This could also be a mirror for some students as well. Maya wears a lot of the same ratted clothes every day and her lunches look far different from her classmates. The story can also act as a window into the life of a child that is living in poverty. Students will either be able to relate to Maya because they have, at some point in their lives, felt excluded and left out by others, or students will be able to relate to Chloe and think about a time that they could have stood up for someone and included them in an activity. The story told can act as a mirror for many students. This book touches on many of the theoretical frameworks that we have discussed in class. But, Maya went to a different school now and Chloe is left thinking of the many ways she could have been kind to her. She becomes very guilty, thinking about Maya, and really hopes she comes back to school tomorrow so she can start including her. Chloe is unable to think of a kind thing she has done so she passes her stone to someone else. The students watch the ripple of their stone in the water and see what an impact their little act of kindness can make. She has her students drop stones into a big bucket and say one kind thing that they have done in the past week. One day, Maya is gone from school and Chloe’s teacher decides to give a lesson on kindness. Chloe and the rest of her classmates do not talk to Maya or include her in any games at recess. Her clothes are worn out, her hair is dirty, and she eats weird food at lunch.

Chloe gets a new girl, Maya, in her class but she looks different from the rest of the class. This book is told from the perspective of a young girl named Chloe. Tags: Award Book, Diversity, Emotion, Picture Book, Fiction, K-5, Morgan Houk.Publisher and Year: The Penguin Group, 2012.

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