"Johnny is a big fan of school but that all changes when the new kid, Gabe arrives. Gabe doesn't speak any English, and that doesn't stop Johnny from going out of his way to be unkind. What will Johnny do when Gabe starts to make new friends? Will he join in the fun of making a new friend or turn the other way? Johnny realizes a powerful message in this story where student differences are celebrated. Read to find out how chocolate milk plays a major role in the discovery of the real universal language"--Back cover
Themes
Genres: Fiction
Categories: Cross Group
Content: Bi/multilingual
Settings: Northern America, United States of America
Ethnicity: Brazilian, Unspecified
Immigration: Immigrant/Migrant
Gender: Boy/Man
Race/Culture: Latinx/Hispanic/Latin American, White/European American/Caucasian
Cross Group Sub: Central, Direct, Resolving
Character Prominence: Dominant Main, Secondary