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I read Refugee by Gratz this summer. Our 6th grade students have a unit on
immigration and they are using this title. I think there is a lot to use in
this book so please do not think it is too low for HS. WWII, Castro's Cuba
and present day Syria. Great read.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:26 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Haven't read it yet, but it's on my "to read" list - *The Distance Betwen
> Us* by Reyna Grande.  There is also a Young Readers' edition.
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> https://www.amazon.com/Distance-Between-Us-Memoir/dp/1451661789/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1543425511&sr=8-1
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> On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 11:07 AM Email list for the Association of
> Illinois School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> 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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