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August 2022
Create a Better World
September 2022
Find the Right Words
October 2022
Foster Belonging
November 2022
Promote Healing & Growth
December 2022
Activate Inner Strengths
January 2023
Explore Societal Forces
February 2023
Celebrate Black History
March 2023
Bring Communities Together
April 2023
Make Music!
May 2023
Nurture Family Bonds
June 2023
Support LGBTQ+ Communities
July 2023
Cultivate Caring Connections
August 2022
Create a Better World
Books of the month:
Books of the month:
Elementary
The Year We Learned to Fly / El Año En Que Aprendimos a Volar
The Year We Learned to Fly / El Año En Que Aprendimos a Volar
By following their grandmother's advice, a brother and sister discover their ability to use their imaginations to lift themselves up and escape their troubles as their ancestors once did.
Middle Grade
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
The wonders of Black boyhood are celebrated in this collection of stories, comics, and poems about finding and attaining joy.
Young Adult
Why We Fly
Why We Fly
The rocky start to senior year for best friends Nelly, who is Black, and Leni, who is White and Jewish, gets more complex when the cheerleading team kneels for the national anthem and each girl has to deal with the consequences.
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