Cover of book

Audacity

by Melanie Crowder




This novel in verse weaves a story inspired by real-life Russian immigrant Clara Lemlich and her activist work to get fair labor conditions in New York City's garment industry.

We'll use this beautiful book to talk about labor rights, strikes, and what it means to create a world that's fair.

Content Notes: This book is emotionally intense and includes oppression based on gender and religion (especially antisemitism). There are definitely powerful moments of pain and struggle, but there are no graphic descriptions of violence.

How These Live Book Clubs Work

Participation in the live book club includes access to a set of resources and activities as well as interactive components.

Participants receive

  • A suggested reading schedule
  • PDF reading guides with comprehension questions
  • Vocabulary/reading activities
  • Discussion board posts in our online classroom
  • Writing/multimodal project prompts related to the reading
  • An invitation to a live discussion
  • A recording of the summary of the live discussion
  • An optional feedback add-on for the final paper/project
  • Rubrics for at-home feedback

Families are welcome to use as much or as little of the suggested resources and activities as they'd like to fit their interest and schedules.

(There is an option to add a Feedback Add-on for Final Projects at checkout.)

Ages:

13-18

Dates:

March 1-31, 2026

Live Meeting:

Monday, March 30 at 1pm Eastern

Sessions typically last around 1 hour.

Those who cannot attend the live session will receive a recorded summary.

(Note: If there is high enrollment, additional live sessions may be opened to keep sessions small enough for meaningful discussion.)

Supplies:

  • A copy of the book Audacity (ISBN
    9780147512499    )
  • Used and borrowed copies will work just fine! If your learner is going to participate in final projects and reading guides, I recommend having a physical copy even if they primarily read the ebook.
  • See Dayla Learning's affiliate Bookshop List
  • Zoom account for live session
  • Microphone and camera for live session (optional)
  • PDF reader
  • Access to printer if you want to print worksheets




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