Books and stories provide points of access for understanding other people’s lives. Reading diverse books helps students walk in someone else’s shoes—or try on a different hat! Talk about what they read and how to put their compassion into action.
Elementary Grade
Tiara’s Hat Parade
by Kelly Starling LyonsWhen a new store opens that sells cheaper hats, Tiara—and the community she rallies—help revive her mother’s hat-making business.
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Middle Grade
Each Tiny Spark
by Pablo CartayaEmilia, who has ADHD, is trying to focus on rebuilding her relationship with her father, who is back from his deployment, and avoiding her overbearing grandmother. At the same time, she’s deciding how to handle the injustice and prejudice she discovers in her Atlanta suburb while working on her school project about the town’s history.
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Young Adult
They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven ScottThis autobiographical graphic novel follows a young George Takei and his family during the U.S. government’s incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II.
