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            22 Articles Categorized Under Community & School Reads Adults

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction First-Year Reading: Fiction General
            January 16 2020

            Under the Feet of Jesus at the University of Oregon

            On the University of Oregon campus, incoming students are reading Under the Feet of Jesus as part of the Common Reading program. Written by Cornell Professor Helena María Viramontes, Under the Feet of Jesus tells the story of the men, women, and children who labor under dangerous conditions as migrant workers in California’s fields. At the center

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            Under the Feet of Jesus at the University of Oregon

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction First-Year Reading: Fiction General
            January 16 2020
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction First-Year Reading First-Year Reading: Fiction
            August 8 2019

            Read an Excerpt From Brandon Hobson’s Where the Dead Sit Talking

            Where the Dead Sit Talking by Brandon Hobson explores the themes of loneliness and trauma as a young Native American boy named Sequoyah experiences life in the foster care system. This 2018 National Book Award Finalist is about a broken teenager’s search for his identity and the hardships of being displaced. Sequoyah lives his life always keeping his feelings buried, until he is placed with the Troutt family. There he meets Rosemary, a friend and confidant who, like him, is a Native American child living in the foster care system.

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            Read an Excerpt From Brandon Hobson’s Where the Dead Sit Talking

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction First-Year Reading First-Year Reading: Fiction
            August 8 2019
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids: Biography & Autobiography
            September 11 2018

            THE RED BANDANNA for All Ages

            Character units are a part of many lesson plans across schools. Kids are often looking for heroes and character units are a great way to introduce young readers to not just heroes, but how important character is and that it can help everyday people turn into heroes. Welles Crowther did not see himself as hero.

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            THE RED BANDANNA for All Ages

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids: Biography & Autobiography
            September 11 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            August 30 2018

            Small Great Things Takes on Social Justice

            Debuting at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and soon to be a major motion picture, SMALL GREAT THINGS was chosen for the 2017 National Teachers of the Year social justice booklist for high school – adult readers, a resource for educators, parents, community members, and policy makers interested in reaching young people on issues of social justice.

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            Small Great Things Takes on Social Justice

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            August 30 2018
            women of color common reads
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids First-Year Reading
            August 22 2018

            Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

            Women’s history is still under-discussed and undervalued, doubly so when it comes to the history of women of color.  We’re highlighting some of our recent favorite titles, bringing these women’s stories and perspectives to the forefront.

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            Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids First-Year Reading
            August 22 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults
            April 5 2018

            Five Key Terms to Understand the Shared Struggle for Black and Latinx Civil Rights: A Letter from Christian Coleman on Paul Ortiz’s New Book

            The following letter was contributed by Christian Coleman, Digital Marketing Associate at Beacon Press.  We live in a time where a president makes barefaced remarks in speeches that African Americans and Latinx people are prone to violence and corruption. His statements, obviously, pay no respect to the centuries-long history of African Americans and Latinx people organizing together

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            Five Key Terms to Understand the Shared Struggle for Black and Latinx Civil Rights: A Letter from Christian Coleman on Paul Ortiz’s New Book

            Community & School Reads Adults
            April 5 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            April 2 2018

            One Book, One New York 2018

              The New York City’s Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME), New York Magazine and Vulture have announced the return of “One Book, One New York,” the exciting city-wide initiative that brings book-loving New Yorkers together to read the same book at the same time.     Throughout the month of April, New Yorkers

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            One Book, One New York 2018

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Adults: Fiction
            April 2 2018
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            Community & School Reads Adults General
            February 23 2018

            EVERY DAY Movie Now in Theaters

            Popular Community Reads Pick Hits the Big Screen There’s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. Each and every morning, A wakes up in a different body and lives a different life. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached.

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            EVERY DAY Movie Now in Theaters

            Community & School Reads Adults General
            February 23 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults
            February 13 2018

            Nashua Public Library Celebrated 15 Years of One City, One Book!

              Outreach Coordinator Carol Luers Eyman says one of the best things about Nashua Reads is reader discovery. “People become open to reading a book that they might not have picked up on their own, and after discussing it with others, often come to appreciate a type of book they don’t ordinarily read.” Isn’t this the

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            Nashua Public Library Celebrated 15 Years of One City, One Book!

            Community & School Reads Adults
            February 13 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults General
            January 8 2018

            BROWN GIRL DREAMING in Communities Across America

            BROWN GIRL DREAMING is the critically acclaimed and award-winning book by Jacqueline Woodson. It’s a memoir about Jacqueline’s experiences on what is like growing up as a young African American in the 1960s and 1970s, living with the aftershocks of Jim Crow and her own growing awareness of the Civil Rights Movement. Having won the hearts

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            BROWN GIRL DREAMING in Communities Across America

            Community & School Reads Adults General
            January 8 2018
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids: Nonfiction
            September 15 2017

            Celebrate Constitution Day September 17th

            September 17th commemorates the 230th anniversary of the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution, and recognizes the efforts, rights, and responsibilities of all citizens. To celebrate the occasion, we’re highlighting 3 books that we hope will not only help readers gain a better understanding of the Constitution, but also more fully appreciate its continuing

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            Celebrate Constitution Day September 17th

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids: Nonfiction
            September 15 2017
            New Titles for August!
            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids First-Year Reading
            August 23 2017

            New Titles for August!

            As the summer winds down we wanted to highlight our titles that have just been added to the Common Reads site. If you’re looking for some inspiration to get outdoors in the final weeks of the season, consider reading Trespassing Across America, by Ken Ilgunas. Or if you’re considering fiction titles for a younger audience, Indie Next

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            New Titles for August!

            New Titles for August!

            Community & School Reads Adults Community & School Reads Kids First-Year Reading
            August 23 2017
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