Pact says: A very well-written novel that does a unusually good job of depicting the depth and power of friendship between tweens moving toward the teen years. The foster/adoption aspect of D’s story is a bonus..
Pact says: This is a well-written novel with a strong main character that depicts the complex emotional experience of someone adopted in middle childhood.
Pact says: This book explores many issues that are relevant to adopted children - particularly those adopted transracially. The book's themes of bridging several families, connecting different cultures, and forging a personal identity gives transracially adopted kids much to think about.
Pact says: This is a well-written book that deals with the issue of race and family conflict sensitively and intelligently. A very good book for older elementary-aged children..
Pact says: A great book that explores a child's sense of need for family and the whole notion of search and reunion.
Pact says: Langston Hughes represents the essence of the African American experience and this book of his amazing poems will give pride and inspiration to many. Also great to have on hand for school assignments!
Pact says: This is a great series and a wonderful read, especially for kids facing learning challenges.
Pact Says: This series is filled with laugh-out-lout reads that highlights the challenges of kids facing learning disabilities and ADHD, reminding us with humor and clever storytelling that for all the struggles there can be positives to having a “different kind of brain” as well. Really useful for kids who struggle with learning challenges and the diverse friend group portrayed in the books is a great bonus!
This series is filled with laugh-out-lout reads that highlights the challenges of kids facing learning disabilities and ADHD, reminding us with humor and clever storytelling that for all the struggles there can be positives to having a “different kind of brain” as well. Really useful for kids who struggle with learning challenges and the diverse friend group portrayed in the books is a great bonus!
Pact says: This is an informative, well crafted guide that addresses kids’ concerns about their changing bodies and how they function. Best of all, it includes multicultural models and promotes an acceptance of difference beyond the norm, including wheelchair-bound people, aged people, Gay and Lesbian people, skinny people, fat people, people of all races — in short, a great diversity, and all treated with respect. Both physiological and psychological aspects of the issues are covered. Though topics of sexuality and sexual development are difficult for some, this book provides a positive foundation for discussion. This honest, trustworthy and highly entertaining book about sexuality and growing up is notable for its nonjudgmental section on homosexuality and for including same-sex couples throughout its illustrations. Truly excellent, on all counts.
Pact says: This upbeat and caring book is the perfect beginning for talking with children because it answers the many questions most children have about babies, bodies, love, sex, reproduction, and family.
Pact says: An exploratory novel told from the point of view of the white boy, this is a direct and simple story about race-based assumptions.
Pact says: Frita and her family are a wonderful model of a strong African American family, Gabriel and his family learn what it means to be white allies against racism in a backdrop of the 1976 South including members of the Ku Klux Klan. A great book to introduce the need to speak out and band together against racism.
Pact says: This re-illustrated version of a beloved classic offers a reassuring answer to every adopted child’s question, “Why is there adoption and why was I adopted?”
Pact says: With memorable characters (all three girls have strong voices) and vubrabt story, this is a book well worth reading.
Pact says: An excellent of stories rooted in the African American experience.
Pact says: We love this book and it is written by an adoptee, giving it real authenticity. Quantity
Pact says: A beautifully written and illustrated book for children that emphasizes the role of the whole community in Parks’ victory over injustice..
Pact says: This is a great book about a little girl whose family has figured out how to live two heritages -- the one of their parents and grandparents, and the other in the US. There's a glossary and pronunciation guide for the Cantonese words and phrases sprinkled throughout the book. It is geared towards the younger end of the 3rd to 5th grade group.
Pact says: Great books for American kids of Chinese descent, and for anyone else who wants to read about a little girl whose family has figured out how to live two heritages -- the one of their parents and grandparents, and the one here in the US.
Pact says: An inspiring story of one child’s courage in the face of adversity and the tremendous outpouring of support she received.
Pact says: A beautiful book, filled with compelling words and pictures that inspire. This is a great book to have on your shelf for this age range as they look for information for class projects and inspirational historical figures of color they can admire and study.
Pact Says: A great example of how to talk about race for younger children who will look up to these older children as mentors.
Pact says: A must-read written in a kid friendly cartoon like style, filled with practical advice, this book is an ideal conversation starter for parents and children to develop strategies about handling adoption questions. This book is without a doubt the best book available to help kids work through ways to respond to friends and strangers questions.
Pact says: Being familiar with "isms" is strengthening for all kids. This award winning account of racism in the south has plenty of spice and no sugarcoating. It grabs the reader and won't let go.
Pact says: The incredible artwork along with the stories makes this book a valuable collectors’ item for every family library.
Pact says: A great book to explore the history of overcoming slavery and the civil rights movement and learn the songs that were integral to the movements.
Pact says: Great books about a group of four boys who just happen to be African American, good friends and prone to adventures and mystery. Great reads that will especially inspire young boys. These books are fun but also teach history and pride rooted in the African American community.