Teacher-Selected Books for This Month's Reading Clubs

Last updated Wednesday, March 19, 2025

April: "People & Places Around the World"

Click on each book title for synopsis, discussion topics, and activity ideas.
Please note: We will provide you with hardcover copies of these titles to read to the children.
After the reading clubs, these books will be donated immediately to each school's library.

	Kindergarten I am Enough, by Grace Byers Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  This lyrical ode to loving who you are, respecting others, and being kind to one another comes from Empire actor and activist Grace Byers ...   (read more)
	1st Grade All Are Welcome, by Alexandra Penfold Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:   In our classroom safe and sound. Fears are lost and hope is found. Discover a school where all young children have a ...   (read more)
	2nd Grade Areli Is a Dreamer: A True Story by Areli Morales, by Areli Morales Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  When Areli was just a baby, her mama and papa moved from Mexico to New York with her brother, Alex, to make a better life for the family - and when ...   (read more)
	3rd Grade The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore, by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  In the 1930s, Lewis's dad, Lewis Michaux Sr., had an itch he needed to scratch - a book itch. How to scratch it? He started a bookstore in Harlem and ...   (read more)
	4th Grade Juana and Lucas, by Juana Medina Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Juana loves many things - drawing, eating Brussels sprouts, living in Bogotá, Colombia, and especially her dog, Lucas, the best amigo ever. She ...   (read more)
	5th Grade Blended, by Sharon M. Draper Click here for craft ideas, discussion topics, and activities. Summary:  Eleven-year-old Isabella's parents are divorced, so she has to switch lives every week: One week she's Isabella with her dad, his girlfriend ...   (read more)