Read Across America: January - Explore Societal Forces

The theme for January is Explore Societal Forces: Get students looking at the world around them and thinking about the impact economic and societal forces have on the well-being of individuals and communities.

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

Elementary: Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky 

by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond

Middle Grade: The Last Mapmaker 

by Christina Soontornvat 

Young Adult: All My Rage 

by Sabaa Tahir