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Children's Literature-- but for everyone

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Seven years before Brown v. Board of Education , the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools. Discover their incredible story in Separate Is Never Equal , a picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh. Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book A Robert F. Sibert Honor Book STARRED REVIEW *"Masterfully combines text and folk-inspired art to add an important piece to the mosaic of U.S. civil rights history." ― Kirkus Reviews Brown v. Board of Education ended segregation in schools across America.

When her family moved to the town of Westminster, California, young Sylvia Mendez was excited about enrolling in her neighborhood school. But she and her brothers were turned away and told they had to attend the Mexican school instead. Sylvia could not understand why-she was an American citizen who spoke perfect English. Why were the children of Mexican families forced to attend a separate school?

Unable to get a satisfactory answer from the school board, the Mendez family decided to take matters into its own hands and organized a lawsuit. In the end, the Mendez family's efforts helped bring an end to segregated schooling in California in 1947, seven years before the landmark Supreme Court ruling in

Author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh writes in his notes, "My hope is that this book will help children and young people learn about this important yet little known event in American history. I also hope that they will see themselves reflected in Sylvia's story and realize that their voices are valuable."

Using his signature illustration style and incorporating his interviews with Sylvia Mendez, as well as information from court files and news accounts, Tonatiuh tells the inspiring story of the Mendez family's fight for justice and equality, a fight that is as relevant today as it was 75 years ago.

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

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Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation

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Sandra Cisneros

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woman hollering creek: and other stories

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mexican americans - social life and customs

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modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

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Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories

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Woman Hollering Creek: And Other Stories [Sandra Cisneros] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. A collection of stories, whose characters give voice to the vibrant and varied life on both sides of the Mexican border. The women in these stories offer tales of pure discovery

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Reading tip: Start with the conclusion. There are bullet point lists scattered throughout with qualities of good teachers. Use this to preview.

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Three teachers talk about a different way to teach.

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Reading tip: Preview the 4 types of capital first. If this one seems impossible, it's not wrong to look up a summary. Also, this is the work that Tara Yosso (above) responds to

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Gloria Anzaldua

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borderlands/la frontera: the new mestiza

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Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza, Fourth Edition

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Literary Nonfiction. Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. LGBT Studies. Fourth Edition. Rooted in Gloria Anzaldúa's experience as a Chicana, a lesbian, an activist, and a writer, the essays and poems in this volume profoundly challenged, and continue to challenge, how we think about identity. BORD...

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Reading tip: Preview using highlights and the funds of knowledge char

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Funds of Knowledge moll amanti neff gonzales sc

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Whose culture has capital? By Tara Yosso

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Whose culture has capital? By Tara Yosso

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Reading tip: skip ahead to the chart, then circle back to the beginning.

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These pieces are here because you (the PALS) reference these ideas as you talk about your critiques and dreams for education. Not gonna lie...these are harder reads, but with persistence and guidance, you can get meaning from these texts.

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Piri Thomas

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Ta-Nehisi Coates

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african americans - united states - public opinion

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african americans - united states - social conditions

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biography & autobiography / personal memoirs

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social science / discrimination & race relations

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Hailed by Toni Morrison as "required reading," a bold and personal literary exploration of America's racial history by "the single best writer on the subject of race in the United States" (The New York Observer)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNE...

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Kekla Magoon

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historical - united states - 20th century

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people & places - united states - african american

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juvenile fiction / historical / united states / 20th century

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juvenile fiction / people & places / united states / african american

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juvenile fiction / social themes / prejudice & racism

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juvenile fiction/historical - united states - 20th century

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juvenile fiction/social themes - prejudice & racism

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young adult fiction / historical / united states / 20th century

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young adult fiction / people & places / united states / african american

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young adult fiction / social themes / prejudice & racism

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A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor BookCowritten by Malcolm X's daughter, this riveting and revealing novel follows the formative years of the man whose words and actions shook the world.Malcolm Little's parents have always told him that he can achieve anything, but from what he c...

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Angie Thomas

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Kekla Magoon

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Good to read on your own, with a "pal", for English class independent reading assignments, etc.