O'Brien, Anne Sibley.
SOMEONE NEW
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, 2018
IL K-3,  RL: 1.6
ISBN  9781580898317

Being the new student is tough, especially if you arrive from another country. How do you communicate if you don’t know the language? How do you interact if you dress or look different from others? Three students in different schools figure out ways to make the new students feel comfortable an, d welcome. Jesse, Jason, and Emma want to connect with their new classmates— Maria from Guatemala, Jin from South Korea, and Fatimah from Somalia—but they are not sure how. Jesse sees Maria watching his team play soccer and wonders if she even knows how to play. Jason wants to share his comics with Jin, but Jin cannot read or write English. Emma tries to explain to Fatimah what is happening in class, but Fatimah does not understand. How can they connect with their new classmates? This is a companion book to “I’m New Here.” Links below can be used with both books. (Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Award 2019-2020)