What a great novel!

~We finished our second to last novel, Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli!  We laughed, we empathized, we cried, and we celebrated Misha's survival in Wold War II Poland!  He made it to America where he found his granddaughter and named her after his adopted sister (Janina) who sadly did not make it!  We picked up on the symbolism and made lots of inferences!  Next time you see a hazel nut buttercream, think of the victims and the survivors!  Remember, next time you see someone being mistreated, be glad it is not you...and even better...step in and stand up!  Don't be a bystander, be an Upstander!