Search for family and belonging, with courageous Bud Caldwell, a ten-year-old, African-American boy of the Depression Era. His journey is filled with highs and lows and his optimism carries him to an unintended, but welcome outcome.
Learn the story of the extraordinary (and unlikely) friendship of Wilbur the pig and Charlotte the spider, as they strategically save Wilbur from becoming the main course for Christmas dinner.
Problem solve with Donavan, a curious and ambitious, 3rd grade, African-American boy who encounters a predicament with his highly unusual hobby of collecting words. Also learn the powerful effects words can have on people.
Adventure with Charlotte “Charley” Parker, through her journey disguised as a man, in order to pursue her passions and goals during a time when girls and women were not able to live and travel alone.
Trace the true-life story of Dr. Victor Rios, a college professor who grew up amid poverty and violence, in Oakland, California. He inspires us with his perseverance and resiliency to conquer obstacles.
Trace the story of Arnold “Junior” Spirit, and his experiences straddling two different worlds: his home on the Spokane Indian Reservation, where poverty and alcoholism are prevalent, and his place at the nearby all-white high school.
Travel to the Botswana with Precious Ramotswe, a detective in the making! Precious must use her smarts to solve her first great mystery–who is stealing the sweet treats her classmates bring to school?
Spend a year on Mango Street with Esperanza, a 12-year old Chicana, who lives in a packed Latino neighborhood that she can’t wait to move out of. Experience Esperanza’s joy, loss, change and growth.
Travel across the country with Salamanca Tree Hiddle, a thirteen-year-old girl who grew up in Kentucky, and then moved to Ohio with her dad, who journeys to discover the fate of her beloved and missing mother.
By: Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, & Sharon Draper
Follow the story of three friends coming of age in Newark, NJ. Witness the power of friendship as they surmount incredible obstacles as a team, to earn their college and medical degrees.
