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7th Grade English/Library Book Group Day
This month, in conjunction with the study of the American classic play Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 7th grade students also selected books for young people by African American authors about the African American experiences. On February 14th and 15th, the Karp English and Dawson English cores came together and shared their reflections.
They answered these guiding questions: What are some dreams/hopes/aspirations that the characters/people in their books (some nonficion and some fiction) have? Are these dreams/hopes deferred or fulfilled? What are the factors (personal, communal, familial, societal) that make fulfilling their dreams possible or impossible? They also shared their emotional responses to the books: what are suprising? what made them angry or sad or hopeful, etc.
These are the titles that they discussed:
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Elijah of Buxton
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Nelson, Kadir
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound
From Berry Gordy and his remarkable vision to the Civil Rights movement, from the behind-the-scenes musicians, choreographers, and song writers to the most famous recording artists of the century, Andrea Davis Pinkney takes readers on a Rhythm Ride through the story of Motown.
Taylor, Mildred
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year -- 1933 -- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride—no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.
Nelson, Vaunda
No Crystal Stair: a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller
A fictionalized biography of the bookseller and civil rights activist who owned the African National Memorial Bookstore in Harlem 1939 to 1975.
Moore, Wes
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence and imprisonment.
Woodson, Jacqueline
Brown Girl Dreaming
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
Reynolds, Jason & Brendan Kiely
All American Boys
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend.
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These are the titles that they discussed:
Lester, Julius
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
In 1859, when gambling debts and greed enter into the Butler household, Pierce Butler decides to host a slave auction and breaks his promise by selling Emma, his most-valued slave and caretaker of his children--a decision that brings about unthinkable consequences.
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue
In 1859, when gambling debts and greed enter into the Butler household, Pierce Butler decides to host a slave auction and breaks his promise by selling Emma, his most-valued slave and caretaker of his children--a decision that brings about unthinkable consequences.
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Elijah of Buxton
In 1859, eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom.
Nelson, Kadir
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball
Describes the glory years of Negro league baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes and highlighting the challenges faced by the players and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved.
Describes the glory years of Negro league baseball in the early 1900s, profiling its star athletes and highlighting the challenges faced by the players and the sacrifices made to live out their dreams and play the game they loved.
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound
From Berry Gordy and his remarkable vision to the Civil Rights movement, from the behind-the-scenes musicians, choreographers, and song writers to the most famous recording artists of the century, Andrea Davis Pinkney takes readers on a Rhythm Ride through the story of Motown.
Taylor, Mildred
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Why is the land so important to Cassie's family? It takes the events of one turbulent year -- 1933 -- the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white girl humiliates Cassie in public simply because she's black—to show Cassie that having a place of their own is the Logan family's lifeblood. It is the land that gives the Logans their courage and pride—no matter how others may degrade them, the Logans possess something no one can take away.
Nelson, Vaunda
No Crystal Stair: a documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller
A fictionalized biography of the bookseller and civil rights activist who owned the African National Memorial Bookstore in Harlem 1939 to 1975.
Moore, Wes
The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
Traces the parallel lives of two youths with the same name in the same community, describing how the author grew up to be a Rhodes Scholar and promising business leader while his counterpart suffered a life of violence and imprisonment.
Woodson, Jacqueline
Brown Girl Dreaming
In vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South.
Reynolds, Jason & Brendan Kiely
All American Boys
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend.
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