Life, Love, Mental Health, and Sandwiches Written and Illustrated by Rae Earl Rae Earl is an author and broadcaster. As a teen and a young adult, she had to deal with some mental health issues that she realizes that many teens need help to deal with. In this book she offers practical advice, a plea …
John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race Written by Douglas Brinkley
20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work Written by Tiffany Jewell, Illustrated by Aurélia Durand Read this book in Granite’s Sora
Written by Jason Reynolds, a remix of Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi Read or listen to this book in Granite’s Sora
Written by Nikki Grimes In this memoir, Nikki Grimes talks about her childhood and how while growing up she used writing to help her cope with difficult situations. Her mother suffered from schizophrenia and Grimes was eventually placed in foster care. She goes through childhood separated from her sister but realizes the magic of writing. …
Written by Deborah Heiligman It was so refreshing reading a book about a part of World War II that I was unfamiliar with. I loved how Heiligman located interviews, letters, and news articles of the incident and was able to weave the story to feel like I was hearing the account told by the individuals …
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of “The Children’s Ship” Read More »
Young Readers’ Edition Written by Jose Antonio Vargas
Written by Alice Faye Duncan, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
