[ISLMA-Share] Mexican immigrant YA book recommendation

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Thank you all!  This has been extremely helpful to me for selecting
titles.  It also helps that Kathy included a book that was not well
received.



On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 1:16 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> This is the opposite of your question, but one book my students have NOT
> liked was Matt de la Pena's *Mexican Whiteboy. *It addresses problems of
> mixed background kids, of which we have many. It was an Abe book a few
> years back. Some years we have a significant migrant population, and many
> migrant families have becoming permanent Princeville residents and marry
> within the community. NONE of our students have liked that book, though
> other de la Pena titles (like his *The Living* and *The Hunted* books)
> have been well-received. idk.
> :) Kathy
>
> On Mon, May 8, 2017 at 8:26 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
> Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Please share any recommendations for YA Mexican immigrant books that your
>> students have enjoyed.
>>
>> Thank you in advance!
>>
>> Laurie Hedlund
>> Rhodes School
>> lauriehed at gmail.com
>>
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