Category: middle grade

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The Mistakes That Made Us

The Mistakes That Made Us: Confessions from Twenty Poets
by Irene Latham (Author), Charles Waters (Author), Mercè López (Illustrator)
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Booktalk: Twenty brave poets–Linda Sue Park, Margarita Engle, Allan Wolf, David Elliott, Matt Forrest Esenwine, Lacresha Berry, George Ella Lyon, Jaime Adoff, Vikram Madan, Kim Rogers, Douglas Florian, Tabatha Yeatts, Jorge Argueta, Jane Yolen, Charles Waters, JaNay Brown-Wood, Irene Latham, April Halprin Wayland, Darren Sardelli, and Naomi Shihab Nye–share real-life mistakes they made as young people . . . and what happened next in this middle grade poetry anthology edited by Irene Latham and Charles Waters.

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Two of the poets, Irene Latham and Kim Rogers, are former students.
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We Shall Not Be Denied

We Shall Not Be Denied: A Timeline of Voting Rights and Suppression in America
by Cayla Bellanger DeGroat (Author) and Cicely Lewis (Author)
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Booktalk: Voting is how our country chooses government leaders to make important decisions that affect all our lives. When one citizen is denied their right to vote, their voice is silenced. Everyone deserves a voice.

Throughout the history of the US, many Americans from underrepresented groups have fought, suffered, or died for the right to vote. Their hard work and courage has allowed many to gain the right to vote. But challenges remain and affect many voters.

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Nonfiction Monday

It’s Nonfiction Monday!

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