Read Across America: January - Explore Societal Forces

           

Every Month, NEA's Read Across America highlights books for young readers that explore a topic related to diversity and inclusion.

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