Profiles in resilience : books for children and teens that center the lived experience of generational poverty / Christina H. Dorr ; foreword by Rudine Sims Bishop.
Appendix D: More inspiring biographies that are too good to miss. Cynthia Rylant -- Matt de la Peña -- Christian Robinson -- Gary Paulsen -- Kelly Yang -- Patricia Polacco -- Elizabeth Acevedo -- Rex Ogle -- Joseph Bruchac -- Jason Reynolds -- Part II: Inspiring stories -- Sonia Sotomayor -- John Lewis -- José Hernández -- Coco Chanel -- Carlos Santana -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -- Wilma Mankiller -- Diane Guerrero -- Homer Hickam -- Barack Obama -- Kamala Harris -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Conclusion -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Works by the storytellers featured in Part I -- Appendix B: Works about the inspiring people featured in Part II -- Appendix C: More stories of resilient characters that are too good to miss -- Appendix D: More inspiring biographies that are too good to miss.
Summary:
"In this book, Dorr discusses the needs of children and teens living in generational poverty; suggests authors, illustrators, and books that depict the struggles and joys of this population; and shares compelling biographies and memoirs of inspirational authors, illustrators, and individuals who were raised in generational poverty"-- Provided by publisher.
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