By Laurel White
A lifelong reader and literacy scholar, Dean Haddix shares some of the books that have shaped her:
- The book or books that made you fall in love with reading: “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker, “The Outsiders” by S.E. Hinton, and “Carrie” by Stephen King
- The book you recommend most often to others: “Salvage the Bones” by Jesmyn Ward
- All-time favorite fiction: “Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison
- All-time favorite non-fiction: “Happiness Becomes You” by Tina Turner
- All-time favorite children’s book: “Caps for Sale” by Esphyr Slobodkina
- The last book you couldn’t put down: “This Could Be Us” by Kennedy Ryan
- The book that most influenced your scholarly work: “The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children” by Gloria Ladson-Billings
