Summer 2019 Book Recommendations (must be signed into FCPS Google Apps)
May 2019
New Kid by Jerry Craft
Under My Hijab by Hena Khan, illustrated by Aaliya Jaleel
Dress Like a Girl by Patricia Toht, illustrated by Lorian Tu-Dean
April 2019
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights by Rob Sanders, illustrated by Jared Andrew Schorr
Enough: 20 Protesters Who Changed America by Emily Easton, illustrated by Ziyue Chen
March 2019
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin
The Rough Patch by Brian Lies
Thank You, Omu by Oge Mora
February 2019
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
Drawn Together by Minh Le, illustrated by Dan Santat
Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrara, illustrated by Lauren Castillo
January 2019
You Don't Know Everything Jilly P by Alex Gino
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorrell, illustrated by Frane Lessac
Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, illustrated by Ebony Glenn
December 2018
Blended by Sharon Draper
Rice from Heaven by Tina M. Cho, illustrated by Keum Jin Song
All are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold, illustrated by Suzanne Kaufmann
November 2018
Stella Diaz Has Something to Say by Angela Dominquez
Grandma's Purse by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
October 2018
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
September 2018
Breakout by Kate Messner
I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness by Kerascoet
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld