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A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Barb Miller
Learning Resource Center Facilitator
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C

*Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination *
- Sidney Sheldon


On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 9:18 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> My English teachers are looking for a book to read with their juniors that
> deals with pursuing the "American Dream".  They are currently teaching The
> Jungle, and both the teachers and the students are not enjoying it.  They
> would like a new book by an American author that discusses the trials and
> tribulations of immigrants coming to America to pursue the "American
> Dream".  A huge bonus would be if the book showed the author arguing for
> change.
>
> They had considered Uncle Tom's Cabin, but they don't think it would be a
> huge hit with students, and it does not involve immigrants.
>
> I know you are a very knowledgeable group, and I was hoping for some great
> suggestions.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Stephanie
>
>
> --
> *Stephanie Flott*
>
> Dwight Township High School            Dwight Grade School
> 801 S. Franklin St.                             801 S. Columbia St.
> Dwight, IL 60420                               Dwight, IL 60420
> 815-584-6293                                    815-584-6239
>
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