Social Issues

Hush by: jacqueline Woodson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JH6-69CgNkA Click the link ^ to get a taste of your book!

Bad Boy By: Walter Dean Meyers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QZGbkF2ez4 Click the link ^ to get a “taste “ of your book!

A corner of the universe by: Ann m. martin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or6_vLS2v-8 Click the link ^ to get a “taste” of this novel!

Amina's Voice by: Hena Khan Sadly, there isn’t a trailer for this book, but let me tell you a little bit about it! Amina has never been comfortable in the spotlight. She is happy just hanging out with her best friend, Soojin. Except now that she’s in middle school everything feels different. Soojin is suddenly hanging out with Emily, one of the “cool” girls in the class, and even talking about changing her name to something more “American.” Does Amina need to start changing too? Or hiding who she is to fit in? While Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.

The Pants Project by Cat Clarke Another book that didn’t have a trailer, but here’s what you need to know: "My name is Liv (Not Olivia)... I'm not technically a girl. I'm Transgender. Which is a bit like being a transformer. Only not quite as cool because I probably won't get to save the world one day." Liv knows he was always meant to be a boy, but with his new school's terrible dress code, he can't even wear pants. Only skirts. Operation: Pants Project begins! The only way for Liv to get what he wants is to go after it himself. But to Liv, this isn't just a mission to change the policy―it's a mission to change his life. And that's a pretty big deal.

Finishing up Now that you’re done with the trailers, pick two that you would be interested in reading (choose these as a group). Once deciding on the two, but be sure to also write a key word or phrase that represents WHY you chose those books.