Day 55

A CHAIR FOR MY MOTHER is a sweet, relatable story about a family who loses everything in a house fire. They then work together to save their money to buy a chair for the MC's mother, a woman who works long hours as a waitress. I love this book because it so closely matches the lives of my students. It is real. People don't always have what they need but the family perseveres. The message is one of hope and inspiration.

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