On this day, Ann Petry was born, and would later write a classic novel, The Street. This novel explores issues of race, class, gender, motherhood, and more in 1940s Harlem.
A few resources are listed below.
NPR: http://www.npr.org/2008/06/16/91556698/an-unflinching-street-view-of-the-american-dream
PBS: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americannovel/video/ANthestreet.html
Voices From the Gaps: http://voices.cla.umn.edu/artistpages/petryAnn.php
Read about the author of The Cambion Chronicles at The Brown Bookshelf.
Toni Morrison was born February 18, 1931, in Lorain, Ohio. For more information about this award-winning author, click on the following links:
http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/m/toni-morrison.html
http://www.biography.com/people/toni-morrison-9415590
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5262
For lesson plans and ideas for using Toni Morrison’s book, Beloved, click on Thinkfinity, and type in Beloved in the search box.
Read about these this dynamic mother daughter team on The Brown Bookshelf.
Read about the author of Pull, Die Trying and Other Stories, and Being God, on The Brown Bookshelf.
Read about Veronica Chambers, author of Marisol and Magdalena and other books, on The Brown Bookshelf.
Read about the author of the book, Black Boy, White School, on The Brown Bookshelf.
Traci L. Jones, author of young adult books like Standing Against the Wind, Finding My Place and Silhouetted by the Blue, is the feature for Day 6 on The Brown Bookshelf. Read more about her at http://thebrownbookshelf.com
I’ve looked into some Reading Challenges, and I decided to create my own personal Reading Challenge. I’m going to attempt two challenges this year. The first one is to read Coretta Scott King Award Books (CSK) and to read a minimum of 12 global books. I confess that I’ve read some of the CSK Books. However, I need to read them again and post my comments and any applicable lesson plans, activities, or resources that tie-in to the book.
In addition to the African American Historical Events posts, I will also begin posting the books I am reading for my challenge.
I’ve been reading some YA books during the summer. Reviews will follow soon. Some of the books I have read are:
Bronxwood by Coe Booth
Incognegro by Matt Johnson
Shooting Star by Fredrick McKissack, Jr.
Chess Rumble by G Neri
