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This Page of AUDIO BOOKS has THREE (3) Selections: 1) "The Watson's Go to Birmingham - 1963"; 2)"The Skin I'm In"; and 3)"The Copper Sun".

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**Title : The Watson's Go to Birmingham - 1963 Author : Christopher Paul Curtis Illustrator : N/A Copyright : 1997 Publisher : Yearling Genre : Histsorical Fiction Grade : 5 - 9 Delivery : Listen to LeVar Burton **

Outstanding story with many belly aching moments as well as tragic and very moving times as well. Students will feel the turmoil of African-Americans in the early sixties during the tumultuous Civl Rights era. Narrated by a fourth grader (Kenny), which connects to the students in his age group as they see the joys, and horrors through his eyes.


 * Writing ** : **Write a one(1) page paper on some of the events that occured in Alabama (or other Southern states) during the summer of 1963. WE know for sure about the Sixttenth Avenue Baptist Church bombing and the four (4) little girls that passed. YOU need to research OTHER things that were happeing at this time.**

media type="custom" key="3792579" **Title : The Skin I'm In Author : Sharon Flake Illustrator : N/A Copyright : 2000 Publisher : Hyperion Books for Children Genre : Realistic Fiction Grade : 6 - 10 Delivery** **: Listen to Sisi Aisha Johnson**

Gripping story at times about an African-American teenager coming of age with so many negative things happening in her life. Living in poverty, bullied and harrassed at school, Dad passed away a couple of years prior, Mom is still mourning. Writing is the Key to her sanity and good things do happen through her perserverance.


 * Writing ****: Beging writting a diary about things that you experience EVERY DAY!! Home, school, dates, shopping, gaming, whatever you do, write a few lines about it. You will write a paper about those experiences that is a creative story with fiction and imagination.**

media type="custom" key="3792619" **Title : Cooper Sun Author : Sharon M. Draper Illustrator : N/A Copyright : 2006 Publisher : Anthemeum Genre : Realistic Historical Fiction Grade : 9 - 12+ Delivery** **: Listen to Sisi Aisha Johnson**

Truly incredible, grim, and powerful story of SLAVERY, the MIDDLE PASSAGE, and AMERICA! This story has such verisimilitude that it was a though the author witnessed and experienced everything. Outstanding read for High School students learning about slavery from Africa to America. The horrors and degradation are crystal clear in these extraordinary descriptions.

** Writing : You are a reporter who is assigned to a plantation in 1855. Write a story for your newspaper from the perspective of the Slave and the Slave owner.**

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Very interesting website about the author with a "Copper Sun" study guide, discussion topics, activities and research topics.