Drita, My Homegirl
When ten-year-old Drita and her family, refugees from Kosovo, move to New York, Drita is teased about not speaking English well, but after a popular student named Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 68
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: refugees [X], emigration and immigration [X], albanian americans, family life, friendship, new york (n.y.) [X], families, schools