![]() Published in 1970, The Bluest Eye is Toni Morrison's first novel, and centers the trials and tribulations of a young Black girl growing up in post–Depression era Ohio. Pecola Breedlove struggles to thrive while experiencing familial abuse and consistently being diminished as "ugly" by her community for her dark skin. Our aim is to inspire educators to breathe fresh life into lessons around these works by giving students new context to understand why these classics are still relevant today.īe sure to check out the 2022 “Refreshing the Canon” lists for more read-alikes of longtime summer reading picks. Inspired by the most popular titles that emerged, SLJ editors and members of NCTE’s Build Your Stack® Committee have curated this year’s round of “Refreshing the Canon” selections.Īdditionally, we’ve put together multimodal lists of recommendations-including nonfiction, graphic novels, documentaries, and more-that educators can feature in classrooms and libraries alongside the exemplar texts. ![]() ![]() ![]() Last month, SLJ asked librarians and educators to weigh in on which classics should remain on summer reading lists. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |