Five copies of each of these titles are available for students in Professor Santiago's RED4844 course at the North Campus ASC in the first floor of the library building (building 62). Ask for the book by name at the ASC front desk.
Books will be checked out to students for one week. If you need more time, bring the book back and re-check it out.
Your student ID can be used for check out.
Title: The Crossover
Author: Kwame Alexander
Reader Level: 10-12 years or grades 5-7
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Realistic Fiction, Poetry (free verse), Sports (basketball), African-American, Brothers
Title: Ghost
Author: Jayson Reynolds
Reader Level: 10-12 years or grades 5-7
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Realistic fiction, Sports (track), African-American, Identity/ coming of age
Title: The Night Diary
Author: Veera Hiranandani
Reader Level: 8-12 years or grades 3-7
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Historical fiction (1940s Pakistan & India), religious identity (Hindu, Muslim), family relationships, loss, diary/ epistolary fiction
Awards and/or Recognition:
Title: Hurricane Child
Author: Kacen Callender (formerly Kheryn Callender)
Reader Level: Grades 4-6
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Caribbean literature, realistic fiction, family relationships, coming of age, LGBTQ+ experience, bullying
Awards and/or Recognition:
Title: Esperanza Rising
Author: Pam Munoz Ryan
Reader Level: 8+ years or grades 6-8
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Historical fiction (1900s America, Great Depression), poverty & homelessness, migration, Hispanic-American literature, Mexican-American literature
Awards and/or Recognition:
Title: The Witch Boy
Author: Molly Knox Ostertag
Reader Level: 8-12 years or grades 3-7
Genre/ Themes/ Interests: Graphic novel, Fantasy/ magic, Family relationships, Identity (gender)