FOREIGN RIGHTS
Sonia sat on the bed and cried as loud as she could. So that everyone could hear. Mum just told her that Genius’s grandmother was going to a health resort for three weeks and Sonia would be
looked after by someone else. The other grandmother. Sonia didn’t like the other grandmother.
These contemporary stories teach sensitivity and empathy. The author opens up the readers’ eyes and hearts by presenting issues relevant to them: how hard it is to be a younger brother, what a “little fella” feels when his friends laugh at him, whether it is good to be a spoilt only child, or how to survive when your best friend moves to another country. And it shows that what is most important is to try to understand each other. These beautiful, touching and wise stories can be used as a springboard for further conversation.