I'm New Here
Illustrator
Anne Sibley O'Brien
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781580896122
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Three students are immigrants from Guatemala, Korea, and Somalia and have trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English in their new American elementary school. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD390L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Multiracial; Multicultural; Immigrants and refugees; communication barrier; different languages; multiracial community; multicultural community; immigrant children
Main Character
male child; female children
Race/Ethnicities
Asian (Korean) / Black (Somali) / Latinx (Guatemalan)
Awards
Cybils Awards, 2015, Nominee, Fiction Picture Book
Best Audiobooks, 2017 Children & Family
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2016 Ages 5 to 9
Best of the Best Books, 2015 Picture Book
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2015
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2016 Contemporary Concerns
Keywords
elementary school; friendship; sports; writing; art; adjusting; American customs
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
O'Brien, Anne Sibley, "I'm New Here" (2015). Diverse Families. 1689.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1689