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July 2021: Build Community

Get students reading, talking, and sharing to build a community where they all feel seen, heard, and validated.
By: National Education Association
Published: January 8, 2021

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

A New Kind of Wild

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A New Kind of Wild

by Zara González Hoang

Ren discovers the magic and wonder of his new home in the city, thanks to his new friend Ava.
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Middle Grade

The Bridge Home

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The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman

When Viji runs away with her sister Rukku, who has a developmental disability, they find shelter on an abandoned bridge in Chennai; work scavenging the city's trash heaps; and a form a family of sorts with Muthi and Arul, two boys who are homeless.
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Young Adult

The Everything I Have Lost

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The Everything I Have Lost

by Sylvia Zéleny

In her diary about her life growing up in Juarez, Mexico, Julia keeps lists of those things that she loses, which eventually include her father and her home when Julia and her brother are sent to live with her aunt in El Paso.
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