straighter-haired

at its heart

those things have been harder for her to see

shakes her stuff when she walks

grab their hammers and stakes

My Mother's Tongues: A Weaving of Languages Molly Knox Ostertag straighter-hairedIn 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