Every voice can add something valuable to our communities. When voices are removed, overlooked, or left out, we lose important stories and perspectives. Get students to listen, learn, and take action to ensure all voices have the space to be heard.

Elementary School

The Day the Books Disappeared
by Joanna Ho and Caroline Kusin Pritchard

In a passionate attempt to share his love of airplanes, Arnold accidentally makes all of the books he and his classmates enjoy disappear but is able to restore them when he learns to appreciate that everyone has interests of their own.

Middle School

The Froggy Library
by Julie Fiveash

While spending the summer with Grandma Juniper, Anura, a nonbinary frog, volunteers at the library and explores Diné traditions and culture as they work to create a community archive that captures the spirit of the desert town of Soggy Stump.

Young Adult

The Story of My Anger / La historia de mi furia
by Jasminne Mendez

Racism in the drama program and book bans at her Texas high school lead Yuli, a Black, second-generation Dominican American junior, to protest and speak out through a guerrilla theater club she starts with friends.

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