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Lynda Blackmon Lowery: Use Steady Loving Confrontation

Meet Lynda Blackmon Lowery coauthor (along with Elsbeth Leacock & Susan Buckley) of the 2016 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winning Title for Older Children, ‘Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March.’   Read a summary of the book Lynda Blackmon Lowery’s conversational tone is engaging and […]

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Kadir Nelson: Challenging Us to Fill Our Days With Creating

Intermediate & Middle School Activity Meet artist Kadir Nelson, author and illustrator of the 2012 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Honor Title, ‘Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans.’ Read a summary of the book “Most folks my age and complexion don’t speak much about the past. Sometimes it’s just too hard […]

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Elizabeth Suneby: A Window into a Girls’ School in Afghanistan

Intermediate & Middle School Activity Meet Elizabeth Suneby, author of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award 2014 Honor Title, ‘Razia’s Ray of Hope: One Girl’s Dream of an Education.’ Read a summary of ‘Razia’s Ray of Hope.’ In Razia’s village in Afghanistan a school is being built for girls. Razia dreams of attending. Her brothers […]

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Susan L. Roth: Let’s (Not) Hold Hands (Just for Now)

Intermediate & Middle School Activity Meet Susan L. Roth author (along with co-author Cindy Trumbore) and illustrator of the 2012 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award Winning Title for Younger Children, ‘The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families.’   Read a summary ‘The Mangrove Tree.’ The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families is ecological innovation […]

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Renee Watson: Have a Conversation About Making Joy

Intermediate & Middle School Activity Meet Renee Watson Author of ‘Piecing Me Together,’ A Jane Addams Children’s Book Award 2018 Honor Title for Older Children. Read a summary of the book Jade misses going to school with neighborhood friends but the private school she attends on scholarship offers an international volunteer opportunity. This year she […]

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Linda Sue Park: Empathize and Make Your World a Better Place

Intermediate & Middle School Activity Meet Linda Sue Part, author two Jane Addams Children’s Book Award titles for older children, ‘My Name is Keko’ a 2003 honor title and ‘A Long Walk to Water’ the 2011 winning title. Read a summary of the book A Long Walk to Water: This compelling story is told from two […]

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