[ISLMA-Share] African American characters that are not slaves or fighting for equal rights

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Thank you for all the awesome book titles! I can't wait to share them with
my fifth grade teacher.

Pam

On Sat, Oct 29, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Stella by Starlight (Draper)
>
>
> On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
>> Princeless graphic novel series by Jeremy Whitley
>> Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth
>> The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
>> Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie Lamana
>> Planet Middle School by Nikki Grimes
>>
>> Michelle Glatt
>> Librarian
>> Chiddix and Evans Junior High Schools
>> Bloomington-Normal, IL
>> glattml at unit5.org
>>
>>
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>> On Wednesday, October 26, 2016, Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> A fifth grade teacher has asked for titles of books for fifth graders
>>> that have African American characters that are not slaves or fighting for
>>> equal rights.
>>>
>>> I suggested *Crossover* and *The Great Greene Heist* by Varian Johnson.
>>> Of course, I'm drawing a blank for any more, and I'm in the middle of my
>>> book fair, so can't get to my shelves to browse.
>>>
>>> I'd love to hear your suggestions!
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ms. Pamela L. Meiser
>>> *Library Information Teacher*
>>>
>>> *Barbara B. Rose Elementary School*
>>>
>>> *61 W. Penny Road*
>>>
>>> *South Barrington, IL 60010*
>>> *pmeiser at barrington220.org*
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *https://twitter.com/MsMeiser
>>> <https://twitter.com/MsMeiser>http://www.barrington220.org/Page/4347
>>> <http://www.barrington220.org/Page/4347>www.facebook.com/BarbaraRoseSchoolLibrary
>>> <https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraRoseSchoolLibrary/>*
>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Michelle Glatt
>> Librarian
>> Chiddix and Evans Junior High Schools
>> Bloomington-Normal, IL
>> glattml at myunit5.org
>> 309-336-6545
>>
>> Chiddix IMC calendar: http://tinyurl.com/chiddiximc
>> Evans IMC calendar: http://tinyurl.com/evansimc
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> --
> Jamie Winchell
> Teacher Librarian
> Library Media Center <http://www.op97.org/julian/mediacenter/index.cfm>
> Percy Julian Middle School
>
> “Great books help you understand, and they help you to feel understood.”
> -John Green
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-- 
Ms. Pamela L. Meiser
*Library Information Teacher*

*Barbara B. Rose Elementary School*

*61 W. Penny Road*

*South Barrington, IL 60010*
*pmeiser at barrington220.org <pmeiser at barrington220.org>*





*https://twitter.com/MsMeiser
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<http://www.barrington220.org/Page/4347>www.facebook.com/BarbaraRoseSchoolLibrary
<https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraRoseSchoolLibrary/>*
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