Teacup Full of Roses
Publication Information
Author:  Mathis, Sharon	Illustrator:
Title:  Teacup Full of Roses	Date:  1972
Publisher:  Puffin Books	City:  New York, NY
ISBN, paperback:	ISBN, hardback:  0-14-032328-7
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Three brothers live with their mother, disabled father and aging aunt in Washington, D.C. during the Vietnam war. Paul, the oldest and his mother's favorite, returns home from another drug rehabilitation program just as Joe, the middle very responsible son prepares to graduate from high school and join the Navy. Joe plans to leave his savings to Davey, the youngest who is successful in school and on the basketball court. An event occurs that changes all of their lives.
Teaching Ideas:
The setting of the 60's and 70's could be compared to today-slang, clothes, music, hair, street life. The book provides material for discussion and writing about problems that youth face in urban ghettos and for practicing violence prevention activities. Students could develop a matrix of the responses of the mother, father, and aunt to the three young men.
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Social Studies > anthropology > daily life Ethnic Groups > African-American Social Studies > sociology > social issues > drug addiction Communities > urban > urban living Family

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