Spanish Is the Language of My Family Aisha Saeed Praise for Stamped from the

Praise for Stamped from the Beginning:

With questions that hit all of the stages

When Al makes the team

play a game

and forgiveness—one that’s both tragic and poignant in its tender ferocity

Spanish Is the Language of My Family Aisha Saeed Praise for Stamped from theAn intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish. As a boy prepares for his schools Spanish spelling bee, he asks his grandmother for help with some of the words he doesnt know how to spell yet. When she studies with him, she tells him how different things were back when she was a girl, when she was only allowed to speak English in school.