Welcome to Litsy!

This #YA book published in 1997 & written by a high school English teacher deals with the tough subjects of child physical and sexual abuse. It‘s part of a recent #bookhaul (others shown in the stack) to put in #LittleFreeLibraries in the Housing projects I work at. While the subject matter is harsh, if it helps one kid speak up and ask for help for themselves or someone else, it‘s worth it.
As for #24b4Monday, it‘s been awhile since I could ⬇️

Draper tackles tough teen issues in this trilogy.

“Helping to supervise gym at summer school” AKA getting paid to read. I enjoyed this sequel MUCH more than Tears of a Tiger. Still a bit overdramatized for me, but the writing was clearer and the storyline felt more thought-out. This will definitely lead to interesting discussions during class. Now onto the third one!

Relaxing with my book and a marg after a long double.

It's a Sharon Draper kind of week. On to book 3 of trilogy

This RF Coretta Scott King award winning book would be perfect for LC. This book is about a young teen who is trying to go throughout his life while struggling with the death of his aunt. This book is definitely for older students so I would use LC for them to talk about their feelings about the book in them. I would show my students this book trailer to get them excited to read. https://youtu.be/jGqE9UaIxMM