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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:07:56 -0800
Well--I'm not sure if these qualify as social justice items but I'll just mention two of my personal favorites--Let Me Play: the story of Title IX by Karen Blumenthal and Hitler Youth by Susan Bartoletti.
I recommended Let Me Play to my 8th grader and her friends as a way of explaining why I was not involved in girls' sports while growing up. They find it inconceivable (I'm not sure they believe me) that girls were not encouraged to play organized sports (girls' soccer/basketball/softball, etc. didn't exist in my community--only open to boys) before 1975 or so. My only option was cheerleading.
On a more serious not, Hitler Youth is, in my opinion, a chilling look at how evil can permeate society via youthful innocence and rebellion. Bartoletti's journalistic skills are outstanding.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:43 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] Social Justice in Books for Children and Teens
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*It's time to begin our discussion for the second part of November: Social Justice in Books for Children and Teens.
One way to begin approaching our topic is to look at some of the books that have been received recognition by the annual **Jane Addams Children's Book Award, which is given annually by the Women's International Legaue for Peace and Freedom to "children's books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races."
The 54th Jane Addams Children's Book Awards were given in New York City on October 19. Go to
http://www.janeaddamspeace.org/index.asp
to see the award winners, read their remarks, and link to the complete list of Jane Addams Award books.
Recent Jane Addams Award recipient Beverley Naidoo was in Wisconsin last
week, speaking here on the UW-Madison campus, and then at the International Children's Literature Conference at UW-Milwaukee. In books
that include the recent Addams winner "Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope," she has written about the lives of children and teens in South Africa before, during and after apartheid, as well as stories about refugees and the struggle for justice in other African nations. In exploring the lives of children growing up in dire circumstances, she has helped young readers around the world make essential connections to social justice issues on a global scale. Sometimes these issues resonate in their own lives. Regardless, they have the power to foster young readers' understanding of themselves as citizens--caring citizens--of the world.
Megan
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:07:56 -0800
Well--I'm not sure if these qualify as social justice items but I'll just mention two of my personal favorites--Let Me Play: the story of Title IX by Karen Blumenthal and Hitler Youth by Susan Bartoletti.
I recommended Let Me Play to my 8th grader and her friends as a way of explaining why I was not involved in girls' sports while growing up. They find it inconceivable (I'm not sure they believe me) that girls were not encouraged to play organized sports (girls' soccer/basketball/softball, etc. didn't exist in my community--only open to boys) before 1975 or so. My only option was cheerleading.
On a more serious not, Hitler Youth is, in my opinion, a chilling look at how evil can permeate society via youthful innocence and rebellion. Bartoletti's journalistic skills are outstanding.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2007 7:43 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] Social Justice in Books for Children and Teens
*
*It's time to begin our discussion for the second part of November: Social Justice in Books for Children and Teens.
One way to begin approaching our topic is to look at some of the books that have been received recognition by the annual **Jane Addams Children's Book Award, which is given annually by the Women's International Legaue for Peace and Freedom to "children's books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races."
The 54th Jane Addams Children's Book Awards were given in New York City on October 19. Go to
http://www.janeaddamspeace.org/index.asp
to see the award winners, read their remarks, and link to the complete list of Jane Addams Award books.
Recent Jane Addams Award recipient Beverley Naidoo was in Wisconsin last
week, speaking here on the UW-Madison campus, and then at the International Children's Literature Conference at UW-Milwaukee. In books
that include the recent Addams winner "Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope," she has written about the lives of children and teens in South Africa before, during and after apartheid, as well as stories about refugees and the struggle for justice in other African nations. In exploring the lives of children growing up in dire circumstances, she has helped young readers around the world make essential connections to social justice issues on a global scale. Sometimes these issues resonate in their own lives. Regardless, they have the power to foster young readers' understanding of themselves as citizens--caring citizens--of the world.
Megan
-- Megan Schliesman, Librarian Cooperative Children's Book Center School of Education University of Wisconsin-Madison 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706 608-262-9503 608-262-4933 (fax) schliesman at education.wisc.edu www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ _______________________________________________ CCBC-Net mailing list CCBC-Net at ccbc.education.wisc.edu Visit this link to read archives or to unsubscribe... http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/mailman/listinfo/ccbc-netReceived on Wed 21 Nov 2007 02:07:56 PM CST
