[CASL-L] Alternative to The Hate You Give

[Tracy Earnshaw]

What about *All American Boys*?  From what I remember, it's lighter than *The
Hate U Give* but still about racial injustice.


*Tracy Earnshaw*

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:06 PM Lizanne Johnson <ljohnson1 at groton.k12.ct.us>
wrote:

> Have you tried finding like titles in teachingbooks.net? You can have a
> free educator account. You won’t be able to see lots of their other
> resources, but I frequently find titles this way. There are links to
> diverse booklists.
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> I love Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson. It IS a female main character
> though. Dear Martin by Nic Stone has a male main character. I agree that
> Long Way Down is an excellent choice. It is in verse. The brand new book by
> Randi Pink, Angel of Greenwood, is HF set in Greenwood OK. It has two
> voices – a boy and a girl. You may know Greenwood as Black Wall Street.
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> Good luck!
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> *From:* Cathy Andronik [mailto:cathyandronik at yahoo.com]
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 28, 2021 10:27 AM
> *To:* casl-l at mylist.net; Tanya Anderson <tanyaa187 at gmail.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Alternative to The Hate You Give
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> Long Way Down--Jason Reynolds
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> Cathy Andronik
> Retired, Brien McMahon HS
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> On Thursday, 28 January 2021, 10:23:48 am GMT-5, Tanya Anderson <
> tanyaa187 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hi-
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> Our 8th grade English classes teach this book but some parents would like
> their kids to read something less mature. I have read a lot of books that
> would work, but most of the contain a female protagonist. I’d prefer a more
> gender neutral book. Something recent would be best. Any suggestions?
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> Thanks for your help.
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> Tanya
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> Sent from my iPad
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