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There's No Place Like My Own Home
Join Alyssa on her first day at Lee Ponder Intermediate School as she faces the challenge of not only navigating a new school, making new friends, and learning about her teachers but also safeguarding a secret she’s determined to keep hidden, even from her new best friend, Onika. Little does anyone know that Alyssa and her mom are facing homelessness.
When Alyssa is given a writing assignment to compose a letter to a fellow student in Alabama whose life has been upended by a devastating tornado, she pours her emotions onto the pages. But when the letter goes missing, and Alyssa suspects it has fallen into the hands of Marcus, the school’s notorious bully, her world takes a dramatic turn.
“There’s No Place Like My Own Home” is a touching story that resonates with young readers from second grade and beyond. Parents, educators, children, counselors, and more have praised the book for delivering a powerful “Although Alyssa and her mom are homeless, they are not hopeless.”
This book integrates with classroom Standards of Learning subjects like Language Arts, Health, Social Studies, Government, and Public Speaking. It also serves as a valuable resource for Social-Emotional Learning, covering themes such as kindness, gratitude, effective conflict resolution, positive self-image, reducing aggressive behavior, mastering self-control, emotional management, goal setting, building positive relationships, and problem-solving. In addition, the book carries a strong anti-bullying message, promoting empathy and compassion among young readers.
When Alyssa is given a writing assignment to compose a letter to a fellow student in Alabama whose life has been upended by a devastating tornado, she pours her emotions onto the pages. But when the letter goes missing, and Alyssa suspects it has fallen into the hands of Marcus, the school’s notorious bully, her world takes a dramatic turn.
“There’s No Place Like My Own Home” is a touching story that resonates with young readers from second grade and beyond. Parents, educators, children, counselors, and more have praised the book for delivering a powerful “Although Alyssa and her mom are homeless, they are not hopeless.”
This book integrates with classroom Standards of Learning subjects like Language Arts, Health, Social Studies, Government, and Public Speaking. It also serves as a valuable resource for Social-Emotional Learning, covering themes such as kindness, gratitude, effective conflict resolution, positive self-image, reducing aggressive behavior, mastering self-control, emotional management, goal setting, building positive relationships, and problem-solving. In addition, the book carries a strong anti-bullying message, promoting empathy and compassion among young readers.
85 pages, Paperback
Published October 7, 2019
About the author
Florenza Lee
12 books26 followersFlorenza is the author of interactive, engaging Children’s books focusing on Social Emotional Learning. She is also a publisher, narrative coach, speaker, radio talk show host, Master Storyteller, advocate, wife, and mother. Florenza and her husband, CSM (Ret US Army) Trefus Lee have been married for nearly 38 years and reside in Hampton, Virginia; their daughters, Jessica and Missy, call Las Vegas, Nevada, and Hampton, Virginia home.
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December 8, 2020
𝑻𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒆: There's No Place Like My Own Home
𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓: Florenza Denise Lee
𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘:
"There's No Place Like My Own Home" is a beautiful and emotional story written by the author Florenza Denise Lee. Story highlights a girl Alyssa who and her mom lost their home. One day sheriff came and told them that bank has taken over their home. Alyssa and her mom were forced to move out from their home. Now, they are in search of new home. At new school, Alyssa wants to keep it a secret from everyone that she doesn't have a home. Her car is her home. Read Alyssa's story and find out will happiness find their way?
Narration of the story is remarkable. This story will teach important values like gratitude, kindness, etc to kids. I am thankful to have a home to live in. Cover photo is well designed showing how it feels to have a home. It's an easy-peasy read that I like to recommend to readers of different ages.
𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.5/5
𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓: Florenza Denise Lee
𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘:
"There's No Place Like My Own Home" is a beautiful and emotional story written by the author Florenza Denise Lee. Story highlights a girl Alyssa who and her mom lost their home. One day sheriff came and told them that bank has taken over their home. Alyssa and her mom were forced to move out from their home. Now, they are in search of new home. At new school, Alyssa wants to keep it a secret from everyone that she doesn't have a home. Her car is her home. Read Alyssa's story and find out will happiness find their way?
Narration of the story is remarkable. This story will teach important values like gratitude, kindness, etc to kids. I am thankful to have a home to live in. Cover photo is well designed showing how it feels to have a home. It's an easy-peasy read that I like to recommend to readers of different ages.
𝑴𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈: 4.5/5
December 23, 2020
There's No Place Like My Own Home is a story of Alyssa who is a new student at Lee Ponder Middle School. When Alyssa and her mom lost their home, they were forced to relocate. Now they are homeless but they are not hopeless. In the school bus Alyssa made a new friend Onika. She didn't want her new friend to know the secret that she is homeless. When School was raising donations in which students have to bring stuffs they want to donate, Marcus the bully teased Alyssa because she brought her old t-shirt to donate.
This is a nicely penned down story that made me much emotional. I could very well understand Alyssa's feeling to keep about her homelessness a secret. People often don't understand other's condition and start making fun of them. Language of the book is simple so kids can read it and learn about kindness, gratitude, positive self image, etc.
This is a nicely penned down story that made me much emotional. I could very well understand Alyssa's feeling to keep about her homelessness a secret. People often don't understand other's condition and start making fun of them. Language of the book is simple so kids can read it and learn about kindness, gratitude, positive self image, etc.
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