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45 Articles Categorized Under Community Reads

Community Reads
November 1 2018

NEA Announces New Additions to the Big Read Library

  NEA Announces New Additions to the Big Read Library   The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and Arts Midwest have announced six new additions to the 2019 NEA Big Read, a nationwide community reading initiative. With programs centered around a single book, communities come together to share the experience of reading and deepen

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NEA Announces New Additions to the Big Read Library

Community Reads
November 1 2018
Community Reads
September 19 2018

One Read for Racial Justice with DREAM COUNTRY

A story across countries, generations, and time, Dream Country follows one single African-and-American family pursuing an elusive dream of freedom from Liberia to America and back. Told in five different sections, Shannon Gibney spins a riveting tale of the nightmarish spiral of death and exile connecting America and Africa, and of how one determined young

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One Read for Racial Justice with DREAM COUNTRY

Community Reads
September 19 2018
All-School Reads Community Reads
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

All-School Reads Community Reads
September 11 2018
Community Reads
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 Reads
August 30 2018
women of color common reads
College & University Reads All-School Reads Community Reads
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 reads

Women of Color: Common Reading Selections for All Ages

College & University Reads All-School Reads Community Reads
August 22 2018
dystopian fiction
College & University Reads All-School Reads Community Reads
August 8 2018

Dystopian America: Common Reads Selections from Orwell to Atwood

Common Reads presents a list of classic and contemporary dystopian fiction with offerings for all-ages, ideal for use in both first-year and community reads.

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dystopian fiction

Dystopian America: Common Reads Selections from Orwell to Atwood

College & University Reads All-School Reads Community Reads
August 8 2018
Community Reads
June 25 2018

Tonight Show Summer Reads and Jimmy Fallon Want Your Vote

Jimmy Fallon announced the launch of the official Tonight Show Summer Reads book club last week, and he’s asking the public to vote for the book they want to read the most. Voting ends at noon EST on Thursday, June 28th, so vote today!

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Tonight Show Summer Reads and Jimmy Fallon Want Your Vote

Community Reads
June 25 2018
Community Reads
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 Reads
April 5 2018
Community Reads
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 Reads
April 2 2018
College & University Reads Community Reads
March 14 2018

10,000 New Social Housing Units – Thanks to Matthew Desmond’s EVICTED

Tom Barrett, Mayor of Milwaukee, read Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, which tells the story of eight impoverished families in his city who are threatened with forced eviction. Influenced by this multi-award-winning book, Barrett is launching an ambitious housing project to build or renovate 10,000 housing units in Milwaukee over the next

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10,000 New Social Housing Units – Thanks to Matthew Desmond’s EVICTED

College & University Reads Community Reads
March 14 2018
All-School Reads Community Reads
March 7 2018

WE ARE OKAY Wins the Michael L. Printz Award

Every January (or sometimes February), the ALA youth media awards are announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter conference. Among those awards is the Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature for YA books published in the previous calendar year. This year’s honorees included heavyweights such as Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down and Angie

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WE ARE OKAY Wins the Michael L. Printz Award

All-School Reads Community Reads
March 7 2018
every day
Community Reads
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 Reads
February 23 2018
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