Feeling Words: Crown

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut — Responsive Reads

What makes you feel confident? Today, we read a story about the importance of looking and feeling your best. In Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut, a young man shares his experiences getting his hair cut at a barber shop. The author of the story based his book on his experience going to a barber as a child, and he wanted to represent the strength, power, and joy of his racial/cultural identity.

What makes you feel confident? A great new haircut? An outfit that represents your identity? Participating in an activity or sport or Art that you love? Surrounding yourself with people who compliment you?

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