Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
A simple yet staggeringly powerful masterpiece is an essential resource for classrooms of all ages. Visually stunning and written with elegiac grace, it serves as a sensitive introduction to the Tulsa Race Massacre and a profound tool for teaching antiracism, justice, and historical truth.
After spending her early years in Wuhan, China, riding water buffalos and devouring stinky tofu, Laura immigrates to Texas, where her hometown is as foreign as Mars–at least until 2020, when COVID-19 makes Wuhan a household name.
Minni lives in the poorest part of Mumbai, where access to water is limited to a few hours a day and the communal taps have long lines. The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone.
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family illness perfect for fans of Starfish and Red, White, and Whole. Cass and her parents haven’t let her dad’s cancer stop them from having a good life—full of love and poems and one annual World Series game.
Bree can’t wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Manatees—until she’s stuck with the only elective that fits her schedule, the dreaded Swim 101.