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RECOMMENDED READING

THE SISTAHOOD has been selected by the AAP's Publishing Latino Voices for America Task Force has created this Latino Recommended Reading List in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. Check out the link below for other Latino authors that have also been selected at: www.getcaughtreading.org/book_list.htm


NEW CONTEST

Author E-Fierce Promotes Her New Young Adult Novel The Sista Hood: On The Mic With an Educators Lesson Plan Contest; Enter a Lesson Plan To Win a Free I-Pod!

Deadline: JANUARY 31, 2007

WHO: Teachers, Librarians, Writers and After-School Workers.

WHAT:

The Sista Hood: On the Mic Educators Lesson Plan Contest. Submit a Lesson/Activity Plan to contest@sisteroutsider.biz. Make sure your lesson/activity plan has clear instructions and outcomes.

The author, E-Fierce will give a free writing workshop or reading to anyone in NYC who submits a lesson plan, and one winner will be chosen by FEBRUARY 15, 2007 to receive the free i-Pod Nano. Selected lesson plans will be chosen for the free national online curriculum. The book is available in stores or on Amazon.com. If you are a teacher, educator or youth worker you can request one to efierce@thsistahood.com for FREE

CONTEST DETAILS:

We are looking for lessons plans that can be implemented in after-school/community based youth programs, and English or History high school classes; that create dialogue in multi-cultural situations; that create dialogue on topics that are difficult to voice (sexuality, race, language, nationality, gender); that create and build alliance among different cultures. Some questions to consider while developing lesson: Who is your support when nobody else seems to listen? Who decides who your friends are? Who decides who you got to love? How do you learn to love yourself when nobody else seems to love you? These are the kind of questions the book seeks to address and inspire young adults to talk about. These questions will help your students talk about these same issues in an academic and creative environment. For further questions: check us out at www.thesistahood.com, email at efierce@thesistahood.com

ABOUT THE BOOK:

The Sista Hood: On The Mic is a universal coming of age story for youth ages 13-18, with a modern twist that is presented in the fresh and heartwarming tale of high school hip-hop performers. The author, E-Fierce, delves into the ever-changing and ever-entertaining world of high school students, focusing on Mariposa, a tough Puerto Rican girl who explodes on the mic. But for all of her verbal vigor, deep down inside she is just a girl trying to fit in. She seamlessly weaves the students' racial tensions and raging hormones together to give a rich and compelling portrait of urban high school life.

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