[AISLE-Share] Youth as Advocates for 6th grade

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What about Marley Dias - 1000 Black Girl Books? She had a book that came
out last year (Marley Dias Gets it Done).

Amy Phillips
Riverside Brookfield High School
Library Media Specialist
aebromberg at gmail.com
phillipsa at rbhs208.net
847-722-6169


On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 2:03 PM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Good afternoon all,
>
>
>
> I am working on creating a reading list for next year on youth advocates
> that have pushed for change. In our current writing curriculum we have
> articles on:
>
> ·       Jake Andraka ~ Cancer research
>
> ·       Alex Lin ~ Environmental issues
>
> ·       Alex Libby ~ Bullying
>
> ·       Sophia Cruz ~ Immigration
>
> ·       Malala ~ Education
>
>
>
> Hence, I am looking for two things:
>
> 1.    Non-fiction titles on similar energetic young adults. For example,
> I think I am going to add *The Boy Who Invented TV : The Story of Philo
> Farnsworth* to the list as one that is right at the grade’s reading
> level. I am rocking the inventors, I really need suggestions on youth that
> made political and social change.
>
> 2.    Fiction titles with a hero that does these things. For example, I
> am thinking about adding *Jackie’s Wild Seattle*, *Adam Canfield of the
> Slash*, and *The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora*.
>
>
>
> The materials need to cover a wide range in reading abilities. I have 6th
> graders that read at a high school level as well as some that are beginning
> readers.
>
>
>
> Suggested titles/people are appreciated.
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
>
>
> Alan, Librarian serving Brooks Middle School
>
>
>
> "What a school thinks about its library is a measure of what it thinks
> about education."
> - Harold Howe, former U.S. Commissioner of Education
>
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