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The Witness Wore Red by Rebecca Musser with Bridget Cook

Education man landing on the moon-- considered fake My dad was selling stuff to Morton Thiokol for their solid rocket boosters for the space shuttle! There was such a thing as men landing on the moon! p24 "library" at their school p24-25 While educators had worked diligently to put these packets together, their own knowledge of the outside world was dangerously limited. Kristin was two weeks shy of eighteen, but I could tell it would take at least another two years of study to get her GED. p237 Family It was often the case that when a father's life became too packed full of the demands of multiple wives and many children, the sons took his place in labors of love and emotional support. After all, a man can have countless wives, but he will only ever have one blood mother. p31 Beliefs "Like Brigham Young, I don't like whiny women! Just like him, I tell 'em, 'Leave! I'll replace you in an instant with another wife, and she will serve m...

_Brown Girl Dreaming_ by Jacqueline Woodson

One of the things I appreciate with poetry books is that I can just reference the poem because usually I love the whole thing! :) Civil Rights/ Community "Miss Bell and the Marchers" p80-81 Racism "Sterling High School, Greenville" p110-111 "Say it Loud" p304-305 Religion "Two Gods, Two Worlds" p122-123 "What God Knows" p124 "Because We're Witnesses" p164 "Fate & Faith & Reasons" p293-294 "What I Believe" p317-318 Writing/ Education "Composition Notebook" p154-155 "On Paper" p156 "Birch Tree Poem" p223 "Stevie and Me" p227 "When I Tell My Family" p229 "The Selfish Giant" p246-247 "Too Good" p269 Discussion "Flag" p162-163 "Flag" would be especially interesting to discuss, considering the controversy of peaceful protests in the NFL.  "Baby in the House" p188  Do th...