Author: Faith Ringgold
Title: Tar Beach
Illustrator: Faith Ringgold
Genre: Fiction
Subgenre: cultural
Theme: race, discrimination, class
Primary Characters: Cassie
Secondary characters: BeBe, her brother
Awards: Caldecott and Coretta Scott King Winner
Date of publication: 1996
Publishing company: Random House Children's Books
Summary: Main character Cassie has such a wild imagination, and she uses it to get her through the tough times in life. She tries to put that imagination to use to help her family through oppression. Cassie has big dreams of owning the building her father actually helped construct. Her favorite place is the rooftop which ironically is covered in tar.
Use with students: Compare and contrast Cassie's life on Tar Beach in the city, with your life. How does Cassie try to make her dreams come true?
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