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In 1959 Virginia, Sarah, a black student who is one of the first to attend a newly integrated school, forces Linda, a white integration opponent's daughter, to confront harsh truths when they work together on a school project.

Louisa May Alcott worked in the mid-1800s to support her family and their financial difficulties, while she was just a young girl. She wrote one of the most famous novels in American history, Little Women. This semi-autobiographical classic chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young ladies in nineteenth-century New England. With at least six movie adaptations,...

With her characteristic wit and dazzling drawings, celebrated graphic novelist Penelope Bagieu profiles the lives of feisty female role models, some world famous, some little known. From Nellie Bly to Mae Jemison or Josephine Baker to Naziq al-Abid, the stories in this comic biography are sure to inspire the next generation of rebel ladies.  

 Learn the story of the youngest Nobel Peace Prize winner ever, who risked her life to fight for the rights of girls in Pakistan to attend school. Malala was a young girl who would not be denied an education, despite being threatened by the Taliban, who shot her in the head. She lives in exile and continues to speak out for justice and human rights. In 2014, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize....

In this book trilogy, American civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis takes readers through what it was like to go from an Alabama sharecropper's farm to the halls of Congress, from a segregated schoolroom to the 1963 March on Washington, and from receiving beatings from state troopers to receiving the Medal of Freedom from the first African-American president. The illustrations work with the tex...

What better way to learn about our new history making vice-president than from her own words. Written when she was still a senator, Vice President Kamala Harris plots her course from being brought up in a multicultural community with a passion for social justice to her commitment to being "smart on crime" as Attorney General of California. Intelligently written while still being deeply personal, Ha...

A Blade So Black by McKinney, L. L. For the reader who enjoys fantasy and adventure, here is a new twist on the old Alice in Wonderland. From the publisher: "This isn't the Wonderland you remember. The first time the Nightmares came, it nearly cost Alice her life. Now she's trained to battle monstrous creatures in the dark dream realm known as Wonderland with magic weapons and hardcore fighting skills. ...

Check out books by author Jason Reynolds. Reynolds began writing poetry at nine years old after being inspired by rap. According to his website, jasonwritesbooks.com, his one goal is to, “not write boring books.” Ms. Robertson will vouch he does not. Jason Reynolds has something for everyone, but he especially appeals to readers who don’t love reading. Ms. Robertson recommends When I was the G...

As a former American Literature teacher, Ms. Robertson can never get enough of this story of 1920s excess and drama. The 1925 masterpiece comes to life with exquisite illustrations through watercolor. This faithful adaptation features excerpts from the novel to weave together the tragic and flawed characters. This graphic novel is outstanding on its own, or as a companion piece to the novel....

From the press release: In an era in which “I have many black friends” is often a medal of Wokeness, Ben hilariously chronicles the experience of being on the receiving end of those fist bumps. He takes readers through his immigrant childhood, from wanting nothing more than friends to sit with at lunch, to his awkward teenage years, to adulthood. Extremely timely, Sure, I’ll Be Your Black Frie...

After the tumultuous year that was 2020, Ms. Robertson recommends this lighthearted rom-com to kick off the upcoming summer. Noah Ramirez runs the popular blog, Meet Cute Diary, and considers himself an expert on romance. There’s just one problem, all the stories on there are fake. What started out as a trans boy’s online musings has become a beacon of hope for others, and Noah does not want to disap...

The author of The Hate You Give is back with this new prequel set seventeen years prior. Maverick Carter is the seventeen-year-old son of a former gang legend who has everything under control. Until, that is, he finds out he’s about to become a father. Suddenly, with a baby to depend on him, he finds out life is not so easy in a gang and wants to go straight. In a world where he’s expected to amo...

Thanksgiving weekend usually means marathon TV watching. For fans of The Hunger Games, the prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins, takes readers back to the early days of the dystopian society. Get a glimpse of future tyrannous President Coriolanus Snow when he was a young man working up the ranks of the Capitol’s society. This book is on par with the rest of the series w...

November’s graphic novel selection is The Prince and the Dressmaker, by Jen Wang. A graphic novel about hiding one’s true self and trying to fit in. Prince Sebastian’s parents are looking for his bride. Sebastian is busy trying to hide his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia―the hottest fashion icon in the wo...

Ever feel like people only see the surface part of you, and not the sum of who you are? Bone Gap is about just that. Everyone knows Bone Gap is full of gaps. So when young, beautiful Roza went missing, the people of Bone Gap weren’t surprised. But Finn knows what really happened to Roza. He knows she was kidnapped by a dangerous man whose face he cannot remember. Author Laura Ruby weaves together...

November is National Native American Indian Month. Students can take this month to learn about the fascinating history of American Indian code talkers who used their native languages to send secret communications to the battlefield during World War II, about the true origins of hockey, or find out that the origins of the US Constitution was modeled after the constitution of the Iroquois Confederacy. Th...

October is National Hispanic Heritage Month.  Students can celebrate October with an amazing book that takes readers into the world of star-crossed teens, Mayor and Maribel, in The Book of Unknown Americans, by Cristina Henriquez. After fifteen-year-old Maribel suffers a violent attack and brain injury in her home town of Pátzcuaro, Mexico, her parents bring her to America in search of safety and th...

If a student is looking for something creepy for Halloween, Jonathan Maberry’s’ Rot & Ruin series delivers. A zombie apocalypse series for teens, this series has it all: zombie kills, teen angst, villains, and action. Benny Imura is 15 years old and looking for a job, so he begins working with his estranged brother as a zombie bounty hunter. What he expects is a heartless job filled with rot and...

When she was 13 years old, Sara Saedi discovered her family’s secret, they were living in the United States illegally. Constant fear of deportation constantly plays in her mind, but it doesn’t keep Sara from being an average teenager. In the true story, Americanized, readers follow Sara as she lives through the typical teen drama of boys, acne, and driving tests, while also following her journey ...

Ms. Robertson’s suggestion for a graphic novel this month is actually a hybrid cookbook/graphic novel in one. Let’s Make Ramen, by Hugh Amano and Sarah Becan, is a fun and educational read that teaches students the history of ramen while also sharing some cultural insights. Readers will learn how to make ramen bowls from scratch, or simply how to upgrade the inexpensive Maruchan Ramen from the gr...