by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Have students conduct short research projects on a topic related to the book, using the internet and the extensive list of additional reading and viewing material at the back of the book. Assign specific topics to students or small groups. Have them write a brief...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
The authors’ note for Lost Girl Found provides some background on the real-world circumstances that lead to this book. Have students review this section and come together as a class to discuss. Why did the authors feel compelled to tell this story? Why do students...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Ask students to pretend they attend college in Colorado and Poni is one of their classmates: Write a letter home in which you describe what she is like, how she is different from you and what things you learn from her.
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Lost Girl Found provides a realistic look at Poni’s experiences as a refugee. Life in the Kakuma refugee camp is very hard, and there is not much hope for the residents. In this camp, however, she makes the best of her situation. What does she do to improve her...
by boot | Feb 27, 2025
Poni becomes friends with Nyanath, a girl at the school in Nairobi. At the beginning of the book, we also see her friendship with Nadai, who is forced into an arranged marriage. Break students into pairs. Have one of the pair focus on the friendship between Poni and...
