BOOK LIST

ASSIGNMENT: BOOK REVIEW  (20 points)
In class, we will research books written by Native American, Asian-American, African American, and Hispanic/Chicano/Mexican American authors on the internet. You will create a list of five books that you would be interested in reading; include the author’s name and a one sentence statement on why you think this book would interest you. You must turn in the name of the book you will read for your book review by Friday, March 30.

On Saturday, April 14, turn in a two to three page reaction to your book. Did you like this book? Why or why not? Would you recommend it to a friend? What was the author’s approach or attitude towards his or her culture? What did you learn about the author’s culture from this book?  If this book is about your culture, what do you think about the portrayal?  If not, how does this culture compare/contrast to yours?

Be prepared to discuss your book review with others in class on Saturday, April 14.
 

NATIVE AMERICAN

BOOKS:
Black Elk Speaks
The Way to Rainy Mountain
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Mean Spirits
Fools Crow
Ceremony
Tracks

AUTHORS:
Louise Erdrich
Leslie Marmon Silko
James Welch
Sherman Alexie
Simon Ortiz
Scott Momaday
Linda Hogan
 
ASIAN-AMERICAN

BOOKS
The Joy Luck Club
Hundred Secret Senses
Kitchen God’s Wife
Woman Warrior
1,000 Pieces of Gold
Growing Up Asian-American
Snow Falling on Cedars

AUTHORS:
Fae Myenne Ng
Lawrence Yep
Amy Tan
Maxine Hong Kingman
Maria Hong
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Gail Tsukiyama
 
AFRICAN-AMERICAN

BOOKS
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Beloved
The Color of Water
Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
The Color Purple
Their Eyes were Watching God
The Wedding

AUTHORS:
Ernest Gaines
Terry McMillan
Maya Angelou
Langston Hughes
Toni Morrison
Nora Zeale Hurston
HISPANIC/MEXICAN-AMERICAN

BOOKS:
La Maravilla
Always Running
100 Years of Solitude
Love in the Time of Cholera
The House of the Spirits
How the Garcia Girls Lost their Accents

AUTHORS:
Isabel Allende
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Julia Alvarez
Sandra Cisneros
Ana Castillo
Carlos Fuentes
Alfredo Vea, Jr.

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NAME BOOK
Roberta The Meanest Indian in the World, Alexie
Jennifer Bless Me, Ultima, Anaya
Tina The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, Quarry
Lora Sula, Morrison
Deanna All God's Children Need Travelling Shoes, Angelou
Dena I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Angelou
Wendy The Color of Purple, Walker
Sarah Rainbow People, Yep
Susan How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, Alvarez
Anna Wouldn't Take Nothing for My Journey Now, Angelou
Ruth The House on Mango Street, Cisneros
Joanne Their Eyes Were Watching God, Hurston
Tim The Desert Smells Like Rain, Nabhan
Bill The Way to Rainy Mountain, Momaday
Aaron To Kill a Mockingbird, Lee

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