This book was written by our former student! We plan to use it as our
One School One Book campaign next year.
lm
Lynette Mitchell
Library Media Specialist
Crystal River High School
Crystal River, Florida 34428
mitchelll@citrus.k12.fl.us
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[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Naomi Bates
Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 11:45 PM
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Subject: Re: SEC: books like _Three Little Words : A Memoir_
I was just going to review that tomorrow! It's been quite awhile since
I've come across anything non-fiction tailored for high school students,
and this is a book I would highly recommend. While most students are
familiar with Dave Pelzer (A Child Called It), this book could be a
companion, but it focuses more about the foster system that parental
abuse.
The author, Ashley Rhodes-Carter begins the book by recalling her
relationship with her mother. Although there is a definite child-mother
bond, her 17 year old mother makes some serious destructive choices and
she and her brother are put into foster care. By the time Ashley is 9
years old, she has been through 13 homes, with the Moss foster home
being the most horrible place she ever encountered. She tells what
happens to her and her brother throughout their ordeal, including
becoming a ward of the state when parental rights are terminated. And
the things she goes through...
At the time, she doesn't comprehend how this could be good (what 9 year
old would?) but she realizes that she can finally trust her caseworker
with her life, and ends up in a loving home.
The author, just 22 years old, can tell her story with the simple style
that typical teens will find attractive, especially when it comes to
non-fiction. While there is good non-fiction out there, it takes a
certain author (ie Marc Aronson, Steve Almond) to create a story that
fits the high school shelf without becoming to authoritative and
in-depth and/or too much of a picture book. While reading this, you
will find yourself hoping the next foster family is the one. This book
will fly off the shelves.
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School
Justin, Texas
nbates@nisdtx.org
817-215-0203
Naomi Bates
Northwest High School Library
>>> Diane VanGorden <vangordend@BAKER.K12.MT.US> 03/07/08 10:32 AM >>>
"Netters -
I have a student who would like to read something like _Three Little
Words : A Memoir_ by Ashley Rhodes-Carter. (She's already read _Three
Little Words_.) I'm drawing a blank - any suggestions?
~VAN
Diane Van Gorden, Librarian
Baker Middle School
Baker High School
PO Box 659
Baker, MT 59313-0659
voice: 406.778.3329 (ask for library)
fax: 406.778.2785
email: vangordend@baker.k12.mt.us
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