Issue: October 2009

by Andrea Baily, April Sanders, Patricia Sosa-Sanchez, University of North Texas, Denton, TX When incorporating varied literature into school curriculum and/or the classroom, those choices should logically reflect many stories that eventually are woven into a mosaic of understanding, but are students getting this international perspective from the literature found in their classrooms and libraries? [...]

By Ragina Shearer & Mary Amanda Stewart, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Once an immigrant arrives in the destination country, there is yet another journey that begins. Often, this journey is overlooked because it takes place in the heart, mind, and inner being of the recent immigrant. Many of our students are greatly affected [...]

By Tami Morton, Lois Knezek, & Betty Reily, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Children’s and adolescent literature is a wonderful starting place for young readers to begin considering and understanding experiences of immigration to the United States. Many talented authors have provided characters with whom many children and young adults can relate. Milly Lee [...]

Janelle B. Mathis, University of North Texas, Denton, TX Stories of immigration to the United States are not new in children’s and adolescent literature. Earlier stories often depict immigration in a joyful, nostalgic way as people journeyed to America, most frequently from Europe, in search of a better way of life. However, recent titles explore [...]