[CASL-L] Alternative to The Hate You Give

[Monica Ahern]

Hi All,

Another title that is gender-neutral (it alternates between multiple male
and female perspectives) is *Your House Will Pay* by Steph Cha. It is a
poignant, thought-provoking thriller based on a lesser-known event that
occurred in Los Angeles shortly after the Rodney King beating and before
the L.A. riots. It is engaging, has complex characterization, and it is a
great opportunity to learn more about the origins of racial tension in our
country. Here's a review
<https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2019-10-11/steph-cha-your-house-will-pay#:~:text=A%20native%20Angeleno%2C%20Cha%20writes,beating%20of%20motorist%20Rodney%20King.>
with a good plot summary.

Best,
Monica
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Monica Ahern
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William H. Hall High School
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On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:38 PM Tracy Earnshaw <tearnshaw at rsd13.org> wrote:

> What about *All American Boys*?  From what I remember, it's lighter than *The
> Hate U Give* but still about racial injustice.
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> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 12:06 PM Lizanne Johnson <
> ljohnson1 at groton.k12.ct.us> wrote:
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>> 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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