Taming Papa
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    [artist] => Mylène Goupil
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    [synopsis] => Mélie doesn't know how to relate to her father, a political prisoner whom she has never met, when he is released and joins her family in Montreal. 
	Mélie doesn't know how to relate to her father, a political prisoner in another country whom she has never met, when he is released and immigrates to join her family in Montreal.

	"Where I come from, you have to say the same things as everyone else or keep quiet," Mélie's mother tells her. "And your father isn't someone who knows how to keep quiet. Nor is he someone who likes saying the same things as everyone else. So he had some problems."

	However, ever since he came into Mélie's life, keeping quiet is the only thing her father has done. Partly because Sami doesn't speak the same language as his daughter, and partly because he doesn't know how to live as a free man anymore. Mélie has to tame him, like the kitten that she just found, and like Mr. Xavier and his partner seem to be doing with Mei-Li, the little girl they just adopted. Things that are worthwhile aren't always easy.

	




	Key Text Features

	chapters;dialogue

	 

	Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.5.6

	Describe how a narrator's or speaker's point of view influences how events are described.

	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.3

	Describe how a particular story's or drama's plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.

	CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.6.4

	Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of a specific word choice on meaning and tone 
	chapters;dialogue 
•	A beautiful and affecting story for early middle graders that remains firmly rooted in a young child's point of view, while it also deals with complex social issues. 

•	Simply told and highly accessible, about a girl trying to forge a relationship with her troubled father, who comes into her life when she is ten years old. 

•	Shows a young child in a complicated family situation beyond her control finding small but important ways to make a difference. 

•	A perfect choice for family reading, ESL and newcomer literacy programs. Extremely accessible but works on different levels for different-aged readers. 

•	Addresses the very timely issues of PTSD, language differences, immigration, single parenthood, non-traditional families and mental health.
 
	Today in the classroom there is electricity in the air. The students are restless. It's often like this when they're working on art projects, even in fifth grade. 

	But Mélie concentrates on her project. She doesn't want to make a Father's Day card, but she's doing it anyway. Partly because that's what Madame Claire has asked them to do and partly because now everyone knows she has a father. …

	But it's not easy. It's the first time she's done this. She keeps looking over at her classmates' cards for inspiration. 

	Then she writes, I think you are the best dad in the world.

	But that's not true.

	She writes, I'm glad you're with us.

	But that's not true either.

	She writes, I love you. And then she adds a lot at the end, though she doesn't want to overdo it. 

	Madame Claire looks over her shoulder while she works.

	"What you're doing here is very beautiful, Mélie." …

	Madame Claire gives her a nice smile and Mélie smiles back. 

	When did she learn to lie like this?
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