[aisle] novel study - immigration- not from the Americas

[Carol Naughton]

We are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez or Refugee by Alan Gratz.

*Carol Naughton*
*LRC Director, Community High School*

630-876-640 <630-876-6404>0 | cnaughton at d94.org <dleahy at d94.org>

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[image: 43301353. sy475]Currently Reading: The Space Between Worlds by
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On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 8:15 AM Lala Lala via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi!
>
> I have a Social Studies teacher here in the* high school *who would like
> to include a novel study in her American Immigration class. The course is
> open to grades 9-12, so the book would need to be suitable for all grade
> levels and reading abilities.
>
> Some topic areas she teaches in the class are: Irish immigration, Chinese
> (and some Japanese) Immigration, Immigration Restriction Policies that led
> to the refugee crisis during WW2 (she incorporates America's response to
> the Holocaust in this unit and teach about the St. Louis being turned away
> from the shores of the US); nativism & xenophobia and some coverage of
> current issues in immigration.
>
> In the geography class that our school offered a few years ago, we used
> the novel *Enrique's Journey.* Students connected strongly to that book,
> but it is nearly 10 years old.  That said, it is a terrific book and would
> speak specifically to the immigration crisis at our border, so she wouldn't
> say no to it. (I realize this story is about a person from Honduras, but it
> sounds like the topics she teaches in the Immigration class deal more with
> other parts of the world).
>
> I would LOVE to hear any suggestions you all might have for novels about
> the American immigrant experience.  The teacher said she "would happily *modify
> my curricular topics to accommodate a great read that would inspire
> students*."
>
>
> Does anyone have any suggestions?
>
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Lori
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> Lori McGreal
> Trinity High School librarian
> lmcgreal at trinityhs.org
> 1-708-453-9340
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