October 2023 – Nonfiction Monday

October 30, 2023October 27, 2023

Malala Speaks Out

Malala Speaks Out
Speech by Malala Yousafzai, Translation by Susan Ouriou, Commentary by Clara Fons Duocastella, Illustrations by Yael Frankel
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Booktalk: When Malala was fifteen years old, she was attacked by the Taliban for defending girls’ rights to education. She survived and recovered to become a world leader in education rights. In 2014, at the age of seventeen, she was the youngest person to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. This is her acceptance speech, in which Malala tells her story — the story of 66 million girls around the world deprived of education.

Snippet: We could not just stand by and see those injustices of the terrorists denying our rights, ruthlessly killing people and misusing the name of Islam. We decided to raise our voice and tell them: have you not learnt, have you not learnt that in the Holy Qur’an Allah says, “If you kill one person it is as if you kill all of humanity”?

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October 23, 2023October 20, 2023

Day of the Dead: A First Look

Day of the Dead: A First Look
by Katie Peters (Author)
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Booktalk: In this beginning reader, young students learn that the Day of the Dead is a day to remember loved ones who died.

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October 16, 2023October 13, 2023

Enlightened

Enlightened
by Sachi Ediriweera (Author / Illustrator)
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Booktalk: In this first-of-its-kind graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, the founder of Buddhism, the young prince lives in a beautiful palace in the heart of Kapilavastu. His father, the king, ensures that he has the best of everything–he just can’t go outside. He is locked up away from the city, away from anything that might cause him pain. He knows nothing of illness, aging, sorrow, or death, yet Siddhartha feels the pain regardless, and it instills a burning curiosity to understand the world outside–and the nature of human suffering.

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October 9, 2023October 6, 2023

Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior
by Carole Lindstrom (Author), Bridget George (Illustrator), and Autumn Peltier (Introduction)
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Booktalk: Indigenous women have long cared for the land and water, which in turn sustains all life on Earth–honoring their ancestors and providing for generations to come. Yet there was a time when their voices and teachings were nearly drowned out, leaving entire communities and environments in danger and without clean water.

But then came Grandma Josephine and her great-niece, Autumn Peltier.

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The seventh generation is creating
A sea of change.

It was a soft voice, at first.
Like a ripple.
But with practice it grew louder.

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October 2, 2023September 30, 2023

Famous Ghosts

Famous Ghosts
by Susan B. Katz (Author)
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Booktalk: From La Llorona to the Bell Witch, kids will thrill to learn about all kinds of famous ghosts! Short chapters cover ghosts of folklore, ghosts from history, and ghost stories told around the campfire.

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