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Grow Gratitude

Books can help students build their capacity to understand and acknowledge the feelings of others. Deepen students’ understanding when you welcome discussion about expressions of gratitude and share gratitude stories.
By: National Education Association
Published: January 13, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga

by Traci Sorell

Celebrate community and gratitude with the Cherokee people who reflect daily on the blessings and challenges each season brings with the phrase “Otsaliheliga,” or “we are grateful.”
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Middle Grade

The Hero Next Door

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The Hero Next Door

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich (editor)

These short stories by powerful and diverse voices show how heroes come in all shapes and sizes and small acts of kindness can save the day.
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Young Adult

Hearts Unbroken

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Hearts Unbroken

by Cynthia Leitich Smith

A Muscogee (Creek) girl attending an overwhelmingly white high school, Louise “Lou” Wolfe deals with the difficulties of “dating while Native.”
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