The ongoing opioid crisis affects people of all ages--including children whose parents are struggling with addiction. This novel in verse by Newbery Honor-winning author features a middle school girl sent to live with her aunt after an attempt to get her parents help sends them to rehab. The verse format is accessible for reluctant readers and the stray puppy Laura trains to be a therapy dog is a big draw for animal lovers. Income Inequality
The ongoing opioid crisis affects people of all ages--including children whose parents are struggling with addiction. This novel in verse by Newbery Honor-winning author features a middle school girl sent to live with her aunt after an attempt to get her parents help sends them to rehab. The verse format is accessible for reluctant readers and the stray puppy Laura trains to be a therapy dog is a big draw for animal lovers.
Income Inequality
Set in Seattle, this story takes place in a single day--Indigenous Peoples' Day--and one girl's feelings of both isolation and belonging throughout. I really like the way it balances big picture ideas of heritage and identity with everyday concerns like asking your crush to the big dance. As Walt Whitman might have said: Middle schoolers are vast; they contain multitudes! Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
Set in Seattle, this story takes place in a single day--Indigenous Peoples' Day--and one girl's feelings of both isolation and belonging throughout. I really like the way it balances big picture ideas of heritage and identity with everyday concerns like asking your crush to the big dance. As Walt Whitman might have said: Middle schoolers are vast; they contain multitudes!
Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
True story, my dad used to "punish" my sister and I for fighting by making us sit on the couch holding hands for five minutes. It always ended in a massive fit of the giggles. This graphic novel from prolific children's author Saadia Faruqi uses the same tactic on the squabbling twins in this story, forcing them to spend a week at the beach together. Only instead of having the giggles, they get to rescue a sea turtle! Religion | Muslim
True story, my dad used to "punish" my sister and I for fighting by making us sit on the couch holding hands for five minutes. It always ended in a massive fit of the giggles. This graphic novel from prolific children's author Saadia Faruqi uses the same tactic on the squabbling twins in this story, forcing them to spend a week at the beach together. Only instead of having the giggles, they get to rescue a sea turtle!
Religion | Muslim
When do high expectations cross the line? Lots of our kids from all backgrounds are under a lot of pressure to do well in school, whether it's coming from parents or from within themselves. This novel from Australian author Rebecca Lim takes a look at the way this dynamic plays out in a Chinese immigrant community. Citizenship Status
When do high expectations cross the line? Lots of our kids from all backgrounds are under a lot of pressure to do well in school, whether it's coming from parents or from within themselves. This novel from Australian author Rebecca Lim takes a look at the way this dynamic plays out in a Chinese immigrant community.
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An absolutely true family road trip graphic novel about the time Pedro's family drove to Mexico to bring his grandpa--a Mexican Revolutionary War veteran with a library of epic stories--back to the US to live with them. Hand this one to fans of graphic novel memoirs like Sisters and Chunky. Also available in Spanish! Language | Spanish
An absolutely true family road trip graphic novel about the time Pedro's family drove to Mexico to bring his grandpa--a Mexican Revolutionary War veteran with a library of epic stories--back to the US to live with them. Hand this one to fans of graphic novel memoirs like Sisters and Chunky. Also available in Spanish!
Language | Spanish
