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61) Skin again
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Description
"From legendary author and critic bell hooks and multi-Caldecott Medalist Chris Raschka comes a way to talk about race and identity that will appeal to parents of the youngest readers—in board book edition. The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Race matters, but what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going...
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Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Description
Millie is different from the other cows on the farm: she wears polka dots instead of spots and she definitely stands out from the herd; the other cows make fun of her, but Millie does not care, instead she flaunts her differences--and when the other farm animals respect and imitate her the other cows wonder if they should be more tolerant of Millie's uniqueness.
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Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Description
While Rebecca Rubin helps her building's ailing superintendent take care of his homing pigeons, she puzzles over what to do with the Christmas centerpiece her teacher insisted she make but which has no place in her Jewish home.
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Pub. Date
[2022]
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Description
"Learn how to welcome new neighbors into your community, particularly when they might be far from home, in this uplifting and diverse picture book that champions human connection and inclusivity. After all, the world is everyone's home and we're one big family!" -- Amazon.com.
Demonstrates the importance of welcoming people from all over the world into the community with love, compassion, and acceptance.
Author
Series
TBH volume 1
Pub. Date
[2018]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 2
Description
Told entirely in text messages, emails, and notes, best friends Prianka, Gabby, and Cecily find their friendship tested by busily planning a spring fair, bullying, and boys.
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 12.4 - AR Pts: 17
Description
A simplified, abridged version of the classic about a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies who develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator. Accompanied by a short biography of Mary Shelley and an essay focusing on the story's lessons of tolerance.
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Pub. Date
2018.
Description
How did we become so thin-skinned? In this new and updated edition of her acclaimed polemic I Find That Offensive! Claire Fox addresses head on the possible causes of what is fast becoming known as ‘Generation Snowflake’ in a rallying cry to toughen up, become more robust and make a virtue of the right to be offensive.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Bigotry is on the rise again in America, fueled by a President whose views are rooted in racism, misogyny, sexism, and xenophobia. His words and actions as a candidate, and now his policies as President, have breathed new life into an agenda of intolerance across the nation. This renewed struggle facing immigrants, Latinos, Muslims, black people, women, and transgender people is represented by frontline activist voices from the Southern Poverty Law...
72) Time will tell
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 20
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Description
Relates the efforts of teens Elayah, Liam, Jorja, and Marcie to solve a 1986 murder, and the actions of their then-teenaged parents leading up to the crime.
73) Scribbleville
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Description
When a man who is straight as a stick arrives in Scribbleville, he is met with resistance until one child shows everyone that there is beauty in every kind of line, straight or scribbled.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Packed with 100 inspiring, creative, fun challenges for boys, this project from violence-prevention organization A Call to Men answers parents' cries for building healthy manhood, respect, and emotional awareness in their sons. This collection of 100 original dares will help boys expand their worldview, inspire more respect toward girls and non-binary kids, and generally develop a healthier idea of manhood"--
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Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"Offering a groundbreaking path to productive and respectful conversations, Learning to Disagree from highly regarded thought leader and law professor John Inazu equips you to have authentic dialogue and build rich relationships in a divided society . . . without compromising your convictions"--
"Are you discouraged by our divided, angry culture, where even listening to a different perspective sometimes feels impossible? If so, you're not alone,...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Description
"Covering themes of racism, sadness, bravery, and hate...this book really does explore racism. But it does so in a way that's accessible to kids. Inside, you'll find a clear description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens"--
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Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Looking for greater peace and satisfaction? Look no further than the Japanese concept of ukeireru, or acceptance. Psychologist Scott Haas offers an elegant, practical look at ways we can reduce anxiety and stress and increase overall well-being. By learning and practicing ukeireru, you can:Profoundly improve your relationships, with a greater focus on listening, finding commonalities, and intuiting. Find calm in ritualizing things such as making...
80) The giant king
Author
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
Long ago in Scotland, a talented young wood carver named Rabbie suggests a way to handle a giant who is terrorizing a far-off town--treat the giant as if he were a king, and he might behave like one.