NEA’s NEA’s READ READ ACROSS ACROSS AMERICA: AMERICA: CELEBRATING CELEBRATING A A NATION NATION OF OF DIVERSE DIVERSE READERS READERS
Cover images used with permission. Cover images used with permission.
TITLES FOR TEEN READERS TITLES FOR TEEN READERS
Two African-American teens find themselves working together solve Two African-American teenstofind the murderworking of a mutual friend, themselves together toParis solve Secord, aka DJ ParSec. the murder of a mutual friend, Paris Secord, aka DJ ParSec.
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High share their The students ofSchool Marjory Stoneman emotional journeys that began on Douglas High School share their February 14, 2018, and continue today. emotional journeys that began on February 14, 2018, and continue today.
Elementary
Through 100 chapters, each 100 words, sixteen-year-old Will walks the streets of Through 100 chapters, each 100 words, L.A. to deal with and loss. of sixteen-year-old Willtragedy walks the streets L.A. to deal with tragedy and loss.
Middle Grade
Seventeen stories that offer unique perspectives to explore what it Seventeen stories that offer unique means to be young and black perspectives to explore what in it America today. means to be young and black in America today.
Teen
A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
When Stars Are Scattered
Stamped:Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan; illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Abrams Books for Young Readers, a imprint of ABRAMS)
by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (Penguin Young Readers Group)
THEMES:
THEMES:
THEMES:
African American, Biography, Civil Rights Movement, History, Picture Book, Segregation
Brothers, Community, Courage, Graphic Novel, Memoir, Middle Grade, Perseverance, Refugees, War
African American, History, Nonfiction, Racism, Young Adult
by Jason Reynolds; adapted from Stamped from the Beginning by and with an introduction from Ibram X. Kendi Darius’ life of dealing with depression and The lives of two cursed sisters become In this raw graphic memoir, Jarrett J. After Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim Ever since Omar was 4 years old and (Little, Brown entwined and Company) high school bullies takes an unexpected with enchanted boys in Krosoczka shares his day-to-day life with his parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Darius’ life of dealing with depression and The lives of twotwo cursed sisters become In this raw graphic memoir, Jarrett J. After Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim turn when he travels to Iran to meet his this contemporary of “Snowgrandparents andhis hisday-to-day difficult interactions Ariana, they whisk herher away to high school bullies takes an unexpected entwined with tworetelling enchanted boys in Krosoczka shares life with his parents catch her kissing girlfriend Younggrandparents Sharon hears the story of how soldiers forced him and his brother Hassan for to theIran firsttotime. White and Rose-Red’ and “Swan Lake.” with his heroin-addicted Bangladesh andwhisk a world tradition turngrandparents when he travels meet his this contemporary retelling of “Snowand his difficultmother. interactions Ariana, they herofaway to and arranged marriages. grandparents for the first time. White and Rose-Red’ and “Swan with his heroin-addicted mother. Bangladesh and a world of tradition she, after a series of protests to integrate to flee from their farm in Somalia, Omar Using humor and a conversationalLake.” style, and arranged marriages. the park, is the first African American has promised to always take care of his author Jason Reynolds deftly reworks to ride on the carousel at Gwynn Oak nonverbal brother—but he is also eager Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning, Amusement Park in 1963. for an education and an opportunity for a exposing young adult readers to the life outside of their Kenyan refugee camp. history of America's racist past that textbooks leave out.
For resources onandhow to teach theseBestbooks toandyour Heartbreaking hopeful stories about friends Chelsea Jasmine class visit: A Muscogee (Creek) girl attending an nine courageous young adults stories who have lived find and use their voices toJasmine confront white school,an Heartbreaking and hopeful about Best friends Chelsea and Aoverwhelmingly Muscogee (Creek) girl high attending with courageous a secret for young much of theirwho lives:have theylived are stereotypes, biases, andtosocietal Louise “Lou” Wolfe deals with the nine adults find and use their voices confront overwhelmingly white high school, www.readacrossamerica.org/2020-2021-read-across-america-calendar/practice-empathy/ notmuch U.S. citizens. wrongs in their community. difficulties of “dating whilewith Native.” with a secret for of their lives: they are stereotypes, biases, and societal Louise “Lou” Wolfe deals the
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wrongs in their community.
difficulties of “dating while Native.”
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