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The Maud Hart Lovelace reading contest is one of the activities Otter Lake readers participate in with other students of grade 3 through 8 in Minnesota. With this blog students may add comments and vote on their favorite Maud Hart Lovelace books read. Please only vote for one book but make as many comments as you like on the 12 different titles.

12/31/2009

The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin


This is a tale of a young girl's sweet and funny insights on family, identity and friendship. When her family celebrates Chinese New Year, ringing in the Year of the Dog, Pacy (Grace is her American name) wonders what the coming months will bring. Her relatives explain that the Year of the Dog is traditionally the year when people "find themselves," discovering their values and what they want to do with their lives. The narrator moves through the next 12 months trying to figure out what makes her unique and how she fits in with her family, friends and classmates.

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