[ISLMA-Share] P.O.V. racism 8th grade

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Thanks for sharing!  These are great...even the High School
suggestions...my kids often will go find these books if I don't have them!

On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 9:25 AM, Email list for the Illinois School Library
Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> *Save me a Seat* by Sarah Weeks
> *American Born Chinese *by Gene Yang
> *Esperanza Rising* by Pam Munoz Ryan
> *The House on Mango Street* by Sandra Cisneros
> *Refugee* by Alan Gratz
> anything by Ryan, Jason Reynolds or Jacqueline Woodson
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 9:05 AM, Email list for the Illinois School
> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> Don't forget about the *March *series (John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate
>> Powell) - and Gene Yang's *American Born Chinese*. Your school might
>> also be interested in this equity-focused podcast about teaching To Kill
>> A Mockingbird
>> <https://teachingwhilewhite.org/podcast/2017/4/12/episode-1-to-kill-a-mockingbird>
>> .
>>
>>
>> -Elisa
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2018 at 8:23 AM Email list for the Illinois School
>> Library Media Association <islma at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>>
>>> Good Morning, Hive Mind!
>>>
>>> I was asked by a teacher to curate a list of book titles for her honors
>>> students that explores racism from the minority point of view (along the
>>> lines of All American Boys; The Hate U Give; Dear Martin; etc----doesn't
>>> just have to be racism against african-americans though).
>>>
>>> They just finished reading To Kill A Mockingbird and these books will be
>>> considered "companion" reading.
>>>
>>> Any titles you can suggest would be greatly appreciated!  Thanks!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Amy Hamernick
>>> Media Specialist
>>> Apple Teacher
>>> Century Jr. High
>>> @AhamernickCJH
>>> #CenturyWildcats
>>>
>>>
>>> "If we always do what we've always done,
>>> we will get what we've always got."
>>> ~Adam Urbanski~
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-- 
Sincerely,
Amy Hamernick
Media Specialist
Apple Teacher
Century Jr. High
@AhamernickCJH
#CenturyWildcats


"If we always do what we've always done,
we will get what we've always got."
~Adam Urbanski~
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