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Practice Empathy

Books can help students build their capacity to understand and acknowledge the feelings of others. Deepen students’ understanding with titles that show how empathy builds connections and community.
By: National Education Association
Published: January 8, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

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A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story

by Sharon Langley and Amy Nathan

Young Sharon hears the story of how she, after a series of protests to integrate the park, is the first African American to ride on the carousel at Gwynn Oak Amusement Park in 1963.
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Middle Grade

When Stars Are Scattered

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When Stars Are Scattered

by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed

Ever since Omar was 4 years old and soldiers forced him and his brother Hassan to flee from their farm in Somalia, Omar has promised to always take care of his nonverbal brother—but he is also eager for an education and an opportunity for a life outside of their Kenyan refugee camp.
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Young Adult

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

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Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Jason Reynolds; adapted from Stamped from the Beginning by and with an introduction from Ibram X. Kendi

Using humor and a conversational style, author Jason Reynolds deftly reworks Kendi's Stamped from the Beginning, exposing young adult readers to the history of America's racist past that textbooks leave out.
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