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Title: Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Author: Meg Medina
Illustrator: Sonia Sanchez
Age group: 4-8
Awards: N/A
Genre: Fiction

Summary

This book is about two girls who are best friend, their names are Evelyn Del Rey and Daniela. They live across from each other in different apartment complexes, but are really good friends. This day in particular, Daniela sees the moving truck outside with all of Evelyn’s stuff. Evelyn is moving, but they make the best out of it before she leaves. They play hide and seek and reminisce, as well as play with an empty box using their imagination. They hear the moving truck rumble off and try hiding but their mothers see them. They hold hands and make promises to each other as well as do their secret handshake, but in the end Evelyn leaves. They know things will not be the same, but Daniela knows that Evelyn will always be her first mejor amiga which she will always know by heart.

Evaluation

This book shows something that happens all the time, I cannot count how many best friends I have had that I still remember somehow. I would definitely use the book in class because it is something that is bound to happen to the one of the students or something that may have already happened to them. The book can be used to teach the students that friends come and go, and that it is not because they want to, but because they have to. It can be used to teach the students that we will always have that one best friend that we will always remember and that we should make every moment count. The book shows what can happen to anyone in real life, but in the end there is always someone who else who will fill in that spot unless that friend is there forever. The book can be used to teach students that although it may be hard to let go of someone they really care about, they will always be in their heart. The illustrations in the book are very good and detailed and I liked how on every other page, the pages felt sandy and rough. I do not know the purpose behind it, but I will look into it later on. Overall the book is really nice, and I loved what it had to teach and the meaning behind the story.