[aisle] Book suggestions needed

Christine Wilson wilson.christine at d46.org
Wed Apr 15 11:09:57 CDT 2020


Those above, plus:

*Boy in the Black Suit* by Jason Reynolds
*Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl*
*Two Boys Kissing* by David Levithan

On Wed, Apr 15, 2020 at 10:05 AM Carolyn Roys via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Another i just finished and just came out is They Went Left by Monica
> Hesse.
> Her fiction books always have a twist, usually gut wrenching, that we
> should see coming but I never do. The clues are all there but....
> It takes place just after the war and she is looking for her brother who
> was deported with her to the camps. She knows the rest of her family is
> dead. How do you reconcile this past, look for your brother, and try to
> figure out who you will be in the future? There are so many paths. Which
> one do you choose.
> Even if it is not for this unit, I encourage all HS librarians to get this
> one. Soooooo good. Not much is written that is what comes after the war is
> over, especially not good ones.
>
> Carolyn Roys ~ retired teacher/librarian and plays with Anderson's Bookshop
>
> On Apr 15, 2020, at 9:54 AM, Lauren Schuler via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
> 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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