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Family Reading Experience
​Diversity Grant

This winter, the Hinsdale PTA was awarded a Family Reading Experience Diversity Grant sponsored by Office Depot OfficeMax.  We received $1000 to help expand and diversify student access to books in our school. 

Mrs. Harmon generously helped us by creating recommended book lists suitable for each grade level.  As a result, the PTA was able to purchase and distribute 100 books throughout the school.  Each pod received 10 or 11 books featuring black, indigenous and/or people of color or disabled people as main characters, or books written and/or illustrated by a black, indigenous or person of color. 

The school library also received a copy of all books purchased.  This way, Mrs. Harmon can utilize them in class and students have access to check these books out of the library for independent reading. 

In addition, we purchased 3 copies of 10 of these books to be used in the book vending machine. 

We hope that you will check out the book titles that we purchased for the school.  Maybe you will choose to expand your book selections at home or consider other titles in your next library selections!

Upper (4th and 5th):
Featuring BIPOC main characters:
Front Desk and subsequent series by Kelly Yang
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Blended by Sharon Draper

Features a main character with a disability:
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Wonder by RJ Palacio
El Deafo by Cece Bell
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Written and/or Illustrated by BIPOC creator:
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Miss Quinces by Kat Fajardo
The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat
​Ghost by Jason Reynolds

Intermediate (2nd and 3rd):
Featuring BIPOC main characters:
Jake the Fake Keeps it Real  by Craig Robinson
Diary of an Ice Princess by Christina Soontornvat
Ada Twist Scientist by Andrea Beatty

Features a main character with a disability:
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K Arnold
Bat and the Waiting Game by Elana K Arnold
Thank You, Mr. Faulkner by Patricia Polocco 

Written and/or Illustrated by BIPOC creator:
This Is the Rope by Jacqueline Woodson
Maybe Something Beautiful by F. Isabel Campoy
Eyes that Kiss in the Corners by Joanna Ho
​Primary (pre-k-1st)
Featuring BIPOC main characters:
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

Features a main character with a disability:
Say Something! By Peter H. Reynolds
I Talk Like a River by Jordan Scott
The Girl Who Thought in Pictures by Julia Finley Mosca

Written and/or Illustrated by BIPOC creator:
The Adventures of Beekle:  The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
Drawn Together by Mihn Le
The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
​Books for the vending machine:
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Jake the Fake Keeps it Real  by Craig Robinson
Diary of an Ice Princess by Christina Soontornvat
Bat and the Waiting Game by Elana K Arnold
Front Desk and subsequent series by Kelly Yang
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Blended by Sharon Draper
The Tryout by Christina Soontornvat
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
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  • Events
    • Breakfast
    • Color Me Mine
    • Glow Dance
    • Jingle Bell Boulevard
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    • Restaurant Nights
    • Carnival
    • Monster Dash!
    • Popcorn Fridays
    • Spirit Wear
    • Box Tops
    • Kroger Rewards
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    • School Supply List
    • School Supply List - Preschool
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