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Autobiography of My Dead Brother
by Walter Dean Myers (2005)
National Book Award Finalist
Inner city boys, struggling to stay out of gang/crime life, unsure of how to stand up and act like a man, and unsure how art and music and childhood friendship meshes with the violent world they're faced with. Contains drawings and cartoons by narrator/1st person lead, a graphic novel feel. Music of gospel & jazz.
Worldview/Teaching Philosophy I need to work out: I think kids (and adults) of all race/culture/socio-economic backgrounds should read a wide variety of points of view, but not just to say "see, black people write books too..." or "some kids grow up this way..." -- I want to remind kids of the common bond they shared in kindergarten, the commonality of daily life that goes under skin color...
I'll have to come back to this...
1 comment:
i think you are right that the focus of multi-cultural reading needs to be the underlying human-ness of us all. i'd love to hear more of your thoughts in that regard as you work through them.
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