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Published: 01/27/2021
December 2018
Empathy & Appreciation
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)
Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)
Nia is excited to bring home her new turtle named Alfie on her 6th birthday, but eventually loses interest as Alfie doesn’t seem to notice all the effort she makes to include him in her life. Alfie has noticed, though, and sets off to do something special for Nia for her 7th birthday.
Middle Grade
Can I Touch Your Hair?
Can I Touch Your Hair?
Irene and Charles end up as partners for a poem-writing project—and the poems they write focus on family, friends, food, and what they learn about race and the world around them.
Young Adult
You Bring the Distant Near
You Bring the Distant Near
Three generations of women in the Das family struggle to find their places in the world and to accept one another and their life choices.
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