1. Poverty and Visionary Titles
What to look for in a book!

2. What to look for in a book:
Topic related to poverty and/ or income inequality
Focus on a visionary character
Can be domestic or international
Choose a book at or slightly above your reading level
Honors– must get approval from Sullivan

3. Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Modern– American Indian reservation
American Indian boy goes to white school
Easy reading level

4. First They Killed My Father
Loung Ung
1970’s Cambodia
Middle class family loses everything due to Khmer Rouge
Author is activist today
Easy reading level

5. The Help Kathryn Stockett 1950’s Mississippi
White writer tells story of black maids
Her book gathers attention and helps promote change
Middle reading level

6. Kaffir Boy Mark Mathabane Apartheid South Africa
Author grows up in slums
Works toward education and athletic success
Mid-high reading level

7. The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald 1920’s New York
Gatsby seeks wealth and love
Visionary ideas of a new life
Mid-high reading level