Book Give Away ... TODAY, June 29th Due to the rain we will be at Kromrey MiddleSchool from 1:00 - 2:30 giving away books. Come by and see us! Please wear a mask.
New Kid recommended by NA
A graphic novel that touches on the issues of racism in a school environment. Jordan Banks is in his fancy new school with not a lot of diversity. How will he explore his school, while still touching base with his own culture.
#NewKid#JerryCraft
Benefits of Being an Octopus recommended by NA:
This is a book about the struggles kids can face. Zoe and her siblings live with their mom and her mom's boyfriend, but he treats all of them badly. Can they escape this life?
#BenefitsofbeinganOctopus#AnnBraden
Harbor Me recommended by NA:
Six kids, one room. Every Friday, six kids go into a room, and talk about their stories. They might have more in common than they think.
#HarborMe#JaquelineWoodson
Grenade read by NA:
This is an action packed historical fiction novel. Hideki and Jay are both fighting for their country and their lives on opposite sides during World war II.
#Grenade#AlanGratz
Stargazing read by NA:
Christine and Moon are both Chinese - American girls, and they become friends. But their families have such different views on how a young Chinese - American girl should behave, their friendship might not last.
#Stargazing#JenWang
Indian No More read by NA:
Historical fiction about Indigenous people and the struggles that they face. Regina's tribe is terminated by the government, her whole family will have to move off of their easygoing reservation to the complex bustling of the city.
#Indiannomore
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FAKE ID by Giles
A teen in the Witness Protection Program moves to a new town and finds himself trying to solve a murder mystery when his first friend is found dead.
MIDSUMMER'S MAYHEM by LaRocca
Loosely based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Mimi Mackson entangles herself and her family with mischievous fairies when she seeks to win a baking contest.
THE LINES WE CROSS by Abdel-Fattah Michael's parents are leaders of a new anti-immigrant political party called which is trying to halt the flood of refugees from the Middle East; Mina fled Afghanistan w/ her family, and just wants to fit in and get into college
WORDS ON FIRE by Nielsen 1893 Audra lives on a farm in Lithuania, tries to avoid the Cossack soldiers who enforcing Russian laws that ban books, religion, culture, and even the language; soldiers invade the farm Audra escapes, she then embarks on a dangerous journey