Cousins very much presents the Texans’ side and the traditional account of the Alamo story through the eyes of her fictional hero, twelve year old Billy Campbell. The Boy in the Alamo by Margaret Cousins. I’d like to have something on the list about early explorers and something about the Native Americans who lived in Texas, but I’m having trouble finding good, recommended titles to evaluate on either of those subjects.
I haven’t actually looked at this book yet. We Asked for Nothing: The Remarkable Journey of Cabeza de Vaca (Great Explorers) by Stuart Waldman. So far I have the following books that I’ve already read and evaluated to some extent: So, I’ve been reading books about Texas: historical fiction, biographies, memoirs, short stories, nonfiction, poetry if I can find any.
The class is supposed to incorporate literature and Texas history. I’m working on an assigned booklist, readers if you will, for a class that will be taught to sixth graders next year in our homeschool co-op.
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