Author: Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Title: My Pal Victor/Mi amigo, Victor
Illustrator: Robert L. Sweetland
Readability Score: Grade 4
Genre: Fiction
Sub genre: Diversity
Theme: true friendship is the most important thing
Primary and secondary characters: The primary characters are Victor and Dominic
Awards: N/A
Publishing company: Raven Tree Press
Date of publication: 2004
ISBN number: 10:0972019294
Summary: This story is about two young boys named Victor and Dominic who are best friends. They do everything together from telling stories and jokes to riding the biggest roller coasters and going swimming together. Victor also cheers on Dominic at his baseball games. They spend a lot of time together and and at the end of the story the audience is shown through illustrations that Victor is in a wheelchair. Dominic says that the most important thing about his friend is that he likes him just the way he is.
I really love this book because it is bilingual in Spanish and in English so it can be good for ELL students. It also can be for students from any type of class from general education to special education. Being a special education major, I was drawn to this book because it shows Victor using a wheelchair at the end of the story. Dominic did not use a wheelchair and he and Victor were the best of friends and did everything together. Victor told him that the most important thing about his friend was that he liked him just the way he was. Students can see the value of a true friendship, acceptance, and that even though others have different characteristics from each other, they can still be friends.
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