Here are seventeen original short stories that reflect young adults' views on friendships and prejudice, expectations and disappointments, and conn...
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Apr 20, 2010
Melissa
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Completed: 12/09
Snapshot: An inconsistent collection! I found some stories preachy, some unrealistic, and others probably out of the realm of my students’ interests. Among the stories that struck me as potentially meaningful for my students, however, were Rita William-Garcia’s “Into the Game,” Gloria Gonzalez’s “Viva New Jersey,” Julius Lester’s “The Child,” and Danny Romero’s “The Alley,” each of which considers themes of identity formation as treated by a Latino/a or African Amer More...
Snapshot: An inconsistent collection! I found some stories preachy, some unrealistic, and others probably out of the realm of my students’ interests. Among the stories that struck me as potentially meaningful for my students, however, were Rita William-Garcia’s “Into the Game,” Gloria Gonzalez’s “Viva New Jersey,” Julius Lester’s “The Child,” and Danny Romero’s “The Alley,” each of which considers themes of identity formation as treated by a Latino/a or African Amer More...
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Aug 10, 2008
Sarah
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Fun mix of short stories. Some stories overuse flashbacks, descriptions and action tags. A few stories felt forced.
My favorite stories are ‘Into the Game’ by Williams-Garcia, ‘No Win Phoung’ by Alden R. Carter and 'Winter Hibiscus’ by Minfong Ho, which I felt was the most powerful short story in the collection. ‘Godmother’ by Sharon Bell Mathis created excellent characters. ‘Bride Price’ by Linda Crew uses parts of Children of the River, a YA novel which I’ve read several times and More...
My favorite stories are ‘Into the Game’ by Williams-Garcia, ‘No Win Phoung’ by Alden R. Carter and 'Winter Hibiscus’ by Minfong Ho, which I felt was the most powerful short story in the collection. ‘Godmother’ by Sharon Bell Mathis created excellent characters. ‘Bride Price’ by Linda Crew uses parts of Children of the River, a YA novel which I’ve read several times and More...
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