In this case, the problem in the story was that Mei Mei did not want to speak English. It provides a strong plot with all elements a story needs. The story in this book is so engaging, it keeps the reader wide awake. The reason this book is in the immigration text-set is because it describes the story that many immigrant children face when learning English. She struggles throughout the story to getting used to it but in the end with support from her teacher, finally likes English. She misses everything that has to do with her hometown, but most importantly the language. She is a immigrant girl who just moved from Hong Kong. 'I Hate English' is a realistic-fiction book who tells the story in which a young girl Mei Mei hates English like the title suggests. She is on the faculty of Vermont College's MFA program in writing for Children and Young Adults.Įllen Levine divides her time between New York City and Salem, New York. A former staff attorney with a public interest law group, Levine now devotes her time to writing, lecturing, and teaching. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She has worked in film and television, taught adults and immigrant teenagers in special education and ESL programs, and served a law clerkship with Chief Judge Joseph Lord, U.S. She has a Master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. degree in Politics from Brandeis University, graduating Magna cum laude. I enjoy learning new things and meeting new people, even if they lived 200 years ago.'Įllen Levine was born in New York City. 'Writing nonfiction lets me in behind the scenes of the story. Although she enjoys writing both fiction and nonfiction, most of Ellen's books for young readers have been nonfiction. Ellen Levine's books have won many awards and honors, including the Jane Addams Peace Award.

I Hate English! by Ellen Levine