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11/21/13

My Name is Not Isabella

AUTHOR: Jennifer Fosberry                  ILLUSTRATOR: Mike Litwin
PUBLISHER: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky  
PUBLICATION DATE: September 1, 2010
AWARDS: New York Times Best Seller
GENRE: Historical Fiction   READING LEVEL: 2nd Grade
BRIEF OVERVIEW: Isabella has many dreams to be someone important. Throughout the day she changes her name to represent important women in history.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: Break the class into groups and have each group choose a name of one the women in the story. Leave it up to the group on how they want to present that person to the class. 
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: Kenyah Wolfe Valdosta State University