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Teaching Jenna

Jenna

Jenna has beautiful black hair that everyone admires, especially her best friend Katy. Jenna's perspective changes when she gets cancer and loses her hair during the treatments. Her friendship with Katy remains firm, but she feels like a different person and worries about how others will treat her. This story allows readers to understand the feelings that a child with cancer may have.

Marcie Aboff
Highlights for Children, Inc.

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How can major events change our lives?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2,3
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