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)
- Alko, Selina. Illustrated by Sean Qualls. The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
- Austrian, J.J.. Illustrated by Mike Curato. Worm Loves Worm
- Budhos, Marina. Watched
- Charleyboy, Lisa and Mary Beth Leatherdale (eds.) Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices
- Cohn, Diana. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes We Can! Janitor Strike in LA
- Elliott, Zetta. A Wish After Midnight
- Favilli, Elena. Illustrated by Francesca Cavallo. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls
- Friedman, Darlene. Illustrated by Roger Roth. Star of the Week
- Gansworth, Eric. If I Ever Get Out of Here
- Gonzalez, Maya Christina. Call Me Tree/Llámame Árbol
- Harris, Duchess and Sue Bradford Edwards. Hidden Human Computers
- Herrington, John. Mission to Space
- Jensen, Kelly (ed.) Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World
- Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice
- Lambert, Meghan Dowd. Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell. Real Sisters Pretend
- Lester, Julius. Illustrated by Karen Barbour. Let’s Talk About Race
- Levine, Ellen. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
- Levy, Dana Alison. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher
- National Geographic. 1001 Inventions & Awesome Facts From Muslim Civilization
- Nelson, Marilyn. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. A Wreath for Emmett Till
- Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore
- Okorafor, Nnedi. Akata Witch
- Perez, Ashley Hope. Out of Darkness
- Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola. Eighth-Grade Superzero
- Rivera, Lilliam. The Education of Margot Sanchez
- Schatz, Kate. Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. Rad American Women A-Z
- Schatz, Kate. Illustrated by Miriam Klein Stahl. Rad Women Worldwide
- Smith, Mychal Denzel. Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching
- Starr, Arrigon. Tales of the Mighty Code Talkers #1
- Tamaki, Mariko. Illustrated by Jillian Tamaki. Skim
- Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give
- Tingle, Tim. Illustrated by Rorex Bridges. Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom.
- Ursu, Anne. Illustrated by Erin McGuire. The Real Boy
- Woodson, Jacqueline. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. Each Kindness
- Yang, Gene Luen. Boxers and Saints
- Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
- Yogi, Stan and Laura Atkins. Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
- Zoboi, Ibi. American Street
Course Textbook
- 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
- Horning, Kathleen T. (2014 May 1). Children’s Books: Still an All-White World? School Library Journal.
- Derman-Sparks, Louise. (2013) An Updated Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children’s Books. Teaching for Change.
- 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 21st 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.
- Ehrlich, Hannah. (2017 March 30). The Diversity Gap in Children’s Literature, 2017. The Open Book: Lee & Low blog.
- Low, Jason. (2016 January). Where is the Diversity in Publishing? The 2015 Diversity Baseline Survey Results. The Open Book: Lee & Low blog.
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
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