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Page Turners : Free Copy : Great Chats!LSA Faculty, Students, & Staff all Welcome
GOOGLE REGISTRATION FORM: Deadline 1/31
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Welcome to Read for Change 2022!
Look over the book options and use this Google Form to register for a Reading Circle that will be made up of other students, faculty, staff and administration members who chose the same book. Submit Google Form by Monday, January 31st.
Free copies of the books will be distributed during the week before February break. They will be yours to keep!
The Reading Circles will meet just once in early March. It will be an informal chat moderated by two to three members (faculty and students) of the 2022 Read for Change Planning Committee. A convenient day and time will be determined by the members of each Reading Circle. All readers are encouraged to share: ideas, observations, and questions about the book, author, & our world today!
Look over the book options and use this Google Form to register for a Reading Circle that will be made up of other students, faculty, staff and administration members who chose the same book. Submit Google Form by Monday, January 31st.
Free copies of the books will be distributed during the week before February break. They will be yours to keep!
The Reading Circles will meet just once in early March. It will be an informal chat moderated by two to three members (faculty and students) of the 2022 Read for Change Planning Committee. A convenient day and time will be determined by the members of each Reading Circle. All readers are encouraged to share: ideas, observations, and questions about the book, author, & our world today!
GENRES, TITLES, & AUTHOR INFO
FICTION (pp. 3-6)
Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
NONFICTION (pp. 7-12)
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY (pp. 13-16)
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles
and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
by Kate Fagan
Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
FICTION (pp. 3-6)
Between the Lines by Nikki Grimes
This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger
NONFICTION (pp. 7-12)
The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love
by bell hooks
On Juneteenth by Annette Gordon-Reed
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman
MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY (pp. 13-16)
What Made Maddy Run: The Secret Struggles
and Tragic Death of an All-American Teen
by Kate Fagan
Beautiful Country by Qian Julie Wang
GENRE: FICTION
Between the Lines
Between the Lines
ABOUT THE BOOK
Mr. Ward’s class is “known for its open-mic poetry readings and boys vs. girls poetry slam. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing their poetry, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell—whether it’s about health problems, aging out of foster care, being bullied for religious beliefs, or having to take on too much responsibility because of an addicted parent”. In the comfort of Mr. Ward’s classroom, nine students find support in each other’s stories, where they can freely express themselves .
Themes:
- poetry slams - life changing events
- interpersonal relationships
Mr. Ward’s class is “known for its open-mic poetry readings and boys vs. girls poetry slam. Everyone in class has something important to say, and in sharing their poetry, they learn that they all face challenges and have a story to tell—whether it’s about health problems, aging out of foster care, being bullied for religious beliefs, or having to take on too much responsibility because of an addicted parent”. In the comfort of Mr. Ward’s classroom, nine students find support in each other’s stories, where they can freely express themselves .
Themes:
- poetry slams - life changing events
- interpersonal relationships
AUTHOR BACKGROUND:
Nikki Grimes
Nikki Grimes
* Award winning poet and author
who began writing poetry at age 6
and never stopped!
* Artist and illustrator
* Leader: healing the divide in our world
Nikki has been honored with the NCTE Award for Poetry and the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award from Kent State University. In 2017, she was presented with the Children's Literature Legacy Award for her "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." In 2020, Nikki was chosen to receive The ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature.
who began writing poetry at age 6
and never stopped!
* Artist and illustrator
* Leader: healing the divide in our world
Nikki has been honored with the NCTE Award for Poetry and the 2016 Virginia Hamilton Literary Award from Kent State University. In 2017, she was presented with the Children's Literature Legacy Award for her "substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children." In 2020, Nikki was chosen to receive The ALAN Award for outstanding contributions to the field of adolescent literature.
GENRE:
HISTORICAL FICTION
This Tender Land
HISTORICAL FICTION
This Tender Land
AUTHOR BACKGROUND: William Kent Krueger
ABOUT THE BOOK: Escaping the confines of the Lincoln Indian Training School in Minnesota, two non-Native American orphaned brothers, their best friend, and another young girl survive as a makeshift family while traveling along the waters, banks, and towns of the Gilead River with the hope of somehow finding their individual futures. How do they survive and navigate the realities of the adults they encounter? Very courageously, often brilliantly. Travel with them as they grow up together as a self proclaimed tribe during the Great Depression.
Themes:
-Coming of age
-Orphans
-Adventure
-The Great Depression
-Coming of age
-Orphans
-Adventure
-The Great Depression