[CASL-L] alternative read

[SanAngelo, Andrew]

*African Town* book has a great audio version as well.

Andrew

On Thu, Mar 24, 2022 at 1:33 PM Cathy Andronik via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
wrote:

> Brand new book in verse about the final voyage of the Clotilda with a
> cargo of men, women, and children from West Africa, 1860:
>
> African Town
> <https://www.amazon.com/African-Town-Charles-Waters/dp/0593322886/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3IXAQFGC0G4QU&keywords=african+town&qid=1648142875&sprefix=african+town%2Caps%2C292&sr=8-1>
> by Charles Waters & Irene Latham.      #ownvoices, too.
>
> *A Sitting in St. James  *by Rita Williams-Garcia might work, too.
>
> Cathy Andronik
> (Retired, Brien McMahon HS)
>
>
>
> On Thursday, 24 March 2022, 12:52:27 pm GMT-4, Jodie D'Alexander <
> jdalexander at region16ct.org> wrote:
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> Can anyone make recommendations for alternatives to *The Adventures of
> Huck Finn*?  Looking for diverse texts and authors that would address the
> experiences of slavery in America that are appropriate for 9-10th graders.
>
> I have a couple titles in mind but I figured I'd ask my fellow CASL
> experts.
>
> Thank you,
>
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