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What's in a Name?

Build community with these stories that will encourage readers to share the stories of their names, what their names mean to them, and how they relate to them.
By: National Education Association
Published: January 27, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

Alma and How She Got Her Name

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Alma and How She Got Her Name

by Juana Martinez-Neal

Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela thinks that six is way too many names! But as she learns more about how her names connect her to her family, Alma becomes very proud of all her names.
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Middle Grade

Stella Díaz Has Something to Say

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Stella Díaz Has Something to Say

by Angela Dominguez

Shy Stella loves marine animals but worries about finding the right words to make a presentation about them to her third-grade class.
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Young Adult

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

by Erika L. Sánchez

After the death of her dutiful older sister, Olga, rebellious Julia deals with her family’s grief and the discovery of her sister’s secret double life.
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