Through the style of sijo, a traditional Korean poetry form, Ms. Park introduces the readers to a teacher and her class. The teacher's writing assignment is to explain the "one thing they would save" if their home/apartment was on fire. As the students and teachers dialogue and share, the reader enters their lives and discovers their personalities and struggles.
Amazing how the entire book is in written in sijo!
Point to discuss: Children who have experienced a home fire may be sensitive and turned off by this book. One student does share how he was in a house fire and how the only thing you care about at that moment is "saving your own sorry skin".
Pair with Ms. Park's book Tap Dancing on the Roof.
Teaching idea: Use this book as a writing prompt.
-Borrowed from the library.
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