SuitabookWelcoming someone in difficult circumstances
Tehilla tries to make Henny feel comfortable despite resenting the intrusion into her home.
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M. Jakubowicz - Author
A young protagonist must adjust when an unfamiliar younger guest enters her home, while balancing kindness, choir ambitions and a frightening personal challenge. The guest’s situation and the final outcome remain unexplained.
"Seventh-grader Tehilla Markson discovers, to her dismay, that her parents have invited a sixth grader, Henny Hart, to stay at their home for an extended period of time...for an undisclosed reason. Tehilla is not happy about the stranger invading her space, but she resolves to do her best to make her guest feel comfortable. After all, she has more important things to focus on, such as the upcoming choir and her surprise solo. But things don't seem to be working out too well for Henny, and then Tehilla finds herself facing a terrifying ordeal of her own..." -- Back cover
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA young protagonist must adjust when an unfamiliar younger guest enters her home, while balancing kindness, choir ambitions and a frightening personal challenge. The guest’s situation and the final outcome remain unexplained.
Tehilla tries to make Henny feel comfortable despite resenting the intrusion into her home.
Tehilla is preparing for a choir performance and surprise solo while dealing with Henny’s difficulties and her own frightening ordeal.
Approach it as a story about changing family circumstances and uncertainty. Check in around the frightening ordeal, allowing the reader to pause or talk without requiring immediate explanations.
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