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Try this list as a jump off:

http://blog.leeandlow.com/2012/08/30/diverse-dystopias-a-book-list/

Leah Krippner
Librarian, Harlem High School
I am currently reading *The White Bicycle* by Beverley Brenna

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 2:30 PM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> A little obvious, but Octavia Butler comes to mind: Novelist does list her
> as dystopian:
>
> Parable of the talents (Nov 1998)
> Author:Butler, Octavia E.
>  Adult
> Series:Parable books, 2
> Description:It is 2032 and Lauren Olamina's daughter Larkin narrates the
> story of her mother's life as she spreads the word of her Earthseed
> philosophy. As Larkin describes how they attain their goal of reaching the
> stars, she denounces her mother.
> Book Appeal Terms:Definition of Appeal Terms
> <http://support.ebsco.com/help/?int=novp&ver=live&lang=en&feature_id=Appeal>
>
> Genre:African American *fiction*; Dystopian *fiction*; Science *fiction*; Social
> science *fiction*
>
> *Mary Spevacek*
> *Teacher Librarian*
> *East Aurora High School*
>
> On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 1:24 PM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> I have a student looking for books on "black dystopian artists"
>> Anyone have suggestions of books or artists to look for in books?
>> jpr
>> --
>>
>> Jacob P. Roskovensky
>>
>> Library Media Specialist,
>> Charleston High School
>>
>> President,
>> Association of Illinois School Library Educators
>> Formerly known as the Illinois School Library Media Association
>>
>> 1615 Lincoln Avenue
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1615+Lincoln+Avenue+Charleston,+IL+61920+(217&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Charleston, IL 61920
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1615+Lincoln+Avenue+Charleston,+IL+61920+(217&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> (217) 639- 5012 <(217)%20639-5012>
>>
>> CHLE-ZCH
>>
>> @jprosko
>> roskoihls at gmail.com
>>
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