Category Archives: Human Rights Issues
Adult Books: “Reign of Error”
Reign of Error by Diane Ravitch It’s one thing to say we are going to better educate American kids, bringing them all to the top of the pack. While any logical person might wonder how 100% of children can be … Continue reading
Posted in Controversial Issue/Debate, Human Rights Issues, Non-fiction
Tagged Adult books for teens, charter schools, Common Core standards, Death and Life of the American School System, Diane Ravitch, education, public education, public schools, Reign of Error, standardized testing, teacher tenure
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Dystopian Fiction Flow Chart
Happy New Year and welcome back to school! This cool “So You Loved The Hunger Games–What Should You Read Next?” flow chart was shared with me–and the link is to the Boston Public library, but they got it from the … Continue reading
Posted in Classic Fiction, Controversial Issue/Debate, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Human Rights Issues, Movie Tie-In, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature
Tagged book reviews, Boston Public library, flow chart, future dystopia, Hunger Games readalike, infographic, Lawrence Public Library, YA fiction, YA literature
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“The Book Thief”
I’ve got to see the movie–for those of you who haven’t read the book yet, here’s my original review comparing it to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. The Book Thief is one you need to make time to read. … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: “The Round House”
The Round House by Louise Erdrich Joe and his dad Bazil are a bit worried about Joe’s mom. She isn’t home on time and there’s no indication of where she’s gone off to. Worried enough that they borrow a car—she … Continue reading
Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Human Rights Issues, Literary Read Alike, Multicultural
Tagged Adult books for teens, American Indians, attempted murder, book reviews, coming of age, family problems, fiction, First Peoples, Indian reservations, Indian women, justice, mystery, National Book Award winner, Native Americans, Ojibwa Indians, race relations, rape, sexual assault
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Movie Tie-In: Ender’s Game (Twentieth Anniversary Edition audiobook)
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (Twentieth Anniversary Edition Audiobook) Ender Wiggins is a rare genius who may save the world from alien ‘buggers’ if he can prove himself in Battle School, and rise to the top command post. Of … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: Biography: “Breaking Night”
Breaking Night by Liz Murray Being the child of drug addicts makes for a life both frightening and weird. There’s no stability, the strangers in house can be anyone, including child sexual predators. And the parents themselves are pretty … Continue reading
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