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I really shouldn’t have written this when I was hungry …

Lunch From Home by Joshua David Stein

September 14, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Lunch From Home is based on the various authors experiences growing up. Ray (Garcia), Preeti (Mistry), Mina (Park) and Niki (Russ Federman) bring their favorite lunches to school, and since they are not the “usual sandwich” the other kids have, they are teased for their choices. Choices that truly represent them and their cultures. Of course, they go through the “I just want a sandwich for lunch” until they decide that they will not be ashamed and celebrate what makes them unique. These four children […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction Tagged With: friendship, Jing Li, Joshua David Stein, Mina Park, Niki Russ Federman, Preeti Mistry, Ray Garcia, school, Social Themes

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:483 · Genres: Children's Books, Cooking/Food, Fiction · Tags: friendship, Jing Li, Joshua David Stein, Mina Park, Niki Russ Federman, Preeti Mistry, Ray Garcia, school, Social Themes ·
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