Summary:
The
story, Letters My Mother Never Wrote,
is written by Jerri Diane Sueck. This story
is about a young girl that writes letters to her mother that she has always
wished to tell her. The mother dies in a trailer fire and the girl is sent to foster
care. The young girl is being treated badly in foster care and wishes she had a
home to go to. When the girl was moving from home to home, the families treated
her like she was a slave. She was not able to have any fun at all but take care
of her step brothers and sisters. She has always wanted to be able to feel the
breeze in her hair and be like a normal child. She missed her mother dearly and
wrote letters to her because she could not bare to let her go and the letters
were her only type of communication.
Motivational Activities:
1.
Have
the children write what they have learned in the book and write what they are
thankful for.
2.
Have
the children write a letter to someone close to them and place them in a
journal.
Reader Response Questions:
1.
Who
is Jerri?
2.
Why
did Jerri write the letters?
3.
Why
did the fostor kids and nuns treat Jerri that type of way?
4.
What
could Jerri have done to make her life a little better?
5.
What
did Jerri do in the end of the story to become who she is today?
Personal Comments:
This book was very emotional and a very
good book. I would recommend this book to anyone and their hearts will be
lifted. The book teaches people to think about what they are thankful for and
to understand the different things in life. To know what is happening around
them and how to handle a situation.
