Exploring History through Young Adult Literature

Paula Greathouse, Ph.D., is a clinical assistant professor at the University of West Florida where she works in the doctoral program. She was a secondary English and Reading teacher for sixteen years. Andrew L. Hostetler, Ph.D., is an associate professor of the practice of social studies education at Vanderbilt University. His teaching and scholarship focuses on social studies methods, literacy in social studies, human geography, and teaching difficult discourses for community engagement and social change. He was a secondary social studies teacher for nine years. Melanie Hundley, Ph. D., is a professor of the practice of English education at Vanderbilt University. Her teaching and scholarship focuses on digital and multimodal composition, teacher preparation, and young adult literature. She teaches writing methods courses and young adult literature.

• IntroductionChapter 1: Migrating for Freedom: The Oregon Trail, Race, and Sarah Journeys West Mindy Spearman and Susan Cridland-Hughes Chapter 2: Evaluating Settler Colonialism and Understanding Historical and Contemporary Experiences of Indigenous Peoples in America through In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse Jacki Hedlund Tyler and Shelly ShafferChapter 3: Flooded with Possibilities: Exploring Ann Burg’s Requiem for JohnstownBryan Ripley Crandall, Chelsea Leonard Crowley, and Susan James Chapter 4: Digital Space Storylines and A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Andrew L. Hostetler, Catherine Hodges and Leah SchwartzChapter 5: Exploring the Forced Migration Experience Using the Middle Grades Novel RefugeeBrooke Hardin and Rebecca MuellerChapter 6: Broadening Narratives of 1920s History: Ophie’s Ghosts in the Middle School Social Studies ClassroomAndrea LeMahieu Glaws and Emily Johns- O’LearyChapter 7: The Uprising of 20,000: Examining Social Movements Through Historical FictionErin V. Piedmont and Kathryn M. ObenchainChapter 8: Reading Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box in Middle School Social StudiesAmy PalmeriChapter 9: Using Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case to Engage the U.S. Civil Rights Movement Chris CroweChapter 10: Using Ghost Boys in the Practice of Critical Witnessing: From Emmett Till to Tamir RiceAntonio J. Castro, Sarah D. Reid, and Jason WilliamsonChapter 11: This is the Story of a Girl: Sharon Robinson’s Journey to Youth Activism and BeyondAbigail Stebbins and Paige GarpstasAbout the EditorsAbout the ContributorsIndex