Recommended Reads from Susan Carr, Youth Services Librarian
Gift Days (picture book) by Kari-Lynn Winters
Nassali loves school, but since her mother’s death, she is staying home to care for her siblings. Her brother Matovu devises a way to give his sister time to follow her dreams.
The Bug in Teacher’s Coffee: And Other School Poems (reader) by Kalli Dakos
Playful poems describe the school day from the point of view of the school building, the classroom supplies, a class goldfish and playground equipment.
The Girl from the Tar Paper School (juvenile biography) by Teri Kanefield
When Barbara Rose Johns organized and led a 1953 student strike at a Virginia high school, her actions were key to influencing the Brown v. Board of Education ruling that ended state-sanctioned segregation.
Girls Like Us (teen) by Gail Giles
Two graduates from a high school special education class tell their funny, moving and gut-wrenching stories as roommates during their first independent living experience.
Recommended Reads from Megan Chrusciel, Adult Services Librarian
Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire by Rafe Esquith
Teachers and parents can adopt the techniques, exercises and innovations used to propel children from some of the most challenging backgrounds in the nation to Ivy League schools.
How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci by Michael J. Gelb
Seven steps to limitless potential for creativity and learning are based on the notebooks, art and inventions of one of mankind’s greatest thinkers.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
This groundbreaking tour of the mind is a lively conversation about how we think and offers techniques for guarding against mental glitches that get us into trouble.
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Pausch delivers his last lecture: Overcome obstacles and seize every moment. Time is all we have – and we have less than we think.
