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Words Matter January 2021 |
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Llama Llama and the Bully Goat
by Anna Dewdney
Following their teacher's lead, Llama Llama speaks to Gilroy Goat and tells him he should not act like a bully on the playground
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What If Everybody Said That?
by Ellen Javernick
A child learns that there are consequences for saying thoughtless things, from making fun of someone with glasses to refusing to invite a new kid in the neighborhood to play
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The Kindness Book
by Todd Parr
The beloved New York Times best-selling author uses his signature blend of playfulness and sensitivity to explore the value and joy in being kind to others.
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Say Something
by Peter H. Reynolds
The creator of the best-selling The Word Collector and The Dot presents an empowering story for kid activists about finding one's voice and using it to make the world a better place
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What James said
by Liz Rosenberg
A little girl ignores her best friend James after hearing rumors that he has been talking about her behind her back, but soon she realizes that she misses his friendship, in a funny, heartfelt story about misunderstandings and the importance of true friendship.
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On Wings of Words: The Extraordinary Life of Emily Dickinson
by Jennifer Berne
A lyrical account of the life of Emily Dickinson shares inspirational insights into how her courage and faith shaped her literary achievements and how she infused her poetry with vibrant observations of the natural world surrounding her New England home.
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Finding Langston
by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied
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Polly Diamond and the Magic Book
by Alice Kuipers
As she loves to write and tell stories, Polly is excited when she receives a magic book that can make everything she writes happen in real life, but Polly soon learns that the words she writes don't always convey what she actually meant to say
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Tyaja Uses the THINK Test : A Story About the Power of Words
by Linda Ryden
Mrs. Snowden tells the kids that if what you’re about to say isn’t T = True, H = Helpful, N = Necessary, and K = Kind, then they shouldn't say it. Later that day, Tyaja gets a chance to practice, and learns that she is the "I" in THiNK!
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Fighting Words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother’s boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide. By the Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life.
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Apple in the Middle
by Dawn Quigley
Apple Starkington's name was chosen by her Native mother on her deathbed. It has a double meaning: treasured apple of my eye, but also the negative connotation of a person who is red on the outside but white on the inside. After growing up with her wealthy white father, Apple reluctantly agrees to visit her Native American relatives on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in northern North Dakota for the first time. Bouncing in the middle of two cultures, Apple meets her Native relatives, shatters stereotypes, and learns what it means to find her place in a world divided by color.
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Unfriended
by Rachel Vail
Invited to sit at the popular table with a group of new friends she has dreamed of joining, Truly is caught in a web of lies, misunderstandings, agendas, accusations and worse, in a story told from the perspectives of six narrators. By the author of Wonder.
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Raise Your Voice: 12 Protests that Shaped America
by Jeffrey Kluger
The best-selling author of Apollo 13 shares the stories of 12 protests and marches that shaped history, detailing the activists, movements and events that enabled change on behalf of civil rights, climate change, gun control and more.
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The Newspaper Club
by Beth Vrabel
Named after the legendary Nellie Bly and raised by reporter parents, an aspiring journalist navigates rumors and false news to investigate a mysterious outbreak of vandalism before teaming up with new friends to organize an independent community newspaper.
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Running
by Natalia Sylvester
Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out.
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The Poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
When Xiomara Batista, who pours all her frustrations and passion into poetry, is invited to join the school slam poetry club, she struggles with her mother's expectations and her need to be heard.
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Don't Ask Me Where I'm from
by Jennifer De Leon
Reinventing herself at a privileged white suburban high school to get by in the face of escalating racial tensions, a first-generation American-LatinX teen is forced to take a stand when she discovers that her absent father cannot legally return home.
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On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
A follow-up to the award-winning The Hate U Give finds an ambitious young rapper pouring her frustrations into a song, only to find herself at the center of a viral controversy that forces her to become the menace that her public reputation has portrayed her to be.
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This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
by Yancey Strickler
Challenging popular assumptions that today’s adversarial world is natural and inevitable, the co-founder of Kickstarter and regular guest speaker outlines a blueprint for a society that looks beyond money to maximize the values that make life worth living. Illustrations.
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