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!
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!
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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 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 |
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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 |
