Becoming Naomi León

by Ryan, Pam Munoz

• ISBN13: 9780439269698
• ISBN10: 0439269695
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-01
• Publisher: Scholastic Press

Summary

Naomi Soledad LeOn Outlaw has had a lot to contend with in her young life, her name for one. Then there are her clothes (sewn in polyester by Gram), her difficulty speaking up, & her status at school as "nobody special." But according to Gram's self-prophecies, most problems can be overcome with positive thinking. Luckily, Naomi also has her carving to strengthen her spirit. And life with Gram & her little brother, Owen, is happy & peaceful. That is, until their mother reappears after 7 years of being gone, stirring up all sorts of questions & challenging Naomi to discover who she really is.

Author Biography

A former teacher and an avid speaker on literacy, Pam Ryan is the author of more than twenty-five books for children

Table of Contents

A rabble of yesterdays	p. 1
A paddling of ducks	p. 3
A skulk of foxes	p. 16
A lamentation of swans	p. 26
A memory of elephants	p. 34
A charm of hummingbirds	p. 43
A school of fish	p. 52
An unkindness of ravens	p. 61
A burden of mules	p. 75
A shiver of sharks	p. 88
A schizophrenia of hawks	p. 107
A flight of swallows	p. 123
A passel of todays	p. 137
A drey of squirrels	p. 139
A sleuth of bears	p. 154
A leap of leopards	p. 167
A piteousness of doves	p. 178
A team of horses	p. 189
An exaltation of starlings	p. 201
A pride of lions	p. 211
A cry of hounds	p. 218
A crash of hippopotami	p. 227
A brood of chicks	p. 241
A murmuration of tomorrows	p. 244
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