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Kate Dietz asked this question about I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives:

Will this be a good one for a middle school student? I have to read it for my summer homework, but having read many reviews, I'm not sure what it will be like?

F. I could not get through it. Too much "white chick saves the world."

There's a weird stereotype, very much perpetuated here, wherein all white American…moreI could not get through it. Too much "white chick saves the world."

There's a weird stereotype, very much perpetuated here, wherein all white Americans are wealthy.

If you are not a wealthy white American you will feel left out. If you are, you are unlikely to learn anything from this. (less)

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Stephanie I understand your comments, and I am a teacher in a very diverse school district. We have all colors, cultures, and economic status. Not necessarily t ...more
Jul 03, 2018 10:34AM · flag

F. You can help others without money. And nonwhite people can certainly help others. But that's not the message that I, a first generation American, got ...more
Jul 03, 2018 10:39AM · flag

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