This is a book full of spicy words and phrases. It marks an achievement and a transition in the lives of twenty middle school students from Mitchell School in West Town. For many of the authors... More > represented within these pages, you’re witnessing the moment that they discovered they are poets.< Less
In the fall of 2012 and spring of 2013, 21 10th grade students from Chicago Talent Development Charter High School set out on a very ambitious journey: in 13 short weeks, they would conceptualize,... More > write, edit, polish, and finally publish their own memoirs. The task was a challenging one, but Open Books staff members and a tireless cadre of volunteer literacy coaches supported the students throughout. Ultimately, 21 students were transformed into published authors.
The students sought inspiration for these memoirs from You Don’t Know Me by David Klass. Their project was to write a memoir about a piece of their lives that showcased their identity. In these pages, they share experiences that have made a big impact on who they are.< Less
This is an important book. It marks an achievement and a transition in the lives of thirteen middle school students from Fairfield Scholastic Academy in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. For many of... More > the authors represented within these pages, you’re witnessing the moment that they discovered they are poets.
During the fall of 2012, a cadre of Open Books staff, interns, and tremendous volunteers spent seven weeks traveling to Fairfield to work with the students there as part of their after school program. In some ways, we had it too easy. The Fairfield poets were eager to learn about writing, to delve into reading, and to perform, tweak, and script their words. We just helped them along.< Less
In the fall of 2012, a group of 7th and 8th grade students from Mitchell School set out on a very ambitious journey: in ten short weeks, they would conceptualize, write, edit, polish, and finally... More > publish their own memoirs. The task was a challenging one, but Open Books staff members and a tireless cadre of volunteer literacy coaches supported the students throughout. Ultimately, 21 students were transformed into published authors.
The students sought inspiration for these memoirs from You Don’t Know Me by David Klass. Their project was to write a memoir about a piece of their lives that showcased their identity. In these pages, they share experiences that have made a big impact on who they are.< Less
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