Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Jason Reynolds’ Stamped (For Kids) transforms tough history into an engaging and empowering read. Through humor, honesty, and storytelling, it teaches young readers how racism began and how to challenge it today. A must-read for classrooms focused on empathy, equity, and truth.
Marissa Moss brings to life the inspiring story of physicist Lise Meitner, the woman who discovered nuclear fission but refused to help create the atomic bomb. This engaging biography highlights Meitner’s courage, intellect, and moral conviction as she defied sexism and anti-Semitism to change the world.
The Woman All Spies Fear shines a light on the unsung genius of Elizebeth Smith Friedman, whose codebreaking brilliance helped shape history. Greenfield captures both the excitement of espionage and the quiet strength of a woman who refused to be defined by her era’s limits. A fascinating, empowering read for anyone who values intellect, perseverance, and the stories of women who changed the world.
How to Navigate Middle School shows readers how to handle the increasing academic demands of middle school, organizational skills and time management, how to be self-determined, have grit, and a sense of agency. Whether you are just starting middle school or getting ready for the next grade, you probably have ideas about what the school year will be like–or should be like.
For the first time ever, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate His Holiness the Dalai Lama addresses children directly, sharing lessons of peace and compassion, told through stories of his own childhood.