What should I do, and how do I do it without getting fired

I'm gonna order copies of A People's History of the United States, but what else?

  • effervescent [they/them]
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    3 years ago

    There’s lots of theory on here, but representation in fiction is important too. Copypasting my response to this thread here:

    I’m a literacy specialist whose focus for nearly a decade has been on exposing kids to diverse representation through YA lit. There are certain awards which specifically track high-quality YA and are run by the demographics being represented in the recommended books. So as much as possible you’ll avoid the 10 Most Diverse YA Novels listicles written by cishet white dudes

    Some awards to start with:

    And then since that’s literally hundreds of books, here’s a few personal recommendations:

    • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevado
      • CW Familial Death
    • With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevado
      • CW poverty, teen pregnancy
    • Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
      • CW racism, slut shaming
    • Speak by Laurie Halse-Anderson
      • CW sexual assault
    • Monster by Walter D Meyers
      • CW violence, incarceration
    • Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
      • CW homophobia
    • Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
    • Marcelo In The Real World by Francisco X. Stork
      • CW ableism
    • All-American Boys by Brendan Killy and Jason Reynolds
      • CW police brutality, racism
    • Brooklyn Burning by Steve Brezenoff
      • CW homophobia
    • There There by Tommy Orange
      • CW racism, ableism, colonialism, gun violence, sexual assault
      • More appropriate for seniors than for freshman, for example
    • The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
      • CW racism, police brutality, murder
    • On The Comeup by Angie Thomas
      • Haven’t actually read this one but have a colleague who raves about it
    • Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas
      • CW racism, drug use, teen pregnancy, gang violence
    • American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
      • CW racism, heavy visual stereotyping
    • Simon Vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
      • CW homophobia
    • Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
      • CW wartime depictions, family separation, racism
    • Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
      • CW racism
    • All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
      • CW suicidal ideation, trauma, death, ableism