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Books
W H A T B E T T E R T I M E to jump into reading than now?
CTA's California Reads provides annual lists of teacher-
vetted books that will expand young minds and make
students want more. Go to www.cta.org/californiareads
for the full lineup; among them:
The Teachers March! How Selma's Teachers Changed
History by Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace, illus-
trated by Charly Palmer (grades 3-5). A timely and
award-winning book, it tells the true story of Reverend F.D.
Reese, a leader of the Voting Rights Movement in Selma,
Alabama, and a teacher and principal. He organized a
teachers-only march in January 1965 to demand their
right to vote — a risky move by the teachers who left their
classrooms to participate.
Hair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry and illustrated by
Vashti Harrison (grades 1-2), is a tie-in to the 2020
Oscar-winning animated short by Cherry of the same title.
Tender and empowering, Hair Love is an ode to loving your
natural hair — and a celebration of daddies and daughters
everywhere.
Be Who You Are, by Todd Parr (pre-K , kindergarten),
reminds kids that their unique traits are what make them
so special: "Be who you are! Be proud of where you're from.
Be a different color. Speak your language. Wear everything
you need to be you."
The Beast Player, by Nahoko Uehashi and Cathy Hirano
(grades 9-12), is a young adult fantasy about Elin, a girl
with a special power to communicate with magical beasts,
and the warring kingdom only she can save. In addition to
saving herself, she must find a way to prevent her beloved
beasts from being used as tools of war.
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