Today’s Schedule3:30-4:00=Muliticultural and Love books.

4-5:15=Show & Tell

5:15-5:35= BREAK!

5:35-7:20= A Visit with Ms. Lynn Miller, Ballard Teen Librarian.

Multicultural Literature

Authentic multicultural literature is written by a person who is a member of the culture about which s/he is writing NOT written by a person of another cultural or ethnic group who thinks they know what life is like in another culture.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

Always Running: La Vida Loca Gang Days in L.A.

American Born Chinese by Gene Yang

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos

Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Meyers

Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child

By Elva Trevino Hart

Beacon Hill BoysBy Ken Mochizuki

Bigmama Didn’t Shop at Woolworth’s by Suny Nash

Bucking the SargeBy Christopher Paul Curtis

HeavenBy Angela Johnson

LocomotionBy Jacqueline Woodson

Little Cricket by Jackie Brown

A Step from Heaven by An Na

Multicultural Review SourcesKalieidoscope A Multicultural Booklist for Grade K-8, fourth

edition. (Hansen-Krening, Aoki & Mizokawa, 2003).Through Indian Eyes: The Native Exeprience in Books for

Children, fourth edition. (Slapin & Seale, 1998)Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults,

2000 (Schon).  AWARD ListsThe Coretta Scott King Award-given to the African-American

author whose book published in the preceding year is judged to be the most outstanding inspirational and educational literature for young readers.

The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature=honors outstanding work for Asian-American authors and illustrators.  www.apalaweb.org/awards/awards.htm

The Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature-annual recognizes he author of what is considered to be the best work written at the secondary level that authentically and engagingly portrays Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United states. www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html

The Pura Belpre Award-every other year honors the Latino author of what is considered to be the work that best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience

Reforma List….

LOVE & SEX!Clark,  Catherine So Inn LoveA summer job and a romance with her coworker are just what Liza is looking for, but she wonders whether she is really falling in love, why the relationship has to be secret, and whether she is being played.

Davidson,  Dana Jason and KyraHandsome and popular Jason tries to come to terms with his irascible, often absent father and his growing attraction to the quiet, studious Kyra.

Dokey,  Cameron The Storyteller's DaughterShahrazad risks her life by marrying the king and hoping through her stories to restore the king's heart, but is their bond strong enough to hold them together when unexpected danger erupts?

Edwards,  Jo Go FigureTired of being the "fat girl", Ryan is on a mission to shed more than a few pounds and start a new relationship now that her ex-boyfriend is a rock star on the cover of Rolling Stone.

Garfinkle,  Debra Storky: How I lost my nickname and won the girlMichael "Storky" Pomerantz's journal describes his freshman year, from dealing with his mother's dating his dentist to attempting to win the heart of the girl he loves.

Goldschmidt,  Judy Raisin Rodriguez and the Big-Time SmoochStill corresponding through her blog with her friends who live across the country, Raisin records her hopes and worries as she tries to obtain her first kiss from the long-lashed and cinnamon-scented CJ Mullen.

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