Starting Small: An Inclusive Book Chat
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2 friends discussing the books that have brought us along our journey of advocacy including a look at literature by and about people unlike ourselves. Join us!
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller is probably not on your radar of memoirs to read - it sure wasn't on ours! But this is the story of the victim of the UCLA swimmer who was the center of a trial that captured the nation just a few years ago.
Join us as we discuss Know My Name.
This episode does include non-graphic discussions of sexual assualt.
As we continue to read and discuss commonly challenged books, we tackle George Matthew Johnson's 2020 young adult memoir All Boys Aren't Blue.
We discuss Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson, a surprisingly often challenged author.
Carrie and Daphne discuss Charmaine Wilkerson's Black Cake. A multi-generational, multi-national story about family. This one's a bit of a departure from our usually heavier topics, but it highlights families that are quite different from our own, but maybe not all that different.
Also, we really want to try black cake...
Carrie and Daphne discuss the 2003 book The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.
They focus on the parallels between the story, taking place in Afghanistan beginning in the 1970s, and our own lives here in 2020s America. They also discuss the fact that this is an often challenged text in schools, though this one they admit may have some merit for concern (though they'd never agree to a full book ban).
TW: The book (and this discussion breifly) touches on sexual assault of a minor.
Have you read The Kite Runner? What were your thoughts on the book?
Carrie and Daphne discuss the books most commonly challenged in recent years, including a locally challenged and banned book, When the Emperor Was Divine by Julie Otsuka.
What are your favorites that have been under scrutiny, challenged, or banned? (Quite a few of the traditional high school required texts make the list!)
In response to the Supreme Court's recent decision to essentially overturn Roe v. Wade (a precedent both Carrie and Daphne have lived with all their lives), the ladies opted to read a book that tells the story of women in pre-Roe America to perhaps glimpse what now post-Roe America may be.
Join them for a conversation of The Girls Who Went Away by Ann Fessler.
Daphne and Carrie take a look at a book that came under fire within their local school system recently. They jump into the 3rd book in the Internet Girls series by Lauren Myracle, L8r G8r (not to be confused with Later, Gator).
Edited: This text WAS removed from the school libraries in question. *sigh*
Carrie and Daphne discuss the 2014 nonfiction book Just Mercy, which you may recognize as a 2019 film title starring Jamie Foxx and Michael B. Jordan. This discussion comes just days after the Uvalde, TX school shooting, so emotions run a little high and the topic does come up.
Carrie and Daphne discuss Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds. Both authors are prolific in their own right, and together are a powerhouse of information and perspective that speaks directly to the reader.
Carrie and Daphne discuss Angline Bouley's novel with some local educators who teach in the Indian Community School, specifically instructing indigenous students here in Wisconsin including Menominee, Oneida, and Ojibwe cultures.
In addition to discussing this fantastic novel (yes, we ALL recommend this one!), we get a chance to hear how native middle schoolers enjoyed this book and how their teachers incorporate this book into their classes as well as community reads to share with the wider community.
Thanks for joining us!
Miigwetch, yaw^ko, waewaenen.
Carrie and Daphne discuss children's book I am Jazz by Jazz Jennings, the story of the author's childhood as a transgender kid. They are joined again by a local elementary school teacher.
Other books disucssed: Red:A Crayon's Story by Michael Hall, Max and Friends series by Kyle Lukoff, When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff, George/Melissa's Story by Alex Gino (attributed incorrectly in the episode, Alex Gino is the correct author), Prince and Knight by Daniel Haack, I'm Not a Girl by Jessica Verdi and Maddox Lyons, Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephardt, This Is the Way It Always Is by Laurie Frankel and probably more! :)
Well, this book may have just jumped to the top of the list that Carrie and Daphne feel EVERY person should read on their journey to and through anti-racism! Hear about what makes this one so relatable, for everyone, AND some key takeaways they felt make the biggest impact.
Preview: Join us in a couple weeks as we discuss I Am Jazz in conjunction with the Human Rights Campaign's School and Community Reading Day AND we'll joined by a special guest.
Carrie and Daphne tackle a challenged book in this episode as they begin a feature of viewing challenged/banned books.
Jay Asher's Thirteen Reasons Why took some heat in schools around the country AFTER it became a popular Netflix series. We take a look at why the book is popular among teens and if there's merit to keeping it out of school libraries. While this book is not about racism, the act of challenging it in schools is a way to silence voices of young people who may be experiencing something traumatic.
PREVIEW: Join us in 2 weeks as we discuss Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho
Join us as we pause our focus on antiracism and advocacy and turn our attention to challenged and banned books.
Coming in 2022!
We break down the prequel to The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas with her newest installment of the Carter family in Concrete Rose.
Carrie and Daphne both LOVED this one - for a variety of reasons. Enjoy our last episode of 2021 and thanks for sticking with us!
Carrie read this one back in the summer of 2020 but Daphne JUST finished it! They agree, this may be the non-fiction partner to The Hate U Give as a primer to us "white folks" about what we can learn and do to move into a place of awareness about the racism we may be perpetuating without even realizing it!
Definitely a great read for anyone wondering about what white privilege means and looks like in a relatalbe way.
A recently published book of the tale of twin sisters - one raising her daughter in their predominantly black Deep South hometown while the other is out in California passing as a white woman in a predominantly white neighborhood.
Daphne and Carrie break down Nic Stone's Dear Martin (and breifly discuss the sequel, Dear Justyce). They discuss the importance of books like this one - with a male teen protagonist. Dear Martin is a fantastic partner to The Hate U Give, with a similar story told from a female protagonist's point of view.
Thanks for joining us!
You can find us on Instagram @starting_small_podcast ! There we share updates about episode drops AND sneak peak at the book we'll be discussing next!
Carrie and Daphne tackle another non-fiction book; this time Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Evicted tells the story of a handful of Milwaukeeans who are experiencing eviction, on one side of the process or another. This book reads like a novel, but is in fact many true stories told in a way that makes eviction real and close to home.
Evicted is a must read for anyone looking for a tangible way to understand privilege and poverty.
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