[aisle] Book suggestions needed

[Lauren Schuler]

I would also add: *Sorry for Your Loss* by Jessie Ann Foley


On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 9:45 AM Amanda Kuzminski via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> How about *We Beat the Street* by Samson Davis, et al.?
>
> And there's a memoir about two high school students with the same name who
> ultimately went two different directions, one to prison and the other to a
> very successful career.  I can't remember the title, but I remember hearing
> it book talked and was intrigued by their story.  The title might have "The
> Other..." in it, like "The Other Will Something?"
>
> *Amanda Kuzminski*
> *Library Media Specialist*
> Orland Junior High School
> Orland Park, IL
> 708-364-4214
>
>
> *The single clenched fist lifted and ready, or the open asking hand held
> out and waiting. Choose: for we meet by one or the other.*
> *    - Carl Sandburg*
>
>
> 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
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