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Human Rights Booklist
Hernandez, Irene Beltran. Across the Great River.- Chronicles, through the eyes of a young girl, a Mexican family's illegal entry into the United States. The family's experiences with labor smugglers, a folk healer, rape and violence are all told with the innocence and directness of a young girl who must face the harshness and reality of life at an early age.
Jiang, Ji Li. Red Scarf Girl.- Provides the story of Ji-li Jiang, a twelve-year-old girl
growing up in China in 1966, the year that Chairman Mao launched
the Cultural Revolution, and the changes it brought to her and
her family.
Min, Anchee. Wild Ginger.- A story of desire during the time of the Cultural Revolution
follows Wild Ginger, who becomes a national model for Maoism,
which prohibits romantic love, forcing her to make a difficult
decision when she falls in love with a young man.
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich.- Focuses on the brutal and dehumanizing aspects of life in a
Russian concentration camp.
Taylor, Mildred.
Let the circle be unbroken.- Four black children growing up in rural Mississippi during the
Depression experience racial antagonisms and hard times, but
learn from their parents the pride and self-respect they need to
survive.
- Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry.
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of
the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which its
children do not understand.
- The Land.
After the Civil War, Paul, the son of a white father and a
black mother, finds himself caught between the two worlds of
colored folks and white folks as he pursues his dream of owning
land of his own.
