[aisle] Book suggestions needed

[Jill Bennin]

I just read Becoming Kareem - it is Kareem Abdul Jabbar's autobiography-
and it really focuses on becoming yourself.  I would highly recommend it
for inclusion.  I also really liked With the Fire on High by Elizabeth
Acevedo.

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:26 AM Meyer, Gail via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I'm usually pretty good at this sort of thing but working from home makes
> it harder for me to focus.
>
>
> A freshman English teacher is looking for 12-15 titles that meet the
> following criteria. My aide and I brainstormed and we have maybe 6... any
> suggestions?
>
>
>
> Can you think of a variety of YAL, memoirs, and plays, that focus on an
> individual figuring out who they are in the world? The question for this
> unit is: *How does knowing one’s self secure a place in society?*
>
> *​*
>
> I feel like almost any book can be interpreted as to be about that (for
> example, you can even argue that Harry Potter is about finding out who one
> is in the world) so I'm looking for the really strong ones.  Thank you,
> members, for helping. :)
>
>
> Gail Meyer, Librarian
>
> TF South High School
>
> Lansing, IL
>
> gmeyer at tfd215.org
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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-- 
Jill Bennin
Library Media Specialist - Sherrard CUSD #200
email: benninj at sherrard.us
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