Create & Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers This year, the National Education Association is promoting the theme Create and Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers. Let’s think about what this means and why it is important. What’s the Point? Reading a book transports us to another world and can…
Great Books
Three Sisters Witness History! Rita Williams-Garcia is the African American author of a beloved trilogy of books about the Gaither sisters: Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern. These books cover a turbulent time in American history, the late 1960s, when the edge of the Civil Rights Movement was becoming more militant, and…
A little inspiration can lead the way In stories, characters rarely write a specific list of goals that they then attempt to achieve. However, many stories focus on characters overcoming obstacles, facing fears, becoming better people, helping others, or otherwise accomplishing goals just by trying. A great example of this…