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rachelmanija Aug. 23rd, 2012 12:32 pm)
rachelmanija Aug. 23rd, 2012 12:32 pm)I am holding an online book drive to benefit a middle school/high school in Compton. If you have any young adult or middle grade (children's) books in good condition, you can help create a school library by mailing them to the address at the bottom of this post.
If you don't have any books, please consider linking to this post.
Books with Latino/Latina or African-American protagonists would probably be especially appreciated, as that describes most of the students. The students also love manga and other comics, and were hugely excited when I donated some. Many students can read Spanish, and some primarily read Spanish. Other than that, send anything - fiction or nonfiction.
Lifeline Education Charter School is in a low income area, and textbooks are so expensive that they can't afford to buy other books. Mr. Obed Nartey, with whom I had a lovely talk at the school the other day, is creating a new library/computer lab for the students. He is also starting a book club.
Students are already excited about this... but they need something to read. Please help them out, if you can. I will put up some photos of the library which you helped create, when it launches.
Please send books here. Media mail is the cheapest way to mail books.
Attn: Mr. Obed Nartey
Lifeline Education Charter School
225 South Santa Fe
Compton, CA 90221
If you think you'll send something, please comment, so I can give Mr. Nartey a heads-up to expect some packages.
ETA: If you're thinking of ordering something specifically for the school, Reading in Color has a bunch of book reviews here which might give you some ideas: http://blackteensread2.blogspot.com/p/reviews-by-title.html
She also has several book lists: http://blackteensread2.blogspot.com/p/booklists.html
If you don't have any books, please consider linking to this post.
Books with Latino/Latina or African-American protagonists would probably be especially appreciated, as that describes most of the students. The students also love manga and other comics, and were hugely excited when I donated some. Many students can read Spanish, and some primarily read Spanish. Other than that, send anything - fiction or nonfiction.
Lifeline Education Charter School is in a low income area, and textbooks are so expensive that they can't afford to buy other books. Mr. Obed Nartey, with whom I had a lovely talk at the school the other day, is creating a new library/computer lab for the students. He is also starting a book club.
Students are already excited about this... but they need something to read. Please help them out, if you can. I will put up some photos of the library which you helped create, when it launches.
Please send books here. Media mail is the cheapest way to mail books.
Attn: Mr. Obed Nartey
Lifeline Education Charter School
225 South Santa Fe
Compton, CA 90221
If you think you'll send something, please comment, so I can give Mr. Nartey a heads-up to expect some packages.
ETA: If you're thinking of ordering something specifically for the school, Reading in Color has a bunch of book reviews here which might give you some ideas: http://blackteensread2.blogspot.com/p/reviews-by-title.html
She also has several book lists: http://blackteensread2.blogspot.com/p/booklists.html
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On the other hand, some are ESL readers. But I think nothing so young that it would look insulting, if you know what I mean.
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De-lurking, because: books!
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Thank you very much!
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Please tell him to expect a package from Tulsa, OK. I may not be able to help much with the donated copies of books featuring characters of color, which I agree is tremendously important, but sadly wasn't when I was a young adult back in the iron age, so to that end, also for when I post, could folks mail (separately) a personal check or (maybe better) a money card for B&N? If checks, how should we make them out? Amazon gift certificates maybe? Just throwing ideas around for more ways for people to help, specifically with the whole super-whiteness problem, which might best be solved by buying new/newused books especially for the library.
I would love to help. Books saved my life, and libraries were usually the only thing good about school. If I can pay back a fraction of that? Awesome.
Goddammit, I am having a super-emotional day, otherwise I would not be happycrying.
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Thank you very much!
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If other folks want suggestions, there are some good Science Fiction/Fantasy YA Titles here and here with PoC
Note: This list is intended as a resource. It is not intended to express opinions on the quality, authenticity, or positivity of the portrayals of the characters in the books. The compilers of the list have not read all the books on it. Commentary is by Rachel Manija Brown and reflects her opinions on the books as literature. Please use your own judgment in deciding which books you wish to support.
These were the criteria used to compile the list: 1) The book must be science fiction or fantasy or otherwise not realism, and must have been published, either originally or in reprint, as YA in the USA, 2) The character of color/non-white character must either be the protagonist, if it’s a book with a solo protagonist, or one of an ensemble, if it’s a book with multiple protagonists.
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I just wanted to add that those links are the old versions of lists I made. The current, updated version can be found here: http://rachelmanija.dreamwidth.org/1053100.html
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1) How urgent is this? That is, if it takes me a week or two to get a package together and mail it, would that still be okay?
2) For manga, I often see volumes 3-6 or what not, but not volume 1, when I'm in the bookstore. Should I not send that kind of series book unless I can get a continuous set starting from the first volume, or should I send along what I can find and assume kids will be okay with reading things a little out of sequence/context? (If the latter, I'll try to look for slightly more episodic stuff.)
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Re: manga, I would send what you have. Maybe someone else will send volumes 1-2. But if you do that, yeah, I would try to make it something a bit episodic.
Thank you very much!
PS. Tons of people seem to be sending fantasy/sf in terms of prose books. If you're going to hit a bookshop, maybe look for realistic fiction and/or teen-friendly nonfiction, for some variety.
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