Friends can help us understand the world and ourselves, opening our eyes to unique cultures and ideas. In a story that travels the globe, it's easy to see how the world is a community made up of people who are more similar than we are...
BC Summer Reading Club 2022
This collection of summer reading club titles are an excellent source of reading material for young readers.
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Author:Erskine, KathrynSummary: - Author:Smith, Cynthia LeitichSummary:
These stories and poems by both new and veteran Native American writers burst with hope, joy, resilience, the strength of community, and Native pride.
- Author:Miyares, DanielSummary:
From the author-illustrator of Pardon Me! and Float comes a funny and fun picture book about a little bug who proves that even the small can be mighty. When a power-hungry grasshopper king wants a throne to loom over his bug subjects,...
- Author:McAnulty, StacySummary:
Dog lovers will adore this imperfect yet endearing mutt and his quest for excellence! Everyone in the Ellis family is excellent—except Ed. Ed wonders if this is why he isn't allowed to eat at the table or sit on the couch with the other...
- Author:Ruurs, MargrietSummary:
This colorful cross section of families introduces readers to fourteen real children from around the world and the people they love the most, from Sanne in the Netherlands, who has two moms; to Gilad, whose parents and siblings live on...
- Author:Kapit, SarahSummary:
In this perfectly pitched novel-in-letters, autistic eleven-year-old Vivy Cohen won't let anything stop her from playing baseball—not when she has a major-league star as her pen pal. Vivy Cohen is determined. She's had enough of playing...
- Author:Myers, ChristopherSummary:
Two friends get highly imaginative on an urban basketball court as they try to one-up the other in a popular game that turns into a humorous and inventive celebration of athletics and creativity.
- Author:Faruqi, ReemSummary:
Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Books Ages 6-8 (2021). When Ms. Underwood asks if anyone wants to help Kyle, Zahra always volunteers. She loves spending time with Kyle; he's creative and generous, and he makes the funniest jokes at lunch....
- Author:McCann, JackieSummary:
Help your child become a global citizen with this accessible introduction to the people who live on our planet, with big ideas broken into bite-size chunks through clever graphic design. Perfect for home and classroom settings! With...
- Author:Oshiro, MarkSummary:
San Francisco and Orangevale may be in the same state, but for Héctor Muñoz, they might as well be a million miles apart. Back home, being gay didn't mean feeling different. At Héctor's new school, he couldn't feel more alone. When...
- Author:Quigley, DawnSummary:
Jo Jo Makoons Azure is a spirited seven-year-old who moves through the world a little differently than anyone else on her Ojibwe reservation. Even though Jo Jo loves her best friend Mimi (who is a cat), she's worried that she needs to...
- Author:Floca, BrianSummary:
Caldecott Award winner Brian Floca gives a heartfelt thank you to the essential workers who keep their cities going during COVID-19 quarantine in this tenderly illustrated picture book. We are here at home now, watching the world...
- Author:Reynolds, JasonSummary:
From National Book Award finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes a novel told in ten blocks, showing all the different directions kids' walks home can take. This story was going to begin like all the best...
- Author:Preus, JanetSummary:
Introduces learners to some of the different roles community members play in their neighborhood through fun lyrics and positive illustrations.
- Author:Adderson, CarolineSummary:
Pierre and Paul are neighbors, friends, and explorers. Pierre speaks French and Paul speaks English, but that doesn't stop them from sharing their adventures. The boys imagine everyday situations into grand exploits—today, they are...
- Author:Gratz, AlanSummary:
A tour de force from acclaimed author Alan Gratz (Prisoner B-3087), this timely — and timeless — novel tells the powerful story of three different children seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! Josef is a Jewish boy living in...
- Author:Kuskowski, AlexSummary:
Readers will discover the science behind the telephone invention and learn about Alexander Graham Bell in Super Simple Telephone Projects. Then do the science-based telephone projects like making a faraday box or creating sound waves....
- Author:Saltzberg, BarneySummary:
Spending time with Grandpa is always fun. Singling, laughing, eating, and playing. And when it's time to say goodbye, It won't be for long because He's never too far away to have tea. In this sweetly simple, rhyming picture book by...
- Author:Milway, Katie SmithSummary:
Separated from his family when they were forced to flee their home, a young East African boy named Deo lives alone in the Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania. With scarce resources, bullies have formed gangs to steal what they can, and one...
- Author:Riley, ScottSummary:
After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer? The...
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