[aisle] Alternative title

[Tasha Squires]

Hi!

Is the teacher looking for books that are around the Harlem Renaissance
time as well? And honestly, I'm trying to think of some middle school
titles, but a lot of them have swear words as well as the "N" word too, so
unfortunately, you might have to look even lower down to find books without
anything.

Of course, I thought of *Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,* but that for sure
has the N word in it. But it is around the time the teacher is talking
about so that is a plus. I can give you a ton of books written by authors
of color for middle school, but once again, just wondering if you need the
books to be around the time of the Harlem Renaissance.

Thanks!
Tasha

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:32 AM Schauff, Kristine via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hello Hive mind,
>
> I need help finding a replacement title for a student whose Mennonite
> culture and the next unit of study in her English class is on the Harlem
> Renaissance.  All of the black authors and titles selected by the teacher
> have the 'N' word and other assorted swear words.  The class just finished
> "The Great Gatsby" and they are watching the movie.  The student said it
> made her feel uncomfortable so she is sitting in the library for the
> duration of the movie.  The teacher is pretty sure she will not want to
> read any of the titles she has selected for the Harlem Renaissance unit.
> Any ideas?  The titles the teacher has selected are:  Uncle Tom's Children,
> Native Son, Black Boy, The Ways of White Folks, and Their Eyes were
> Watching God.  One of the major purposes of the unit is to experience via
> literature the feelings of the persons of color--so discomfort is part of
> the project.  I thought perhaps middle school level fiction?
>
> Criteria:  Black author, 1920-30s time frame, addresses racism/inequities
> in society
>
> Thank you so much!
> *---------*
> *Mrs. Kristine Schauff,* Library Media Specialist
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Tasha Squires
O'Neill Middle School
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Author of Library Partnerships: Making Connections Between School and
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