Fresh Reads, Honest reviews, Educator-approved
Borders may stop people, but they can’t stop stories. Sixty diverse poets—including Elizabeth Acevedo and Bao Phi—share the raw, humorous, and heartbreaking realities of the immigrant and refugee experience. A vital resource for empathy in the modern classroom.
Justice speaks from beyond the grave. Set against the glittering but dangerous 1893 Chicago World’s Fair follows a Jewish immigrant possessed by his murdered friend’s spirit. A haunting blend of historical detail and supernatural suspense, this novel uncovers the dark shadows behind the “American Dream,” exploring the resilience of a community fighting to be seen, heard, and remembered.