Adam Fletcher’s books share his love for the hyperlocal history of the neighborhood where he grew up; youth; schools; and society. All these titles are available on Amazon.com, or from your local bookseller or library.
Student Voice Revolution: The Meaningful Student Involvement Handbook
(374 pgs, 2017)
Student Voice Revolution: The Meaningful Student Involvement Handbook is Adam Fletcher’s masterful guide focused on student voice, student engagement, student/adult partnerships, and more. The research, examples and experience shared in this work can help educators everywhere engage all students in every school as partners in every facet of education for the purpose of strengthening their commitment to learning, community, and democracy.
North Omaha History: Volume Three
(292 pages, 2016)
In the final book of the North Omaha History series, Adam Fletcher Sasse reveals more of the lost, hidden, neglected and denied history of this predominantly African American neighborhood. He shares biographies of historical crime bosses and an old woman who smoked stogies; details the role of transportation, and dives deep into the architecture in North Omaha. At the end, he shares a timeline of important people in the community’s history, including political, social, social, athletic, educational, economic, criminal and other figures. The book finishes with a bibliography and comprehensive index.
North Omaha History: Volume Two
(282 pages, 2016)
From the outset, this book shares the history of education in North Omaha, including pioneer schools, Catholic schools, segregated schools, and more go on display. Fletcher Sasse then pays homage to his love of nature borne in North Omaha. The book details each cemetery in the community, as well as the complete history of lead poisoning in North Omaha. It revisits the civil rights movement, as well as other events such as the 1913 Easter Sunday tornado, mob terrorism, and more. The ending of the book includes a few important tours of the community, as well as a massive timeline of North Omaha history and a comprehensive index.
North Omaha History: Volume One
(274 pgs, 2016)
The opening tome in the North Omaha History series, this book is a powerful intro this predominantly African American community. The book includes the histories of racism; community leaders; and an African American newspaper, as well as a section on 1960s rioting. Red lining in North Omaha is exposed, along with backgrounds on several historic neighborhoods. The appendices include more than 20 tours around North Omaha and a comprehensive index.
The Practice of Youth Engagement
(294 pgs, 2014)
Essential lessons, powerful examples and deep insight for newcomers and longtime practitioners. Diving into the meaning, activities and outcomes of youth engagement, it provides slicing analysis and strong tips.
Facing Adultism
(190 pgs, 2015)
Summarizing a list of downfalls in modern society’s approach to teaching, parenting, and treating children and youth, this book offers new ways adults can stop their negative attitudes and behaviors towards young people.
SoundOut Student Voice Curriculum
A collection of twenty-seven lesson plans, a facilitator’s guide, a student handbook and an evaluation guide designed to teach high school students about how they can become partners in changing schools.
The Guide to Student Voice
(66 pgs, 2014)
With a professional, easy-to-read layout, this short book is packed with useful tips, powerful activities, and great guidance for anyone interested in student voice today!
The Freechild Project Youth-Driven Programming Guide
(38 pgs, 2013)
This is an introduction to youth-driven programming for nonprofits, government agencies, and other youth-serving organizations. The booklet gives a definition and compares approaches, and then provides planning tools, evaluations and assessments, and more. It includes the Ladder of Youth Voice, rubrics for assessing youth-driven programming, and links to examples and resources that readers can explore on their own.
School Boards of the Future: A Guide to Students as Education Policy-Makers
(54 pages, 2014)
A manual highlighting examples, tips, promotional information and resources, as well as steps to implement student involvement. It also provides state-by-state profiles of students on school boards across the United States.
Suffering Love, Laughing at Myself
(60 pgs, 2013)
Adam’s first collection of poetry covers many parts of life, and is published as Adam Sasse.
