<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">What about a title recently on the Lincoln list--American Street by Ibi Zoboi? I think it has swear words though, so I'm not sure how that would work in your school as a class read. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small">A nonfiction book that would be perfect is <span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">THIS LAND IS OUR LAND BY LINDA BARRETT OSBORNE.</span><span class="gmail_default"> It looks like it's for younger kids, but it covers some very tough topics in an entertaining way. It was on the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction list a few years ago and it available in paperback, I think. It's an accessible informative text. </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Sarah Hill, Information Services Librarian</font></div></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Lake Land College, Mattoon, Illinois</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Young Adult Library Services Association President, 2016-2017</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Twitter @glibrarian</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Goodreads.com/gsarahthelibrarian</font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif" size="2">Work Phone: 217.234.5440</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 9:05 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois School Library Educators <<a href="mailto:aisle@list.railslibraries.info">aisle@list.railslibraries.info</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">My English teachers are looking for a book to read with their juniors that deals with pursuing the "American Dream". They are currently teaching The Jungle, and both the teachers and the students are not enjoying it. They would like a new book by an American author that discusses the trials and tribulations of immigrants coming to America to pursue the "American Dream". A huge bonus would be if the book showed the author arguing for change.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">They had considered Uncle Tom's Cabin, but they don't think it would be a huge hit with students, and it does not involve immigrants. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">I know you are a very knowledgeable group, and I was hoping for some great suggestions.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">Thanks in advance, </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff">Stephanie</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:large;color:#9900ff"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><br></div></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="m_3029534260049426064gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif" size="4" color="#9900ff"><b>Stephanie Flott</b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><b><br></b></font><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">Dwight Township High School</font><font color="#38761d"> </font> <font color="#ff0000">Dwight Grade School</font></font></div><div><font face="comic sans ms, sans-serif"><font color="#00ff00">801 S. 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