San Mateo County Reads
San Mateo County Reads is a countywide initiative that fosters community and discussion through literacy.
FALL 2023 THEME: EMPOWERING CHANGE
For young readers the book selection is The Water Princess by Susan Verde and Peter H. Reynolds.
For young adult readers the book selection is The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
The theme in 2022 was “Native Authors-Native Lives.” To correct the stories and practices that have often erased indigenous people’s history and culture, the San Mateo County Reads team of educators and librarians selected this year’s slate of books to help lift the stories of indigenous voices. This year’s selections are:
Grades TK–3: We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade, and Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
Grades 4–8: Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
Grades 9–12: Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley.
Adults: There There by Tommy Orange
At Ormondale we read Jingle Dancers and We Are Water Protectors.
Rez Dogs is available for checking out as well.