Read Across America: August - Create a Better World

The theme for August is Create a Better World: Encourage children to imagine the world as the kind of place they want it to be and give them the opportunity to try their ideas to effect change.

Here are the recommended books for the month. Find discussion questions and more resources on their website.

Elementary: The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

Middle Grade: Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood by Kwame Mbalia

Young Adult: Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones & Gilly Segal