Picture book - students might not want to engage with it bc they might not think that it is a good book. Best for a classroom library or book club setting

Book was excellent!

Artistry allows for predictive work easily 

Character moves to Gabon for a more stable political environment, however Gabon currently is facing political instability so would need to be taught in context

She wants to make money, buys an old car and fixes it up to make a taxi

Parts of the book (i.e. 2-3 pages) are individual stories that could be read as one-offs ->All the passengers have different stories

Good opportunities to discuss stereotypes about African countries - has lots of diverse experiences

Cheesy ending - gets a huge cheque in the mail for coming up with a jingle for a famous singer; reunited with her love

Multiple entry points, very easy to build on and investigate different parts of the novel

Author a White man, award winning author

• Has a blog with supplementary resources that go along with the book

The song on the inside cover and that she sings is on YouTube and goes with the book

90% of the book is in the present tense, very accessible - the sentences got more complex later on in the book

• Not much slang, but long sentences and precise vocabulary so more B1 level

• Grade 9 Core French would be manageable with a lot of teacher support or simplification of the text

Works well with a split class because there is so much content to work with