So I have been working on my Questioning the Text paper for this week and have done some research on the author. I remember that in my TE 348 course, I wrote the paper for relating Esperanza Rising (also my Munoz Ryan) to other works by the same author. I read a few of her picture books and remember really enjoying them, so I was excited to read Becoming Naomi Leon as well. I remember that the picture books I read dealt with famous women and their journeys to becoming famous. It displayed them as "ordinary" people and told the account of something extraordinary that they did in their lives. I read When Marian Sang and Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride. Ryan enjoys taking what appear to be small, average people and have them go through extraordinary adventures in their lives, which is just what she did here with Naomi and her family.
Back to putting the finishing touches on my questioning the text paper! :)
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I really like Pam Munoz's books too. I think that she does a great job giving ordinary people an unheard voice and story, which is exciting and entertaining. I have enjoyed both of the books that I read that she wrote and I look forward to reading more of her books!
ReplyDeleteI think this class has really made me think about the author and whether or not he/she is an insider/ outsider. After reading the Confessions of a Closet Catholic I had to look up the author and find out whether or not she was in fact Jewish. I think this class has made us more critical book reviewers as I can see you have been researching authors too:)
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