[aisle] High School Book Suggestions

Confer, MaryAnne mopysson at cps.edu
Thu Jan 14 10:37:03 CST 2021


Project Lit has some great titles on its list for 2020-21. Here is a link
to check them out: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/2020-2021-project-lit

On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:19 AM Walsh, Michelle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

>
> Given the times we're living in, I thought The Hate You Give
> <https://www.amazon.com/Hate-U-Give-Angie-Thomas/dp/0062498533/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=the+hate+you+give&qid=1610641127&sr=8-5>
> inspires critical conversations about racism, socioeconomics, education,
> poetry (Tupac Shakur) etc.
>
> Also, I thought Meg Medina's Yaqui DelGado Wants to Kick Your Ass
> <https://www.amazon.com/Yaqui-Delgado-Wants-Belpre-Winner-ebook/dp/B00BMVO1N8/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=meg+medina&qid=1610640667&sr=8-7>,
> has the potential for critical conversations about bullying: psychological,
> verbal, physical; socioeconomics & education, poverty & incarceration,
> objectification of women; the main character 'hiding' her intelligence
> because she's afraid of becoming a target of bullying.
>
> On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 10:06 AM Jennifer Bromann-Bender via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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>> I need to help update a book list for an English class with more current
>> choices. Some of the books on the past list were Room, Slaughterhouse Five,
>> Kite Runner, Secret Life of Bees, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Help, Unbroken,
>> Devil in the White City, The Life of Pi and Brave New World. Any
>> suggestions for more current books of similar quality?  I have some ideas,
>> but am probably missing a lot. Thanks.
>>
>> Jennifer Bromann-Bender
>> Librarian
>> Lincoln-Way West High School
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