Leon's Story
Publication Information
Author:  Tillage, Leon Walter	Illustrator:  Roth, Susan
Title:  Leon's Story	Date:  1997
Publisher:  Farrar/Straus/Giroux	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-374-34379-9	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:   Yes
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General Information:
Book Type(s):    true story, biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
A custodian at a Maryland school tells his own story of growing up poor in North Carolina, of racism, of hatred, of resilience, of Martin Luther King, and of the things that matter in life.
Teaching Ideas:
The book lends itself to a study of oral history (with, for example, Thomas' Come Go With Me) or with 20th century African American history (with the Delany sisters or Hamilton's Bells of Christmas or Her Stories). Students might audiotape a family member who has an interesting biographical story to tell and then create a written version of that account. In this way, audience, point of view, and grammar could all be considered and might have greater relevance than just a class exercise. Civil Rights: www.dept.usm.edu/~www-dept.usm.edu/~mcrohb/
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Ethnic Groups > African-American Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > human strength History > region > U.S. history > Civil Rights Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > North Carolina History > region > U.S. history > well-known people > King, Martin Luther, Jr.

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