The theme of my guided reading book is about Lonnie overcoming his challenges. In the poem “Parents Poem”, the author states “....That stupid fire couldn't take all of them. Nothing could do that….”. This line shows that not even a fire can take away the memories of his parents. He uses his happy memories of his parents to get him through the gloomy days not the negative of the fire. This theme is also reflected in the poem “Birth”. The author writes “...My big little baby boy not even two months old and already a survivor.” When Lonnie was born the doctor said that his lungs were “just not ready for the world.” Slowly Lonnie’s lungs grew and he conquered a challenge when he was not even two months old. We also see the theme in “Visiting”
