[aisle] Next Caudill Chat: 12/3, 7pm: Wendelin Van Drannen's Wild Bird

[Elisa Gall]

Thanks for bringing this up, Amanda.

I am surprised this book is on the list at all, especially given the known
critiques from renowned scholars who specialize in critical race theory &
youth literature (for one such evaluation, check out this review from Dr.
Debbie Reese
<https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2018/12/not-recommended-wild-bird-by-wendelin.html>).
I read this planned author chat as a celebration of this text without
critique, which is just so disappointing.

Are there steps being taken by the Caudill committee to ensure quality,
accurate, and affirming representation for all of our state's readers? Is
that not part of the criteria? If so, what metrics are being used to
evaluate texts for this annual reading list, and why is equity being
ignored? I'd appreciate any input from committee members.

-Elisa

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On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 2:39 PM Amanda Crowley via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I hope the discussion of this book will consider the extremely troubled
> history of “wilderness therapy camps”. That industry has very little
> oversight and while some of the camps are fine, at others children are
> victimized by staff members (and just like Wren, when they tell adults
> they’re being abused, they’re ignored). Dozens of children have died at
> these camps, and many more have been injured or traumatized.
>
> I’ve been really, really cautious about how I talk about this book with my
> students. I don’t want them to walk away from it thinking that if they mess
> up or misbehave, their parents will have them abducted in the middle of the
> night and that’s somehow okay. They have enough to worry about.
>
> —
> Ms. Amanda Crowley (she/her)
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> On Nov 26, 2019, at 2:04 PM, MICHELLE GLATT via AISLE <
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> Please join us and/or send questions from your students.
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