My Mother's Tongues: A Weaving of Languages n/a The Indigo Bunting and wrapped in old yellow

and wrapped in old yellow wallpaper covered with a faded tangle of twisting vines and sickly flowers

The first and most important: Mom and Dad will always love Bea

But when his obsessions turn to fears

The Iliad roars with the clamor of arms

each of these children are filled with courage

My Mother's Tongues: A Weaving of Languages n/a The Indigo Bunting and wrapped in old yellowIn a sparkling debut authored by a sixteen year old daughter of immigrants, this ode to the power of multilingualism gives voice to the lasting benefits of speaking with more than one tongue. Sumis mother can speak two languages, Malayalam and English. And she can switch between them at the speed of sound: one language when talking to Sumis grandmother, another when she addresses the cashier. Sometimes with Sumi she speaks a combination of both. Could