These titles are among the ones we have successfully used for a term paper
analyzing the realism of a novel with a prejudice theme compared with a nonfiction
work discussing the same type of discrimination. In addition to addressing the
racism issue, each novel touches in the themes of wholesome family relationships,
friendship, and/or caring for students and other community members.
More Than Meets the Eye by Jean Betancourt
Shadow of the Dragon by Sherry Garland
Finding My Voice by Marie G. Lee
White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer
Juanita Fights the School Board by Gloria Velasquez
Basya Karp, Librarian
Shulamith High School and Shulamith School For Girls
Brooklyn, NY
basyak10@hotmail.com
> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2009 20:37:53 -0600> From: dressel@OSCEOLA.K12.WI.US> Subject:
>TARGET: young adult lit. with tolerance/racism theme> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
>> One of my colleagues is looking for a book to connect high school students to -
>she is trying hard to convince them that racism is not ok. She would like the book
>to have a theme about caring also. > Any ideas?>
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>Elementary and Intermediate Schools> Osceola, WI> dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us
><mailto:dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us> >
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