Reading Lists
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Monday, January 18, 2021
- Martin Luther King Day by Linda Lowery (elementary)
- MartinLutherKing Jr. : civil rights leader and American hero by Hugh ROome (elementary)
- Max celebrates MartinLutherKing Jr. Day by Adria Worsham (elementary)
- When MartinLutherKing Jr. wore roller skates by Mark Weakland (elementary)
- Martin's Big words : the life of MartinLutherKing, Jr. (elementary)
- Love will see you through : MartinLutherKing Jr.'s six guiding beliefs (as told by his niece) – by Angela Farris Watkins (elementary)
- The autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr by Martin Luther King Jr. (high school)
- Chasing King's killer : the hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassin (Middle School/ HS)
- To the mountaintop : Martin Luther King, Jr.'s sacred mission to save America, (middle school/ HS)
Black History Month - February
- Jackie and me : a baseball card adventure by Gutman, Dan. (elementary/middle)
- The Color Purple by Alice Walker (middle/HS)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (middle/HS)
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by Doreen Rappaport (elementary) - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings -Maya Angelou (middle/HS)
- Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad by Ellen Levine (elementary)
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (elementary/middle)
- March: Book One by John Lewis (middle/HS)
- Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (HS)
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (HS)
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson (elementary/middle)
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (there is both a picture book version and a young reader edition of this book)
- The Help by Kathryn Stockett (HS)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor (middle)
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (elementary/middle)
- Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (elementary)
- Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis (elementary/middle)
Chinese New Year - Friday, February 12, 2021
- Chinese New Year--a time for parades, family, and friends by Robinson, Fay. (elementary)
- Chelsea's Chinese new year by Bullard, Lisa. (elementary)
- Chinese New Year : festival of new beginnings by Sievert, Terri. (elementary)
- Celebrate Chinese New Year by Otto, Carolyn. (elementary)
- The runaway wok : a Chinese New Year tale by Compestine, Ying Chang. (elementary)
- Curious George dragon dance by Nuchi, Adah, author. (elementary)
Valentine's Day - Sunday, February 14, 2021
- One zillion valentines by Modell, Frank. (elementary)
- If you'll be my Valentine by Rylant, Cynthia. (elementary)
- Love, Splat by Scotton, Rob. (elementary)
- Valentine's Day by Trueit, Trudi Strain. (elementary)
- Valentine's Day Is.. by Gibbons, Gail (elementary)
- Pete the Cat. Valentine's Day is cool by Dean, Kim, 1969- (elementary)
- Click, clack, moo : I love you! by Cronin, Doreen, author. (elementary)
- The secret valentine by London, Jonathan, 1947- author. (elementary)
- The Valentine bears by Bunting, Eve, 1928- author. (elementary)
President's Day - Monday, February 15, 2021
- Presidents' Day by Dayton, Connor. (elementary)
- Presidents' Day by Rockwell, Anne F. (elementary)
- U.S. presidential inaugurations by Santella, Andrew. (elementary)
- Red, white, and-- achoo! by Krulik, Nancy E. (elementary)
- Kid presidents : true tales of childhood from America's presidents by Stabler, David, author. (elementary)
- George did it. by Jurmain, Suzanne. (elementary/middle)
- The President of the United States by Ingram, Scott (William Scott) (elementary)
- Rush Revere and the presidency : time-travel adventures with exceptional Americans by Limbaugh, Rush H., author. (HS/MS)
- Becoming by Michelle Obama (HS)