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Reminding me of home, my quinceañera and the music that my parents always had playing throughout the house.
Maybe for the older 4th and 5th grade student to talk about how crazy and sometimes ridiculous the political arena can get sometimes.
Perfect for young children to get a visual and understand what he was saying in such an important speech.
Calling all librarians, teachers, reading specialists, book clubbers, parents, and READERS! I highly suggest you read this book over the summer. Read it, digest it, then INCORPORATE it with your students and young readers! It's geared towards elementary and middle school classroom/students but it could easily be incorporated into the secondary classroom as well as book clubs.
UNPUTDOWNABLE historical fiction read that takes you back to the heart of the Harlem Renaissance, highlighting the life and legacy of Jessie Redmon Fauset—a literary powerhouse often overshadowed by the very writers she helped shape. As the first Black woman to serve as the literary editor of The Crisis, she played a pivotal role in discovering and promoting legendary voices like Langston Hughes, Countee Cullen, and Nella Larsen.
The book also shares Fauset’s complicated and secretive affair with W. E. B. Du Bois. The author’s note stresses this is historical fiction but also shares the extensive research she did on this fact.
I loved how the book brings to life such an interesting time in our history filled with artistic revolution and racial uplift - a perfect historical fiction and Black history read!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #historicalfiction #HarlemRenaissance #harlemrhapsody
A great fact to share with our students. Not many adults (including me!) know about Sarah Edmonds so kids and adults will love this book.
Although my daughters really like the story they still said they don't like to share. Oh well! We shared a great story nevertheless!
