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Ottawa’s Lincoln School hosts children’s book author Balestri · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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Ottawa's Lincoln School hosts children's book author Balestri Written by Michael
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Urbanek. This article is being read by an automated voice brought to
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you by Everlett. Lincoln School in Ottawa hosted author Maria Bellestri on
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Tuesday who shared her new book, Two Small Suitcases. The book tells
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the story of Bellestri and her sister, who left Cuba at ages
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12 and 14 as part of Operation Peter Pan to come to
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America. Our third and fourth grade students were captivated by Balestri
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story and had so many thoughtful questions, reads a Monday news release.
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She took the time to answer each one, making the experience personal
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and meaningful for our students Bellestri stayed behind after the presentation to
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spend time with the school's English language learners, sharing conversations with the
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in their native languages. It was a beautiful opportunity for our students
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to connect with an author, not only through her book, but through
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her own experiences and personal story, reads the news release. According to
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the news release, the school is grateful to Belestri and they look
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forward to her coming back for another visit.