Books In the Middle Podcast
Looking for booktalks for middle school students? Look no farther than this podcast. Browse through the many titles in all different genres for just the right title to get your students inspired, excited and racing to the library for a copy of the book. Looking for written reviews for more titles? Check out the blog Booksinthemiddle.Wordpress.com to expand your own library and give students more options. New episodes typically release every Monday unless it is a holiday, however during the summer months, they will release every other week or so. Enjoy!
Books In the Middle Podcast
The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson (Historical Fiction)
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The Color of a Lie by Kim Johnson
When Calvin and his parents move to a new town in Pennsylvania, he is not pleased. It meant leaving the life he had back in Chicago, but not only that, it means he can never really BE himself...because his dad plans for the family to pass, as white. The year is 1955, and Calvin and his family are limited in where they can live, work and even eat in the United States, bases solely on the color of their skin. But BECAUSE of how light their skin is, they have the ability to cross between to worlds. And Calvin really isn't sure he wants that ability, especially when it means he won't be able to be with a girl that he meets at his new school, a Black girl.
Recommended for students in grades 8 and up.
