LSSL 5385 Lit For Young Adults

  Module 3: Contemporary Realistic Fiction Dear Martin by Nic Stone Bibliography Stone, Nic. Dear Martin . Crown Books for Young Readers. 2017. ISBN-13  978-1101939499  Plot Summary After trying to help his drunk friend, Melo, the protagonist Justyce is arrested through a misunderstanding. This terrible experience leaves him wondering about injustice and prejudice against black people and how that affects and surrounds his life. Through a letter to Martin Luther King, Justyce expresses his experiences as a black teenager and tries making sense of his culture and beliefs. Faced with challenges such as constantly debating with a white, privileged teenager, Jared, the struggle of picking the right girlfriend or the right college or the right friends, constant hate crimes against black people who end up dead, family trauma, death and grief of his friend, he rises up against injustice and tries to find his voice and stand up for his beliefs and values, defending and being prou...

  Module 2: Book Access Mexikid by Pedro Martin (Newbery Honor Award Winner) Bibliography Martin, Pedro. Mexikid . Dial Books. August 2023. ISBN-13: 978-0593462294. Plot Summary The story follows Peter or Pedro, a young Mexican American boy with a large family. They set off on a family trip to Mexico to help his grandpa move over to the USA. Throughout the trip, they are met with challenges such as the fake fireworks seller, the road bandits, and the dead deer. Not only do the challenges help them bond as a family but also the experiences help them bond such as packing, sharing old stories about when his parents worked, talking about their hobbies and interests such as the action figures, going to the mercado, and trying to do the Mexican grito. These experiences also help Pedro learn more about his culture and his family’s traditions and history and ultimately make him feel proud of his family and its heritage. Critical Analysis  There is a lot of back and forth dialogue betw...

Module 1 Introduction to Young Adults and Their Literatures Book #1 Concrete Rose by Angie Thomas Bibliogra phy  Thomas, Angie. Concrete Rose . New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. ISBN-13 978-0062846716.     2.  Plot Summary  The plot of the book follows Maverick Carter who faces the struggle of living in a low income household, his dad is in prison, and his mom has to work two jobs to maintain the family. Maverick is then faced with the challenge of being a father at the mere age of 17 years old. He struggles with keeping up with the gang leader image his father had, dealing drugs and leading a dangerous lifestyle, or leaving that all behind to be a responsible father to his incoming baby. It is later revealed that Maverick's daughter, Star, goes on to be the protagonist of The Hate U Give, also written by Angie Thomas.     3.  Critical Analysis    This book intertwines two major stories and p...