What Jamie Saw
Publication Information
Author:  Coman, Carolyn	Illustrator:
Title:  What Jamie Saw	Date:  1995
Publisher:  Front Street	City:  Arden, NC
ISBN, paperback:  1-886910-02-2	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
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Summary:
The power and lyricism of this remarkable book is evident in the opening sentence. "When Jamie saw him throw the baby, saw Van throw the little baby, saw Van throw his little sister Nin, when Jamie saw Van throw his baby sister Nin, then they moved." Jamie, Nin, and their mother move to a friend's trailer and try to reestablish their lives as individuals and as a family.
Teaching Ideas:
This would be an excellent core novel for units related to any of the themes. Students might make entries in response journals at ends of chapters. The characters are well developed, so character sketches or other forms of character study would work well, especially for Jamie, his mother, his teacher, and Earl. Students who have read Wolf's Make Lemonade might compare Jamie and LaVaughn or the three mothers in the books. www.parentchildabuse.org
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