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From: sully_at_sully-writer.com
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:26:03 -0700
What I particularly love about Claudette's story is how young she was when she took action and she took it on her own. What a wonderfuly empowering message for young peple that they can be agents of change. The fact that Claudette's case was not championed by the movement largely because of her youth is also a compelling message to young readers about how society, then and now, values young people.
Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian Author, The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb (Holiday House, 2007) Visit my web site, http://www.sully-writer.com Visit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Reading http://sullywriter.wordpress.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullywriter
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Claudette Colvin From: Leah Langby Date: Tue, January 26, 2010 4:13 pm To: "ccbc-net, Subscribers of"
I really liked Claudette Colvin (the book and the person), I love to see well-written original research for KIDS! It was so exciting to read about how Phillip Hoose tracked Claudette down, and very thrilling to read about a part of the bus boycott I had missed, even though I studied it in college. I think it is also really good to have a book that addresses class as well as race. And for kids to see that there are unsung stories, and that there was some tension within the movement--it wasn't all lovey-dovey and inclusive all the time, and STILL it was powerful and amazing.
Another note: My 11-year-old sucked it down. She couldn't put it down!
Leah
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Leah Langby Library Development and Youth Services Coordinator Indianhead Federated Library System 1538 Truax Boulevard Eau Claire, WI 54703-1569 phone: 715-839-5082 ext.114 fax: 715-839-5151 email: langby_at_ifls.lib.wi.us www.ifls.lib.wi.us
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 15:26:03 -0700
What I particularly love about Claudette's story is how young she was when she took action and she took it on her own. What a wonderfuly empowering message for young peple that they can be agents of change. The fact that Claudette's case was not championed by the movement largely because of her youth is also a compelling message to young readers about how society, then and now, values young people.
Edward T. Sullivan, Rogue Librarian Author, The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb (Holiday House, 2007) Visit my web site, http://www.sully-writer.com Visit my blog, Rogue Librarian: All About Books and Reading http://sullywriter.wordpress.com Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/sullywriter
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Claudette Colvin From: Leah Langby Date: Tue, January 26, 2010 4:13 pm To: "ccbc-net, Subscribers of"
I really liked Claudette Colvin (the book and the person), I love to see well-written original research for KIDS! It was so exciting to read about how Phillip Hoose tracked Claudette down, and very thrilling to read about a part of the bus boycott I had missed, even though I studied it in college. I think it is also really good to have a book that addresses class as well as race. And for kids to see that there are unsung stories, and that there was some tension within the movement--it wasn't all lovey-dovey and inclusive all the time, and STILL it was powerful and amazing.
Another note: My 11-year-old sucked it down. She couldn't put it down!
Leah
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Leah Langby Library Development and Youth Services Coordinator Indianhead Federated Library System 1538 Truax Boulevard Eau Claire, WI 54703-1569 phone: 715-839-5082 ext.114 fax: 715-839-5151 email: langby_at_ifls.lib.wi.us www.ifls.lib.wi.us
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