2017 LIS 7190 Social Justice and Children’s/YA Literature

Here it is! My LIS 7190 Social Justice and Children’s/YA Literature reading list for summer 2017!

Almost-Final Reading List (in alphabetical order)

1. Alko, Selina. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
2. Austrian, J.J.. Illustrated by Mike Curato. Worm Loves Worm
3. Budhos, Marina. Watched
4. Charleyboy, Lisa and Mary Beth Leatherdale (eds.) Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
5. Cohn, Diana. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes We Can! Janitor Strike in LA
6. Elliott, Zetta. A Wish After Midnight
7. Favilli, Elena. Illustrated by Francesca Cavallo. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
8. Friedman, Darlene. Illustrated by Roger Roth. Star of the Week
9. Gansworth, Eric. If I Ever Get Out of Here
10. Gonzalez, Maya Christina. Call Me Tree/Llámame Árbol
11. Harris, Duchess and Sue Bradford Edwards. Hidden Human Computers
12. Herrington, John. Mission to Space
13. Jensen, Kelly (ed.) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
14. Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice
15. Lambert, Meghan Dowd. Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Real Sisters Pretend
16. Lester, Julius. Illustrated by Karen Barbour. Let’s Talk About Race
17. Levine, Ellen. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
18. Levy, Dana Alison. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
19. National Geographic. 1001 Inventions & Awesome Facts From Muslim Civilization
20. Nelson, Marilyn. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. A Wreath for Emmett Till
21. Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
22. Okorafor, Nnedi. Akata Witch
23. Perez, Ashley Hope. Out of Darkness
24. Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola. Eighth-Grade Superzero
25. Rivera, Lilliam. The Education of Margot Sanchez
26. Schatz, Kate. Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. Rad American Women A-Z
27. Schatz, Kate. Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. Rad Women Worldwide
28. Smith, Mychal Denzel. Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching
29. Starr, Arrigon. Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers #1
    • https://www.nativerealities.com/products/tales-of-the-mighty-code-talkers-1
30. Tamaki, Mariko. Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Skim
31. Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give
32. Tingle, Tim. Illustrated by Rorex Bridges. Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom.
33. Ursu, Anne. Illustrated by Erin McGuire. The Real Boy
34. Woodson, Jacqueline. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Each Kindness
35. Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers and Saints
36. Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
37. Yogi, Stan and Laura Atkins. Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
38. Zoboi, Ibi. American Street

Course Textbook

1. Naidoo, Campbell Jamie and Sarah Park Dahlen. Diversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors Through Reading

Readings and Assignments for the First Week of Class

Week 1 ~ June 5 Monday ~ Occupy Children’s Literature: #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Readings

• Larrick, Nancy. (1965). The All White World of Children’s Books. Saturday Review, 63-65
  • http://www.longwood.edu/staff/miskecjm/384larrick.pdfs
• Horning, Kathleen T. (2014 May 1). Children’s Books: Still an All-White World? School Library Journal.
  • http://www.slj.com/2014/05/diversity/childrens-books-still-an-all-white-world/
• Derman-Sparks, Louise. (2013) An Updated Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books. Teaching for Change.
  • http://www.tfcbooks.org/2013-guide-anti-bias-childrens-books
• DIYL. Editors’ Introduction “Open Books, Open Doors: Cultural Diversity On and Off the Page” (Jamie Campbell Naidoo and Sarah Park Dahlen)
• DIYL. Chapter 1 “Voices of Experience: Promoting Acceptance of Other Cultures” (Carol Doll and Kasey Garrison)
• DIYL. Chapter 2 “Opening Doors to Understanding: Developing Cultural Competence through Youth Literature” (Eliza Dresang)

Youth Literature

• Levine, Ellen. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
• Yogi, Stan and Laura Atkins. Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up

Week 1 ~ June 7 Wednesday ~ Power & Liberation Through the Word

Readings

• Nodelman, Perry.  (1992). The Other: Orientalism, Colonialism, and Children’s Literature. Children’s Literature Association Quarterly 1(17), 29-35.
• McIntosh, Peggy. (1988). White Privilege:  Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work on Women’s Studies.
• Taxel, Joel. (2010). The Economics of Children’s Book Publishing in the 21^st Century. Handbook of Research on Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Edited by Shelby Wolf, Karen Coats, Patricia A. Enciso, and Christine Jenkins. Routledge. PDF.

• Low, Jason. (2013 June 17). Why Hasn’t the Number of Multicultural Books Increased in Eighteen Years? The Open Book: Lee & Low blog.
  • http://blog.leeandlow.com/2013/06/17/why-hasnt-the-number-of-multicultural-books-increased-in-eighteen-years/

• Ehrlich, Hannah. (2017 March 30). The Diversity Gap in Children’s Literature, 2017. The Open Book: Lee & Low blog.
  • http://blog.leeandlow.com/2017/03/30/the-diversity-gap-in-childrens-book-publishing-2017/
• Low, Jason. (2016 January). Where is the Diversity in Publishing? The 2015 Diversity Baseline Survey Results. The Open Book: Lee & Low blog.

• http://blog.leeandlow.com/2016/01/26/where-is-the-diversity-in-publishing-the-2015-diversity-baseline-survey-results/

Youth Literature

• Lester, Julius. Illustrated by Karen Barbour. Let’s Talk About Race
• Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore