Description
Book SynopsisThis is the third book in a three volume series celebrating and examining about the work of 11 of the most prominent African American authors since 2000. The eleven identified authors are Andrea Davis Pinkney, Coe Booth, Sheila P. Moses, Kwame Alexander, Kekla Magoon, Jason Reynolds, Varian Johnson, Renee Watson, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nnedi Okorafor, and Lamar Giles. These authors build on the work of the authors in books two and three. The chapter authorslibrarians and established and emerging scholars in the field of young adult literature--survey the work of each author, their accolades, and how audiences responded to their work. Each chapter highlights a single work and discusses how it might be taught in a classroom with a focus on introductory, during, and concluding activities for individuals, small groups and the whole class. This volume is a resource for classroom teachers, teacher educators, reading specialists, librarians, and other educators who study, research, and read y
Table of Contents
Foreword: Jewell Davis
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Steven T. Bickmore and Shanetia P. Clark
Chapter 1: Andrea Davis Pinkney: Taking a Rhythm Ride through Motown
Dawan Coombs
Chapter 2: Coe Booth: Reclaiming Humanity in Stories about Urban Life
Desiree Cueto and Wanda Brooks
Chapter 3: Sheila P. Moses: The Legend of Buddy Bush and Beyond Narrative
Shimikqua E. Ellis
Chapter 4: “As In” An Award Winning Writer: Kwame Alexander
Bryan Ripley Crandall
Chapter 5: From Ordinary to Extraordinary: Kekla Magoon
Kimberly N. Parker
Chapter 6: Jason Reynolds: The Boy in the Black Suit and the Struggle with Grief
Dani Rimbach-Jones and Steven T. Bickmore
Chapter 7: Varian Johnson: Discovering the Mysteries of Our Past through The Parker Inheritance
Alex Corbitt
Chapter 8: Renee Watston: Love Above All—Unpacking Piecing Me Together
Shanetia P. Clark
Chapter 9: Tiffany D. Jackson: Shining a Light on Missing Black Girls through Creative Narratives in Monday’s Not Coming
Steven T. Bickmore and Gretchen Rumohr
Chapter 10: Nnedi Okorafor: An Origin Story
Oluwaseun Animashaun
Chapter 11: Lamar Giles: Exploring the Ins and Outs of Community in Not so Pure and Simple
Morgan Jackson
