My Name is Jorge On Both Sides of the River (Poems in Spanish and English)
by Medina, Jane; Broeck, Fabricio VandenFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1999-10-01
Publisher(s): Wordsong
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Summary
Jorge is trying to learn the ways of his new country. He wants to fit in at school, but he doesn't want to forget his homeland, Mexico. His family is still doing things like they're in the old country, but Jorge wants to find out everything he can about his new country--on the other side of the river. Learning a new language, getting a library card, taking tests, and making friends are challenges for Jorge. Just when Jorge has found a friend in Tim, his life changes once again. Told from the point of view of Jorge, Jane Medina's moving poems vividly depict one boy's struggle to make a new life in a new country.
Author Biography
Jane Medina writes with the power of Jorge's voice because she lives in two worlds. In their home, Jane, her husband, Paulo, and their children, Annie and Joey, mingle the languages and customs of Mexico and the United States. In the elementary school where Jane teaches, children like Jorge and Tim are encouraged to share the richness of their heritages with one another. Jane lives in Orange, California.
Table of Contents
| Me llamo Jorge | p. 6 |
| My Name is Jorge | p. 7 |
| Invisible/Invisible | p. 8 |
| Por que soy estupido?/Why Am I Dumb? | p. 9 |
| La calle congestionada | p. 10 |
| The Busy Street | p. 11 |
| Relajando/Relaxing | p. 12 |
| Crema de chocolate/Chocolate Icing | p. 13 |
| La tarjeta de la biblioteca | p. 14 |
| The Library Card | p. 16 |
| La fotografia | p. 18 |
| The Photograph | p. 19 |
| Groserias/Dirty Words | p. 20 |
| La hora de los mexicanos tontos/Mexican Dummy Time | p. 21 |
| El rey de los Estados Unidos/The King of the United States | p. 22 |
| Yanquis/Yankees | p. 23 |
| T-Shirt | p. 24 |
| T-Shirt | p. 25 |
| Buenos dias/Good Morning | p. 26 |
| Hormigas sobre una lena/Ants-On-A-Log | p. 27 |
| Furtivamente/Sneaky | p. 28 |
| Mi papel/My Paper | p. 29 |
| La Recitacion | p. 30 |
| Recitation | p. 32 |
| Marcelina, la fea/Ugly Marcelina | p. 34 |
| El diente y el raton/The Tooth and the Rat | p. 35 |
| Castigados | p. 36 |
| Suspended | p. 37 |
| Tim/Tim | p. 38 |
| La prueba/The Test | p. 39 |
| Jorge dijo eso? | p. 40 |
| "Was That Jorge?" | p. 41 |
| Los hombres no lloran/Men Don't Cry | p. 42 |
| Empacando/Packing | p. 43 |
| La pelota de beisbol | p. 44 |
| The Baseball | p. 46 |
| Glossary of Selected Terms | p. 48 |
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