Social Justice Art: A Framework for Activist Art Pedagogy by Marit DewhurstFrom Goodreads: In this lively and groundbreaking book, arts educator Marit Dewhurst examines why art is an effective way to engage students in thinking about the role they might play in addressing social injustice.Based...
The Last Dragon Chronicles series by Chris d'LaceyFrom Book #1, The Fire Within, on Goodreads: A magical adventure about the power of dragons...
The False Prince (Ascendance Trilogy) by Jennifer A. NielsenFrom Goodreads: The False Prince is the thrilling first book in a brand-new trilogy filled with danger and deceit and hidden identities that will have readers rushing breathlessly to the end.In a discontent kingdom, civil war is...
Calamity (Reckoners ; #3) by Brandon SandersonFrom Goodreads: When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since that historic night. Steelheart killed his father. Firefight stole his heart. And now Regalia has turned his...
A History of the World in 6 Glasses by Tom StandageFrom Goodreads: Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course...
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben FountainFrom Goodreads: Billy Lynn's Long Half-Time Walk is a razor-sharp satire set in Texas during America's war in Iraq. It explores the gaping national disconnect between the war at home and the war abroad.Ben Fountain’s remarkable debut novel...
Native Son by Richard WrightFrom Goodreads: Right from the start, Bigger Thomas had been headed for jail. It could have been for assault or petty larceny; by chance, it was for murder and rape. Native Son tells the story of this young black man caught...
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormickFrom Goodreads: This National Book Award nominee from two-time finalist Patricia McCormick is the unforgettable story of Arn Chorn-Pond, who defied the odds to survive the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge.Based on the...
Neverseen by Shannon MessengerFrom Goodreads: Her closest friends from the Lost Cities have gone with her to join the Black Swan. They still have doubts about the shadowy organization, but the only way to find answers is to start working with them. And as they...
The Day the Couch Ate Me Up by Wally OttoFrom Goodreads: Have you ever sat on hungry furniture? Little Wally is in trouble again when his couch eats him up! Read this funny rhyming story to find out how Wally escapes! ...
