Oklahoma Reader v53,2 fall 2017

oice of Freedom Fannie ou amer, S irit of the Civil Rights ovement y a ole o ton eathe o ill t ate y E a olme hil en oet y This beautiful book of poetry celebrates the life of Fannie Mae Hamer, a civil rights leader and voting rights activist. Beautiful collage illustrations provide insight into each event presented in chronological order with moving, narrative poetry.

Revolution by Deborah Wiles. 1964 (YA) The summer of 1964 brings great unrest to Sunny’s Mississippi town when there is talk about Freedom Summer where people from the north arrive to help register people to vote.

Freedom Summer by Don Mitchell. 1964 (YA) Three men were lynched in the summer of 1964 for their efforts to register African American voters; contributing to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Strike! The Farm Workers’ Fight for Their Rights by Larry Dane Brimner. 1965 (YA; NF) The story behind California’s migrant Filipino American workers who endured great hardships as they picked grapes is told with images that lend credibility to the facts and the emotions.

Holding up the Earth by Dianne E. Gray. 1869 1900 1936 1960’s (YA) Hope learns about the families that came before her foster mother through journals, letters, and listening to stories; a homestead claim for a sod house constructed, hobos looking for food, fallout shelters, civil defense missiles, and Kennedy’s assassination.

Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai. 1975 (Children; YA) This novel in verse beautifully tells the story of Ha, a ten-year old Vietnamese girl, and her family’s journey from escaping the fall of Saigon to live in Alabama.

Time Period 2000’s Upside Down and in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana. 2005 (YA) Hurricane Katrina ruins a birthday party, with the family trying to survive water rushing, rescue boats, and the experience of the Superdome.

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