A mirror, a window: Assisting teachers in selecting appropriate multicultural young adult literature

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to describe a rubric created to assist teachers in selecting multicultural, young adult literature for use in their classrooms. Too often, teachers use the same texts year after year and are afraid of delving into the rich canon of multicultural literature offered because they are not sure how or what to select. This rubric assists teachers and students in choosing texts that respect the authority of the author and the culture they are depicting.