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Creating A Kind And Just World: The Power Of Literature To Create Hope For Foster Youth, Heather Pezel
Creating A Kind And Just World: The Power Of Literature To Create Hope For Foster Youth, Heather Pezel
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Within our community, there are children in the foster care system who suffer for various reasons. As these children journey through life, they do not always come across caring adults, worthy peer relationships, or are given a voice to talk about their experience when wanted. Yet, as adults, and as educators, we are responsible for providing children with a “kind and just parent” (Ayers) whether in the classroom, at home, or in foster care placements. This capstone documents how Jacqueline Woodson’s young adult novel, After Tupac and D Foster, and William Ayer’s, A Kind and Just Parent, were woven together …