

  • brilliant (p. 4) very bright, smart, or talented
  • fussing (p. 10) bothering each other
  • autumn (p. 16) another word for fall, the season when the leaves change color- the season before winter and after summer
  • cuffed (p. 19) to have handcuffs on
  • block (p. 22) a street you live on

Themes/ Main Idea

  • Use your imagination and mind to dream of and believe in a better world
  • Words and stories give you the power to "fly" past even the hardest of times

Online Resources

Jacqueline Woodson’s Site


Rafael López’s Site


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