Profiles in resilience : books for children and teens that center the lived experience of generational poverty / Christina H. Dorr ; foreword by Rudine Sims Bishop.

"In this book, Dorr discusses the needs of children and teens living in generational poverty; suggests authors, illustrators, and books that depict the struggles and joys of this population; and shares compelling biographies and memoirs of inspirational authors, illustrators, and individuals who wer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dorr, Christina H. (Author)
Other Authors: Bishop, Rudine Sims (writer of foreword.)
Language:English
Published: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2022.
Subjects:
Children's literature > Bio-bibliography.
Young adult literature > Bio-bibliography.
Poverty in literature.
Young adult literature.
Children's literature.
Bio-bibliography.
Genre:
Bio-bibliography.
Local Note:
LM copy 1 part of the Library Science Collection.
Physical Description:xxxiii, 190 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Part I: Inspiring storytellers
  • Cynthia Rylant
  • Matt de la Peña
  • Christian Robinson
  • Gary Paulsen
  • Kelly Yang
  • Patricia Polacco
  • Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Rex Ogle
  • Joseph Bruchac
  • Jason Reynolds
  • Part II: Inspiring stories
  • Sonia Sotomayor
  • John Lewis
  • José Hernández
  • Coco Chanel
  • Carlos Santana
  • Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
  • Wilma Mankiller
  • Diane Guerrero
  • Homer Hickam
  • Barack Obama
  • Kamala Harris
  • Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  • Conclusion
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Works by the Storytellers Featured in Part I
  • Appendix B: Works about the Inspiring People Featured in Part II
  • Appendix C: More Stories of Resilient Characters That Are Too Good to Miss
  • Appendix D: More Inspiring Biographies That Are Too Good to Miss.