[aisle] English canon alternatives

Tue Sep 14 12:49:42 CDT 2021

Some great titles have already been mentioned!

A few others to think about:

Radium Girls by Kate Moore(Just to show women's history)
Black Kids by Christina Reed (Black experience)
All American Muslim Girl by Nadine Courtney (Muslim)
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Taheren Mafi (Muslim)
Something In Between  by  Melissa Dela Cruz (Latinx)
Stamped - either the adult version of the young adult version by Ibram X.
Kendi (Black History/American History)
Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams Jackson (Black history - relating
to the murder of Emmett Till
This Side of Home by Renee Watson (Black experince)
How To Be Remy Cameron by Julian Winters (bi-racial/gay/adopted experience)
*The Night Diary* by Veera Hiranandani (Hindu and Muslim) might be a bit
more for younger readers
Karma by Cathy Ostlere (Hindu and Sikh)
*A Land of Permanent Goodbyes* by Atia Abawi (Syrian Refugees and Muslim)
*Saints and Misfits* by S.K. Ali (Muslim)
*The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind* by William Kamkwamb and Bryan Mealer
(African experience)
The Bite of the Mango by  Mariatu Kamara (African experience)

Okay, I'll stop! :)

Have a great day everyone!
Tasha

On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 12:25 PM Flaherty, Megan via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> I would think of adding *Firekeeper’s Daughter *by Angeline Boulley for a
> Native American perspective.
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> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> * On Behalf Of *Moller,
> Jenna via AISLE
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> *Cc:* Moller, Jenna <Jenna.Moller at lz95.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] English canon alternatives
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> So happy to hear your teachers are looking to expand and diversify the
> English curricula!!!
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> All American Boys is a great one. I’d like to add The 57 Bus by Dashka
> Slater, Kindred by Octavia Butler, Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (pair
> with Macbeth), Pride by Ibi Zoboi (pair with R & J), Just Mercy by Bryan
> Stevenson, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, The Hate
> U Give by Angie Thomas, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, Warriors Don't Cry by
> Melba Pattillo Beals, Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Brown Girl
> Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (all pair with TKAM), The Astonishing Color
> of After by Emily X.R. Pan (pair with Catcher).
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> I also love #disrupttexts <https://disrupttexts.org/lets-get-to-work/> & project
> lit community <https://twitter.com/ProjectLITComm>.
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> Jenna Moller (she/her)
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> Lake Zurich High School
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> *Currently Reading*: *Long Way Down* by Jason Reynolds
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> *From:* AISLE <aisle-bounces at list.railslibraries.info> *On Behalf Of *Denyse
> Eagleson via AISLE
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 14, 2021 11:53 AM
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> *Cc:* Denyse Eagleson <deagleson at rccu1.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [aisle] English canon alternatives
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> All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
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> On Tue, Sep 14, 2021 at 11:50 AM Marissa Welch via AISLE <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
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> Hello!
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> Our junior/senior level English teachers are looking to move away from the
> more traditionally taught books and incorporate newer and more diverse
> material. Right now they are not looking to replace specific titles, just
> to gather potential titles that might work as whole class texts for this
> age group. They could be fiction, non-fiction, graphics, etc. I know this
> is a broad ask, but I'd love any ideas or experiences you have!
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> -Marissa Welch
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> Minooka Community High School
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