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Foster Inclusiveness

These selections will get you thinking about which voices, perspectives, and examples are prominent in the other books and materials you share with students, and asking which ones are missing and why.
By: National Education Association
Published: September 1, 2020

Books of the month:

Books of the month:

Elementary

Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You / ¡Solo pregunta! Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú

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Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You / ¡Solo pregunta! Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú

by Sonia Sotomayor

As kids with different disabilities create a garden together, they share that it's okay to be different and that it’s okay to ask about those differences.
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Middle Grade

Roll With It

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Roll With It

by Jamie Sumner

When 12-year-old Ellie and her mom move so they can help take care of her grandfather, Ellie is not just the new kid in town—she’s the new kid in the wheelchair who is one of the excluded “trailer park kids”—until she starts to make her first-ever friends.
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Young Adult

Fresh Ink: An Anthology

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Fresh Ink: An Anthology

by Lamar Giles (editor)

This collection by diverse authors about diverse characters includes 10 short stories, a graphic novel, and a one-act play from Walter Dean Myers.
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Celebrate a nation of diverse readers with these recommended books, authors, and teaching resources.
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