Read Across America may be March 2nd, but here at Ormondale we like to celebrate for more than just a day!
When we read books that have characters of all races, genders, abilities, and backgrounds, students discover their own voices and learn from the voices of others.
Explore and enjoy these recommended stories that raise up the many voices that need to be amplified and heard.
by Julie Leung and Hanna Cha (illustrator)
by Laekan Zea Kemp and Elisa Chavarri (illustrator)
by Vashti Harrison
By Michaela Goade
by Dawn Quigley and Tara Audibert (illustrator)
by Jenn Bailey and Mika Song (illustrator)
by A. M. Wild and Kah Yangni (illustrator)
by Cece Bell
by Rhiannon Giddens and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu (illustrator)
Dancing Hands: A Story of Friendship in Filipino Sign Language
by Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, and Fran Alvarez (illustrator)
There was a Party for Langston
by Jason Reynolds, and Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey (illustrators)
Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series
by Traci Sorell and Arigon Starr (illustrator)
Two New Years
by Richard Ho and Lynn Scurfield (illustrator)
by Laurel Goodluck and Madelyn Goodnight (illustrator)
by Hudson Talbott
by Laurel Goodluck and Jonathan Nelson