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Song Lee in Room 2B

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I enjoyed reading this book with my 5th grade daughter, who is in Japanese school, and thus only getting English input at home. "Song Lee" is a fairly easy read for her without being too babyish. The students are 2nd graders in the book but they could just as well be 4th or 5th graders. It was nice to have a character originally from another culture in Song Lee, who seems to have been born in Korea and emigrated to the USA fairly recently. As a child in a bicultural family, who looks a little different from her Japanese peers at school, I think my daughter appreciated the character of Song Lee. My only gripe is the rather sterotypical way in which Song Lee sometimes speaks--'Asian English' for want of a better word. However, it does show that she has come to the USA from another culture and is integrating. Her antics are amusing and show originality. Recommended.

Great book and series of books for the younger reader in the family. Also a great way to get that younger person interested in reading.

I think the Song Lee books are better than Horrible Harry. The stories are more balanced and entertaining. The other students are better drawn and Song Lee is a winning character.

I started reading Suzy Kline books when I was very young and loved her characters so much that I still read her books to this day. This book specifically focused on one of her lesser known, but more interesting, characters, Song Lee. It's a very interesting book and any child will love it!