NEA Read Across America Collection, 2018-19

 
NEA Read Across America Collection, 2018-2019

FILTER

1-36 of 36 results for All Resources
17336

Saffron Ice Cream

Written and Illustrated by Rashin Kheiriyeh
Rashin is excited about her first visit to the beach in her family's new home. On the way there, she...
Pre-K - 3rd
17337

Alma and How She Got Her Name

Written and Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

If you ask her, Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela has way too many names: six! How did such a...

Pre-K - 3rd
17338

Finding the Music

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Renato Alarcao
A young Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and searches for someone in the...
1st - 3rd
17339

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story

Written by Joseph Bruchac and Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes
As a young Navajo boy, Chester Nez had to leave the reservation and attend boarding school, where he...
2nd - 4th
17340

Alfie: (The Turtle That Disappeared)

Written by Thyra Heder
Told from the perspective of both the girl, Nia, and her pet turtle, Alfie, and describes what...
Pre-K - 3rd
17341

Do Not Lick This Book*

Written by Idan Ben-Barak and Illustrated by Julian Frost
Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a...
Pre-K - 3rd
17342

Midnight Teacher: Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School

Written by Janet Halfmann and Illustrated by London Ladd
Lilly Ann Granderson, who was enslaved, secretly learned to read and write as a child and passed on...
K - 3rd
17343

Malala's Magic Pencil

Written by Malala Yousafzai and Illustrated by Kerascoet
Malala wishes for a magic pencil—to make everyone happy, to erase the smell of garbage from her city...
K - 3rd
17344

Song of the Wild: A First Book of Animals

Written by Nicola Davies and Illustrated by Petr Horacek
A remarkable collection of poems which offer keen observations on wildlife around the world...
Pre-K - 2nd
17345

They Say Blue

Written by Jillian Tamaki
Follow a young girl through a year or a day as she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg...
K - 2nd
17346

Julian Is a Mermaid

Written by Jessica Love
When Julián gets home from the pool with his Abuela, he daydreams of the magic he’s seen on the...
Pre-K - 3rd
17347

Pie is for Sharing

Written by Stephanie Parsley Ledyard and Illustrated by Jason Chin
A picnic, a beach, a pie cut into pieces and shared with good friends. Pie is for sharing. It starts...
Pre-K - 1st
17348

Ghost Boys

Written by Jewell Parker Rhodes

After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his...

4th - 8th
17349

Aru Shah and the End of Time

Written by Roshani Chokshi
A tale inspired by Hindu mythology that features a 12-year-old girl who sets up a cosmic showdown...
3rd - 7th
17350

Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Written by Marley Dias

Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make...

5th - 10th
17351

Be Prepared

Written and Illustrated by Vera Brosgol

All Vera wants to do is fit in but that's not easy for a Russian girl in the suburbs. Her friends...

4th - 8th
17352

This Is Our Constitution: Discover America with a Gold Star Father

Written by Khizr Khan
Our Founding Fathers created the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights as a blueprint for American...
5th - 8th
17353

Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

Written by Angela Dominguez
Stella loves spending time with her mom and brother and her best friend Jenny. Trouble is, Jenny is...
3rd - 6th
17354

Checked

Written by Cynthia Kadohata and Illustrated by Maurizio Zorat

To help his dog through cancer treatment, Conor gives up hockey and finds himself considering who he...

5th - 8th
17355

Hope in the Holler

Written by Lisa Lewis Tyre

Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in...

5th - 8th
17356

The Night Diary

Written by Veera Hiranandani

Shy twelve-year-old Nisha, forced to flee her home with her Hindu family during the 1947 partition...

3rd - 7th
17357

Chasing Space

Written by Leland Melvin
Former football player, astronaut, and engineer, Leland Melvin recounts his career and achieving his...
5th - 8th
17358

Us, In Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos

Written by Lulu Delacre
A dynamic short story collection that focuses on and delves into the nuances of the lives of young...
3rd - 7th
17359

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

Written by Irene Latham & Charles Waters and Illustrated by Sean Qualls
A collection of poems that looks at the experience of race through fifth graders Irene Latham, who...
3rd - 6th
17360

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Written by Jen Wang
Prince Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring...
7th - 12th
17361

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

Written by Dashka Slater
If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students...
7th - 12th
17362

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

Written by Erika Sanchez
Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college or move out of their parents' house after high...
7th - 12th
17363

The Epic Crush of Genie Lo

Written by F. C. Yee
The struggle to get into a top-tier college consumes sixteen-year-old Genie's every waking thought...
7th - 12th
17364

Americanized: Rebel Without A Green Card

Written by Sara Saedi
At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a terrible family secret: she was...
9th - 12th
17365

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

Written by (Editors) Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
A unique cultural anthology of stories gathered from Indigenous women representing nations in the U...
9th - 12th
17366

Children of Blood and Bone

Written by Tomi Adeyemi
Seventeen-year-old Zelie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic...
9th - 12th
17367

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World

Written by Penelope Bagieu
Throughout history and across the globe, one characteristic connects the daring women of Brazen...
9th - 12th
17368

For Every One

Written by Jason Reynolds

An inspirational poem to provide hope and reassurance to teens as they try to make sense of their...

7th - 9th
17369

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

Written by Atia Abawi
After their home in Syria is bombed, Tareq, his father, and his younger sister seek refuge. First...
8th - 11th
17370

You Bring the Distant Near

Written by Mitai Perkins
From 1965 through the present, an Indian American family adjusts to life in New York City...
7th - 12th
17371

The Beauty That Remains

Written by Ashley Woodfolk
Music brought Autumn, Shay, and Logan together and death might pull them apart. When tragedy strikes...
9th - 12th