[aisle] Alternative title

Tue Nov 29 10:00:37 CST 2022

A few ideas -

 - *Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing*, by James Weldon Johnson
- *When Marian Sang*, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
- anything about Jesse Owens
- *Zora and Me*, by Victoria Bond
- *Becoming Muhammed Ali*, by James Patterson and Kwame Alexander
- *The Well: David's Story*, by Mildred Taylor
- *Porch Lies*, by Pat McKissack
- *Bud, Not Buddy*, by Christopher Paul Curtis
- *Mississippi Bridge, by Miltred Taylor*

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:49 AM Kathleen Kerner via AISLE <
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> A marginal fit --  it is a present-day mystery about the Harlem
> Renaissance.
> [image: image.png]
>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 8:46 AM Tasha Squires via AISLE <
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>> 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 <
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>>> 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
>>>
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