The Cheetah Girls Analysis

Connecting with the Words
In this article, Brooks et. al (2010) focuses on black females and ways they are portrayed through some of the struggles within them. “This article examines how black girlhood is constructed through fiction” (p. 7). It is important to make a connection when reading something. Connections can be made either by text to self, text to text, or text to world. According to this article, Sharon Draper states that she likes to give her readers a strong character to read about so that the reader can fully connect (Draper, 2009, p. 8). This supports my belief of the importance of making a connection through reading. I gathered the understanding of the importance of sharing pieces of literature, similar to the ones that were mentioned, in my classroom because of the diversity it shows to the students. There are many pieces of literature that I have personally read that gave me

Harris argued that despite the cutting-edge representations and privileging of multiracial ethnicity and urban language, the series contains subtle stereotypes about facial features and color stratification. Across the series of books however, Harris points out, for series fiction, The Cheetah Girls characters are outstanding and increasingly thoughtful on issues such as race relations, adoption, and poverty (p. 13).
I firmly agree with Harris’ statement. By reading this series, one may form an interest in the issues of poverty, and adoption because of the exposure they received from the reading. I think this article did a great job of comparing the pieces of literature to how they are related and affect black women and girls in society. This poses the question, I wonder what other groups have similar books that showcase stereotypes and show a stronger side for their