Tweet Cousins Jorge, Camila, and Siggy don’t realize two things when they take an old book and some paper mâché puppets from their aunts cupboard: the items have historical significance and they are being reported as stolen. They know their … Continue reading
Category Archives: Multicultural
Tweet Maysoon Zaid was the youngest of three daughters, born with a condition called cerebral palsy that sometimes caused her to shake in ways she couldn’t control. Though she faced challenges and discrimination for her condition, she and her family … Continue reading
Tweet Jack Rathmell knew that after he graduated from high school he wanted to make a difference in the world. When his plans for college didn’t pan out, he researched other opportunities with world organizations. But most programs he looked … Continue reading
Tweet When Farah Naz Rishi met Stephen while working on a class project in college, the last thing she thought is that they would become best friends and ultimately marry. For one thing, her first impression was that he was … Continue reading
Tweet What happens when students of a public school see the sports mascot as racist and others see it as a tradition to be upheld? That’s the question asked in the middle grade novel Mascot by Charles Waters and Traci … Continue reading
Tweet Charlie is about to start 6th grade when he learns that kids from a mostly African American neighborhood will be bused into his school and his friends are transferring out. His parents think it’s important that he stay. Armstrong’s … Continue reading
Tweet From an early age, Melba Pattillo Beals chafed against the rules African Americans had to follow in the Jim Crow South. Born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, she only felt safe when at home with her mother and … Continue reading
Tweet When Zomorod’s dad gets a job helping to build an oil refinery, her family moves from Iran to the U.S. The first thing she wants to do is change her name to something that won’t make her feel so … Continue reading
