{"product_id":"harlem-on-our-minds-valerie-kinloch-9780807750230","title":"Harlem on Our Minds: Place, Race, and the Literacies of Urban Youth","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn her new book, Valerie Kinloch \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003einvestigates how the lives and literacies of youth in New York City's historic Harlem are affected by public attempts to gentrify the community. Kinloch draws connections between race, place, and students' literate identities through interviews with youth, teachers, longtime Black residents, and their new White neighbors. \u003cem\u003eHarlem on Our Minds\u003c\/em\u003e is a participatory action narrative that brings emerging theories of social ecology to life for the high school English classroom. Vividly drawn lessons show how teachers can engage urban youth in school-based literacy by linking canonical text, particularly of the Harlem Renaissance, to current events. Centered on the literacy stories of two African American youth and their peers, this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e Showcases the multimodal literacy practices of urban youth through photographs, writing samples, student-designed research projects, and more.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Weaves in multiple voices and perspectives through response pieces by project participants, local teachers, a graduate student, and a community activist. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Features summaries of teaching strategies.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Valerie Kinloch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807750239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807750230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Valerie Kinloch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992468390143,"sku":"9780807750230","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_74276a31-d56f-4e9c-adbf-4751a93da7c7.jpg?v=1683319111","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harlem-on-our-minds-valerie-kinloch-9780807750230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}