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Read Across America Recommeneded Books
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TITLES FOR TEEN READERS TITLES FOR TEEN READERS
Cover images used with permission.Spring 2022 - Nurture a Sense of Belonging Use books and poetry to help students explore how people and places shapes their identity, their feelings about where they live, and how they connect with the world around them.
Two African-American teens find themselves working together to solve Two African-American teens find the murder of a mutual friend, Paris themselves working together to solve Secord, aka DJ ParSec. the murder of a mutual friend, Paris Secord, aka DJ ParSec.
The students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School share their The students of 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. 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 tragedy and loss. sixteen-year-old Will walks the streets of L.A. to deal with tragedy and loss. Seventeen stories that offer unique perspectives to explore what it Seventeen stories that offer unique means to be young and black in perspectives to explore what it America today. means to be young and black in America today.
Elementary Middle Grade Young Adult
Kiyoshi's
Walk In this raw graphic memoir, Jarrett J. Krosoczka shares his day-to-day life with his In this raw graphic memoir, Jarrett J. grandparents and his difficult interactions Krosoczka shares his day-to-day life with his with his heroin-addicted mother. grandparents and his difficult interactions with his heroin-addicted mother.
Finding Junie Kim
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
By Mark Karlins Illustrated by Nicole Wong
Darius’ life of dealing with depression and high school bullies takes an unexpected Darius’ life of dealing with depression and turn when he travels to Iran to meet his high school bullies takes an unexpected grandparents for the first time. turn when he travels to Iran to meet his grandparents for the first time. By Ellen Oh After Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim The lives of two cursed sisters become parents catch her kissing her girlfriend entwined with two enchanted boys in
Ariana, they whisk her away to this contemporary retelling of “SnowBangladesh and a world of tradition White and Rose-Red’ and “Swan Lake.” and arranged marriages.
After Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim The lives of two cursed sisters become parents catch her kissing her girlfriend entwined with two enchanted boys in Ariana, they whisk her away to Bangladesh and a world of tradition By Malinda Lo this contemporary retelling of “SnowWhite and Rose-Red’ and “Swan Lake.” and arranged marriages.
When Kiyoshi, a young boy of Japanese heritage, asks his grandfather poet where poems come from, Grandfather Eto takes him for a walk where Kiyoshi finds both answers and inspiration to write a haiku of his own.
THEMES:
Twelve-year-old Korean American Junie Kim, who’s kept quiet about the bullying and racism she encounters at school, is diagnosed with depression but is later inspired to speak out after learning about her grandfather’s experiences during the Korean War.
THEMES:
In 1954, seventeen-year-old ChineseAmerican Lily Hu shares her secret excitement over an ad for a show at the Telegraph Club featuring a male impersonator with her White friend Kathleen. Kathleen takes Lily to the San Francisco lesbian bar where they begin to explore their sexuality and their relationship.
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Family Courage, Family, Racial & Social Justice, Trauma Culture, Family, Friendship, LGBTQ
Best friends Chelsea and Jasmine find and use their voices to confront stereotypes, biases, and societal wrongs in their community.
Epic heart-pounding fantasy set in Heartbreaking and hopeful stories about A Muscogee (Creek) girl attending an an alternate ancient India where a rebel nine courageous young adults who have lived overwhelmingly white high school, assassin and a reluctant soldier find with a secret for much of their lives: they are Louise “Lou” Wolfe deals with the forbidden love as they battle not U.S. citizens. difficulties of “dating while Native.” to save their lands. Best friends Chelsea and Jasmine find and use their voices to confront stereotypes, biases, and societal wrongs in their community.
Epic heart-pounding fantasy set in Heartbreaking and hopeful stories about A Muscogee (Creek) girl attending an an alternate ancient India where a rebel nine courageous young adults who have lived overwhelmingly white high school, assassin and a reluctant soldier find with a secret for much of their lives: they are Louise “Lou” Wolfe deals with the forbidden love as they battle not U.S. citizens. difficulties of “dating while Native.” to save their lands. For resources on how to teach these books to your class visit: https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america
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