Crystal Sharp

Thank you for joining us for ACT’s EdChat Tuesday, Hidden Treasures: Discovering Old and New Books. In celebration of this year’s Banned Books Week October 1-7, “Let Freedom Read!” #myAEA @myAEA

@thatruth36691 Adding to my TBR list!

@sharp_teaching A1 "Makes me Wanna Holla" by Nathan McCall. It was a autobiography about a young African American man that had to learn the hard way. He served his time and changed his life ..had a supportive family and options to get his life together.

Thank you for joining us for ACT’s EdChat Tuesday, Hidden Treasures: Discovering Old and New Books. In celebration of this year’s Banned Books Week October 1-7, “Let Freedom Read!” #myAEA @myAEA

@cath94044 @myAEA Thanks, Momma. ❤️

@sharp_teaching @myAEA Thank you for including me and also for sharing! I have learned something today! Enjoyed!

@dtrmnd2mkchnge Thanks for joining me! 😊

@sharp_teaching Great job! @sharp_teaching !

@tmbodine Communication is key!

@sharp_teaching A4: Personally, I have not. I did help support a teacher who had a parent not want their child to read The Watsons go to Birmingham because of the slang in it. We spoke to the parent together to listen to their concerns, then asked the parent for a replacement book suggestion.

@tmbodine Love this one! The Hulu TV adaptation is great as well.

@sharp_teaching A3: Looking for Alaska is a great story about growing up. It is the story of kids who are on the fringes and learn about life together through hardship. Themes include guilt, finding the meaning of life, and hope.

Thank you to everyone who joined us tonight! More information and resources pertaining to Banned Books Week can be found at bannedbooksweek.org! #myAEA

A5. I share what I’m currently reading with my students… I have a special spot on my board for listing my current read. I also ask my students what they enjoy reading and start conversations from there! #myAEA

@dtrmnd2mkchnge I also have a classroom library! Thanks to #booktok I am seeing more and more students with books in their hands!! #myAEA

@sharp_teaching A5 I promote reading by encouraging reading. I have a library for students with several classics and my favorites. #myAEA

@dtrmnd2mkchnge The ALA also has resources on how we can approach challenges in our libraries. ala.org/tools/challeng… #myAEA

@sharp_teaching A4 I have not encountered issues. We can support librarians by promoting literary works that they believe do not get much notoriety, and actively participate in Banned Books Week. #myAEA

@dtrmnd2mkchnge Yes! I wanted to choose this one as well. It is such an important story to read.

@sharp_teaching Q3. It took me a minute to select a book, but I will go with a classic, Toni Morrison's,'Bluest Eye' recants the story of many children of color who are forced to encapsulate society's view of beauty having blonde hair and blue eyes disowning their own features.

@dtrmnd2mkchnge This is on my TBR list!

@sharp_teaching A1. Richard Wright's 'Black Boy' comes to mind. Although the book was written in 1945. The same black boy lives today.