Sarahs+C's+IRP

by: Pam Munoz Ryan

Rating: I would rate this book a 9.5 because it was written very well, and it was easy to understand. I was unable to put it down. I loved this book, and if you read it, you will love it too (Plus it will help you with your Spanish).

Summary: Becoming Naomi Leon is about a girl named Naomi who has a perfectly fine life living with her great grandma, Gram; and her brother, Owen, even thought her two parents aren't in her life. That all changes after her mother shows up at the door to their trailer 7 years later. Immediately Naomi's mom, Skyla, takes a liking to Naomi and buys her new cloths and braids her hair. Then Skyla drops the bomb that she wants to take just Naomi, not Owen because he if a FLK (funny looking kid), back to Las Vegas with her and her boyfriend, Clive. Gram doesn't want Naomi to go with Skyla because she knows that Skyla is an alcoholic, has mood swings, and probably is not capable of taking care of Naomi. This news sends Gram, Owen, Naomi, and their neighbors, Fabiola and Bernardo on a journey to Mexico to find the children's father. They need to find him so he can write a letter to the judge about his wishes for his daughter custody. As soon as they get back from their vacation, there is going to be a trial to see if Naomi will stay with Gram and Owen or go with Skyla and Clive. Time is running short and they still haven’t found Naomi and Owen's father. Can they find him in time and does Naomi stay with Owen and Gram or does she go with Skyla and Clive?

Links: http://photography.about.com/b/a/133895.htm click that website if you would like to learn more about Night of the Radishes http://www.mexconnect.com/MEX/austin/posadas.html click that website if you would like to learn more about Las Posadas, the Mexican celebration for Christmas http://www.pammunozryan.com/naomi.html click that website if you would like to see read what the author said about her book

Passage: The passage I will be reading is on pages 204-206 This snippit of the book is the scene where Naomi sees her father and when he runs away she chases him but she loses him as he disappears down an alley.



This is my design for the cover. It has all the characters on it and objects that are important to the plot.