Everything you need to understand or teach We Are Not Like Them by Christine Pride.
Piazza and Pride’s young adult novel tells the story of how the lives of two best friends—Riley and Jen—get turned upside down when an innocent Black boy is shot. It is told through first person narration, alternating between Riley and Jen’s points of views. The novel takes place in Philadelphia. Piazza and Pride tackle, among others, themes of racism, discrimination, and friendship.
We Are Not Like Them Lesson Plans contain 132 pages of teaching material, including: