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2022 ALA John Newbery Medal and Honors
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I really enjoyed The One Thing You'd Save, and I thought it was a fun prompt to discuss.
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It's amazing how Park captures the personalities of the students (and the teacher) through these very short sijo poems. A question worth pondering...and just like in the book, you're allowed to change your mind: what's the one thing YOU would save?
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Sijo is a form of ancient Korean poetry. It's just one of the many things that I loved about this book. I loved Ms. Chang, a dream teacher who gave a thoughtful assignment that engaged a class in real conversations. "What would you save in a fire?" I loved the insider look at real kids in honest voices. However, the kids seemed to be rather affluent. They had designer shoes, fancy technology, and impressive collections. One student reported he had nothing to save. One kid talked about saving an
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4.5 stars I loved that she made a form of Korean poetry down-to-earth and accessible to middle school readers in a story idea that makes readers think about what is most important to them. We read this aloud and discussed with my younger boys. I highly recommend.
I love the idea of this and I enjoyed reading it. I did *not* realize it was poetry until I got to the author's note at the end.
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A quick read and one I would have loved to read aloud and discuss with my former fifth grade classes.
This novel in verse features the Korean sijo poem structure: three lines of thirteen to seventeen syllables (there’s an author’s note that explains sijo format). The whole story is told through conversations. It would make a great prompt for student writing and classroom discussions. Highly recommended.
I liked this book as a way to make students think about what is most important to them.
The concept is unique and I love Park's use of sijo, the ancient form of traditional Korean poetry. I think I wanted more--to understand the characters and their motivations for their choices.
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