Freedom Reads Book Club
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Through our partnership with Reginald Dwayne Betts and Freedom Reads, we will be sponsoring monthly book clubs during the 2020-21 school year. Each month we will share free copies of a selected book through our lottery and will make available discussion questions and student reflection journals for teacher use.
Our goal is to increase access to meaningful and engaging books for students, encourage reading and honest dialogue around contemporary fiction that delves into issues that young people in confinement face, and help schools expand their libraries.
Book Club Calendar
September - Dread nation by Justina Ireland
October - Al American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
November - If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
December - Long Division by Kiese Laymon
January - With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
February- The Inquisitor's Tale by Adam Gidwitz
March- Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
April - Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
May - Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
Summer - Internment by Samira Ahmed
Teacher Resources
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo
Long Division by Kiese Laymon
If I Ever Get Out of Here by Eric Gansworth
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
2020-2021 School Year Titles
Felon by Reginald Dwayne Betts
Insurrections by Rion Amilcar Scott
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Men We Reaped by Jesmyn Ward
coming soon!
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erica L. Sánchez
coming soon!
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
coming soon!
Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz and
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coming soon!
Heavy by Kiese Laymon
coming soon!
Man's Search For Meaning by Viktor Frankl
coming soon!