[aisle] Alternative title

Tue Nov 29 08:49:29 CST 2022

A marginal fit --  it is a present-day mystery about the Harlem
Renaissance.
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:46 AM Tasha Squires via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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!
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