[aisle] Alternative title

Tue Nov 29 10:40:21 CST 2022

Any of the books in the *Finding Langston Trilogy* by Lesa Cline-Ransome
might be a good choice.

On Tue, Nov 29, 2022 at 10:01 AM Christine Wilson via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> 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 <
> aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:
>
>> 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:
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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
>>>>
>>>> Thank you so much!
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