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THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE
DIARY OF A PART-TIME
INDIAN
Sherman Alexie
New York: Little Brown & Co,
2007
ISBN 978-0316013680
+ 12
Bright, 14-year old Arnold
Spirit navigates life between
his Spokane Indian
reservation and the rich,
white school where he goes after a teacher has pleaded
with him to want more. He is tormented by bullies and
his home life on the reservation is problematic, but his
skill in the game of basketball earns him respect and
friendship.
ALL THE COLORS OF THE EARTH
Sheila Hamanaka
New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1999
ISBN 9780688170622
+ 6
Celebrate the colors of
children and the colors of
love. Not black or white or
yellow or red but roaring
brown, whispering gold,
tinkling pink, and more. This
book covers all races and
their colors. Nicely done. A
celebration of everything
that makes us different and
the same.
BEHIND YOU
Jacqueline Woodson
New York: Putnam, 2004.
ISBN 978-0399239885
+ 15
Woodson poetically portrays
the life of an African-American
family, after the death of their
fifteen year-old son Jeremiah
Roselind. Miah was mistakenly
shot by the police when he
was running in Central Park.
Through Ellie’s voice, Miah’s
girlfriend, a white girl, readers
understand how teenagers in
the United States cope with
prejudice and racism.
THE COLORS OF US
Karen Katz
New York: Henry Holt and Co., 2002
ISBN 978-0-8050-7163-4
+ 6
Lena is going to paint a
picture of herself. She wants
to use brown paint for her
skin. But when she and her
mother take a walk through
their neighborhood, she
sees that there are many
different shades and tones
of brown. Seen from an
artist’s point of view, skin
colors are subtle, varied and
cause for celebration!
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