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Lena Stopp-Vincent Geimausaddle

· The following version of this book was used to create this Lesson Plan: Hokeah, Oscar. Calling for a Blanket Dance. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2022. Hardcover.

· In “Lena Stopp (1976),” Lena is worried about her daughter, Turtle.

· Lena has always told Turtle that if her husband acted like a child, she needed to send him back to his mother and have her straighten him out.

· Finally, when Turtle finds her husband at a cousin’s house half drunk, she drags him to the backseat of her car next to their six-month-old son, Ever.

· She drives out of Oklahoma, through Texas, and to Mexico to visit Everardo’s parents.

· Everardo sobers up instantly when they drive up to his parent’s house.

· Lena thinks Everardo is moody because he is selfish.

· When Everardo’s mother, Lucia sees her son, she hugs him.

· It has been ten years...

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