My Mother's Tongues Jane Leavy A jet just crashed and

A jet just crashed and exploded on the runway

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My Mother's Tongues Jane Leavy A jet just crashed andIn 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. Sumi's mother can speak two languages, Malayalam and English. And she can switch between them at the speed of sound: one language when talking to Sumi's grandmother, another when she addresses the cashier. Sometimes with Sumi she speaks a combination of both.