{"product_id":"taming-papa-mylne-goupil-9781773067230","title":"Taming Papa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eM駘ie doesn't know how to relate to her father, a political prisoner in another country whom she has never met, when he is released and immigrates to join her family in Montreal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Where I come from, you have to say the same things as everyone else or keep quiet,\" M駘ie's mother tells her. \"And your father is not someone who knows how to keep quiet. Or say the same thing as everyone else. So that got him in trouble.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHowever, ever since he came into M駘ie's life, keeping quiet is the only thing her father has done. Partly because Sami doesn't speak the same language as his daughter, and partly because he doesn't know how to live as a free man anymore. M駘ie has to tame him, like the kitten that she just found, and like Mr. Xavier and his partner seem to be doing with Mei-Li, the little girl they recently adopted. Things that are worthwhile aren't always easy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Text Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003echapters;dialogue\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDescribe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDetermine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Myl鈩e Goupil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773067230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773067230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Groundwood Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/05\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.60h x 4.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2024 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2024 pg. 138","brand":"Myl鈩e Goupil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44522713350399,"sku":"9781773067230","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_067ce8b5-9414-4948-afb5-e72a55876404.jpg?v=1700158620","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taming-papa-mylne-goupil-9781773067230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}