Brendan Kiely
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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"All too many kids of color get 'the talk.' The talk about where to keep their hands, how to wear their clothes, how to speak, how to act around police-an honest talk, a talk about survival in a racist world. The get "the talk" because they must. But white kids don't get this talk. Instead, they're barely spoken to about race at all-and that needs to change. The Other Talk begins this much-needed conversation for white kids. In an accessible, anecdotal,...
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Language
English
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[Lasell] Solstice MFA Program Faculty Works (Master List)
Framingham - Banned Books
Regis: Black History Month
STO: Banned & Challenged Books
Framingham - Banned Books
Regis: Black History Month
STO: Banned & Challenged Books
Description
"A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature. In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award-winning novel, two teens--one black, one white--grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. A bag of chips. That's all sixteen-year-old Rashad is looking for at the...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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Managing the challenges of his fractured family by taking Adderall, sneaking drinks, and confiding in an abusive priest, Aidan finds support from new friends including a crush, a wild girl, and a swim-team captain with his own secrets.
