“Some Asian boy got into Princeton and killed himself on the tracks,“ he said.
“Some Asian boy. A talking point- not a life, a person, a brother, a son worth honoring. Some Asian boy as if he didn't have friends and family sitting right there in the room.“
This is a young adult book that talks about very dark but real topics. If I were to implement this, it would be if I was a high school teacher and there was racial slurs or comments going around the school. Having young adults read the book, gives them a new perspective of how it actually affects students.
pickThe Silence that Binds Us (2023) is a great contemporary realistic fiction for young adults. In this moving story, May goes through the struggles of grief from the loss of her brother from suicide to racism in the community. The book focuses primarily on racism and how it affects families and students in schools.
pickSuch a beautiful book! May, a Chinese American teen, is completely shattered when her brother Danny takes his own life. Not only are her and her parents grieving, but a prominent community figure (a rich white dude) publicly accuses May‘s parents of putting too much “pressure” on Danny, thereby driving him to suicide. This sets off a chain of events and May has to decide whether to find her voice and fight back or to be silent. Highly recommend!
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