Joyce Grant, Author & Speaker

Sliding Home

For ages: 10-13

Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook

Miguel hasn’t missed El Salvador since arriving in North America with his mother and sister. But with his father still in El Salvador and gangs shaking down the old neighbourhood, life isn’t easy for Miguel.

When his father’s situation becomes critical, Miguel becomes desperate to bring him to North America. But he can’t even afford to join his baseball team on a road game — how can his family possibly pay his father’s way? A solution comes from Miguel’s teammate, who proposes a big baseball fundraiser. As the team learns about the hard realities some new immigrant kids face, Miguel and his family learn to trust their neighbours and teammates.

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More about this book

Miguel hasn’t missed El Salvador since arriving in North America with his mother and sister.

But with his father still in El Salvador and gangs shaking down the old neighbourhood, life isn’t easy for Miguel.

As the team learns about the hard realities some new immigrant kids face, Miguel and his family learn to trust their neighbours and teammates.

Published by Lorimer, Toronto, Ontario.

Winner – CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens – 2018
Published: Feb. 1, 2018
Paperback: 136 pages
ISBN:‎ 9781459412866
E-book ISBN: 9781459412859
List Price: USD $18.99, CAD $19.99
4-color 9 x 10 56 pages
Grades: 4 To 7, Ages: 10 to 13
Lexile Reading Level: HL530L
Fry Reading Level (grade): 3.5

Reviews

Sliding Home has been recognized by the
Canadian Children’s Book Centre as a “Best Book” for Kids and Teens!

RECOMMENDED
“Sliding Home incorporates many diverse characters including Miguel and his family.

It also has a minor character who is gay. Although this is not a feature of the story, it is a good way to include and show diversity within the story.

As well, there is a lunch swapping scene which highlights the various ethnic foods students might bring for lunch. This is another way to show cultural diversity.

The author does a good job of highlighting Miguel and other new Canadians’ situations and reasons for coming to Canada.

It is done in such a way that readers will learn more about cultural diversity and hopefully become more accepting and understanding of new Canadians…” – CM Magazine, Jan. 2019

Read the entire Canadian Review of Materials (CM) review here.

Testimonial: Melissa Nevis, VP. “She interacted so positively with our students and really engaged them. We welcome you back to our school any time!”

Resources

Teaching Guide: Tagged Out

The Tagged Out teachers guide takes you through the book chapter by chapter with fun curriculum-based activities and questions as well as grammar and baseball vocabulary.

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