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Explore Identity

Reading and discussing books with a focus on identity can help students to discover, accept, and embrace their own identities and the identities of others.
By: National Education Association
Published: January 13, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

Leila in Saffron

Leila in Saffron

Leila in Saffron

by Rukhsanna Guidroz

When Leila visits her grandmother’s house for their weekly family dinner, she finds parts of herself and her heritage in the family, friends, and art around her.
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Middle Grade

Front Desk

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Front Desk

by Kelly Yang

While her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.
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Young Adult

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

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The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali

by Sabina Khan

After Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim parents catch her kissing her girlfriend Ariana, they whisk her away to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages.
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