The Hate U Give

By Angie Thomas The Hate U Give Themes Police Violence Racism Community Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the […]

All Are Welcome

By Alexandra Penfold & Suzanne Kaufman All Are Welcome Themes Diversity Community Acceptance The children at this school are all unique and different from each other, but all are welcome. At this school, kids in patkas, hijabs, yarmulkes, and baseball caps all play together. Follow the friends along as they learn from each other and […]

My Three Best Friends and Me, Zulay

BY cari bestIllustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton My three best friends and me, zulay Themes Friendship Community Disabilities Zulay and her three best friends are all in the same first grade class. They study the same things, even though Zulay is blind. When their teacher asks her students what activity they want to do on Field […]

Counting On Community

BY Innosanto Nagara COUNTING ON COMMUNITY Themes Friendship Community Diversity Counting up from one stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens—and always counting on each other—children are encouraged to recognize the value of their community, the joys found in healthy eco-friendly activities, and the agency they possess to make change. A broad and inspiring vision of […]