tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post1819985193644457867..comments2024-01-06T06:09:29.140-05:00Comments on An Urban Teacher's Education: Dreams of the Coming Yearjames boutinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-85997295462433824862012-07-25T17:33:48.107-04:002012-07-25T17:33:48.107-04:00Daniel - Thanks so much. I will definitely check t...Daniel - Thanks so much. I will definitely check those books out. I have read What is the What. There's a good movie that goes with that one (not a movie made on the book but about the same topic). We showed it during one of my former school's multicultural weeks, but I can't remember the name. It details the trials of some Lost Boys attempting to deal with their new lives in the United States.james boutinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09625944306253098621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113479300897983388.post-16979957341125449122012-07-24T15:24:25.209-04:002012-07-24T15:24:25.209-04:00There are 2 other books that are related to Fransi...There are 2 other books that are related to Fransisco Jimenez's book The Circuit. The other titles are Reaching Out and Breaking Through. When the 3 are put together they form a chronological journey through his life as an immigrant. These are great books for both students and teachers to read. I have used them with reluctant or struggling readers in grades 6-8 with success.<br /><br />Although it doesn't connect directly to any of the groups you mentioned in your post, I highly recommend the book Bury Me Standing. It is an incredible view into the lives of the Roma people (Gypsies). It is well-written and extremely eye-opening.<br /><br />Dave Egger's book What it the What is also an amazing book. It chronicles the life of Sudanese boy who forced from his village because of war and sets out on an unfathomable trek to freedom.Daniel Scibienskihttp://www.thinkblender.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com