Call Me Ruth
Author: Marilyn Sachs
Interest Level:
4-6
Lexile Framework:
820L
Grade Level Equivalent:
5.5
Guided Reading Level:
R
Age:
9-11
Genre:
Historical Fiction
Subject:
Culture and Diversity, Immigration, Parents
While Ruth goes to school and eagerly learns English on Manhattan's Lower East Side, Mama works painfully long hours, speaks only Yiddish, and dresses like a greenhorn. But when Mama is arrested for union activities, Ruth must decide whether it is her beautiful American teacher or her embarrassing mother who truly matters to her.
