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Bright Shining Moment
by Deb Loughead
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Pub Date
Sep 10 2018
| Archive Date
Jul 09 2018
Description
Young Aline is twelve years old in 1942. She loves her family but is embarrassed by their poverty. The other girls at school don’t raise chickens or take in boarders to make money. Angry that her mother can't spare a dime for a collection drive at school, Aline steals it from her purse. As she seeks to make amends, she reevaluates everything she held to be true, including her relationship with her sworn enemy, Jeanine (whose family is even poorer than Aline's), and comes to the understanding that it's not material wealth that brings happiness, but life's bright and shining moments, which can happen under any circumstances.
Young Aline is twelve years old in 1942. She loves her family but is embarrassed by their poverty. The other girls at school don’t raise chickens or take in boarders to make money. Angry that her...
Description
Young Aline is twelve years old in 1942. She loves her family but is embarrassed by their poverty. The other girls at school don’t raise chickens or take in boarders to make money. Angry that her mother can't spare a dime for a collection drive at school, Aline steals it from her purse. As she seeks to make amends, she reevaluates everything she held to be true, including her relationship with her sworn enemy, Jeanine (whose family is even poorer than Aline's), and comes to the understanding that it's not material wealth that brings happiness, but life's bright and shining moments, which can happen under any circumstances.
A Note From the Publisher
Deb Loughead is the author of more than 40 books for children and young adults, ranging from poetry and plays to picture books and novels, many of them in translation. This time she has drawn on her mother's childhood tales to weave a warm and engaging novel. Deb has conducted writing workshops and held readings for children and adults at schools, festivals, and conferences across the country. She lives with her husband Dan in Toronto. Her three adult sons have long flown the coop.
Deb Loughead is the author of more than 40 books for children and young adults, ranging from poetry and plays to picture books and novels, many of them in translation. This time she has drawn on her...
A Note From the Publisher
Deb Loughead is the author of more than 40 books for children and young adults, ranging from poetry and plays to picture books and novels, many of them in translation. This time she has drawn on her mother's childhood tales to weave a warm and engaging novel. Deb has conducted writing workshops and held readings for children and adults at schools, festivals, and conferences across the country. She lives with her husband Dan in Toronto. Her three adult sons have long flown the coop.
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781772600681 |
| PRICE |
$10.95 (USD)
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| PAGES |
176
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Additional Information
Available Editions
| EDITION |
Other Format |
| ISBN |
9781772600681 |
| PRICE |
$10.95 (USD)
|
| PAGES |
176
|
Average rating from 9 members
Featured Reviews
Librarian 226140
Aline is a twelve year old girl. She has a problem. How can someone love her family so much, and yet still be embarrassed about them. She knows her family is poor. They don't have any of the nice things other girls her age have. She doesn't even have any old chewed up gum that her teacher uses to stick pictures on the wall. That is just too embarrassing. Not only that she has a bully girl in her class that is always out to get her.
Than at Christmas she begins to see, that it isn't how much money a person has that makes them rich. That it's the love of family and friends, old and new. It's
about being grateful for enough food to eat, a warm place to sleep, and a place that you own, your home. In that bright shining moment she learns that there is something to be grateful about in each thing around us both big and small.
Anita O, Educator
Aline’s family is so poor that she can’t even bring used chewing gum to school for the Sisters to use to hang posters on the classroom walls. The Great Depression hasn’t just hit the United States, it haunts Canada, too.
Readers follow Aline as she navigates friendships, family dynamics, and what it means to be poor. Told in the first person, the narrator struggles to understand that the world doesn’t follow strict black and white patterns. As she recounts the events leading up to her bright shining moment, she begins to understand how a small shift in perspective can allow more light into her world.
Parents and teachers might want to read this whimsical and thought-provoking story out loud to their 8-10-year-olds to help them navigate and discuss the French-Canadian vocabulary and customs. Older students will be able to find more information on the Internet on their own.
Amanda W, Reviewer
Very valuable lesson to be learned here. Really enjoyed reading this book. Was a nice and easy, comfortable read.
Featured Reviews
Librarian 226140
Aline is a twelve year old girl. She has a problem. How can someone love her family so much, and yet still be embarrassed about them. She knows her family is poor. They don't have any of the nice things other girls her age have. She doesn't even have any old chewed up gum that her teacher uses to stick pictures on the wall. That is just too embarrassing. Not only that she has a bully girl in her class that is always out to get her.
Than at Christmas she begins to see, that it isn't how much money a person has that makes them rich. That it's the love of family and friends, old and new. It's
about being grateful for enough food to eat, a warm place to sleep, and a place that you own, your home. In that bright shining moment she learns that there is something to be grateful about in each thing around us both big and small.
Anita O, Educator
Aline’s family is so poor that she can’t even bring used chewing gum to school for the Sisters to use to hang posters on the classroom walls. The Great Depression hasn’t just hit the United States, it haunts Canada, too.
Readers follow Aline as she navigates friendships, family dynamics, and what it means to be poor. Told in the first person, the narrator struggles to understand that the world doesn’t follow strict black and white patterns. As she recounts the events leading up to her bright shining moment, she begins to understand how a small shift in perspective can allow more light into her world.
Parents and teachers might want to read this whimsical and thought-provoking story out loud to their 8-10-year-olds to help them navigate and discuss the French-Canadian vocabulary and customs. Older students will be able to find more information on the Internet on their own.
Amanda W, Reviewer
Very valuable lesson to be learned here. Really enjoyed reading this book. Was a nice and easy, comfortable read.
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