Some good reads with a message

Does This Thing Make My Head Look Big?–this is a book about a Muslim girl in Australian schools, humor to highlight cultural norms and differences
Like Water for Chocolate
Some books with a more educational purpose:
The “What your first (and second, third, fourth) grader needs to Know series, By E.D. Hirsch, Jr.–these are great for studying for [...]

families and education

Literacy for Empowerment: The Role of PTarents in Children’s Education and School Matters in the Mexican American Home, both by Concha Delgado-Gaitan
Keeping Black Boys Out of Special Education, by Jawanza Kunjufu
The Inner World of the Immigrant Child, by Cristina Ioga–describes how she learned from her students and their families-good for teachers working with students new [...]

Books for dealing with kids and behavior

Raising Cain-A book about raising boys–yes, they are different AND from Mars
The Vulnerable Child, by Richard Weissbourd
Discipline with Dignity-this book I found in the Special Education work space at Eisenhower Elementary, it had some great subheadings and chapter titles, but I didn’t get to read much of it since I was working with the kids in the room. This [...]

Books from class readings

From an article for Jean’s or Tonys Class:
The Secret Life of Bees, by Kidd, 2002–compelling story set in civil rights era
Bring Life into Learning: Create a Lasting Literacy, by Don Graves

Books for middle schoolers that I should read

As I was killing time at my dyad placement, I began scanning the bookshelf in one of the teacher’s classrooms. Man, will I ever have time to read these books? I’m gonna say nope! but it’s worth a shot, right?
 Great Lives Series puts out a ton of books on famous icons, and they are written [...]

More books-with a political theme

Against All Enemies: Inside America’s War on Terror, by Richard Clarke–Clarke served 7 presidents and worked in the White House for George W. and his father, also Clinton. He resigned in 2003 and gives his views on 9/11 and why it wasn’t prevented, and other mysterys of the reign of W…
Perfectly Legal, by David Kay [...]

Books to open your eyes

Feed: about Big Brother entrenched in our lives thru marketing/consumerism, middleschool/hs level reading
 
From Malcolm X Autobio:
-James Baldwin’s books
-Black Like Me by John Griffin
-Julian Mayfield author

Books recommended by my cousin Cameron

Cam’s favorite books:
-Tale of Despereaux
-Hatchet
-Bud, not Buddy
-The Pinballs
-Sadako & 1000 Cranes
-Maximum Ride by James Patterson
-Movie: Red Dawn

Books I want to read–intro

I find that everytime I read something, that leads me to something else I want to read, and then I have all of these books or articles or magazines of interest and I forget what they were because I either am lazy and don’t write them down, or I write them down someplace random and [...]

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