Teaching for Change 2016 Summer Reading and Writing Challenge
Teaching for Change challenges young people to read as many books as they can over the summer – especially multicultural and social justice books. We also encourage young people and their caregivers to examine the representation of Native Americans and people of color in the Scholastic catalog, and then write a letter advocating for multicultural books. Only 14% of children’s books published in 2014 were by or about people of color. Scholastic’s catalog is no exception.
Share our resources for examining books through the lens of critical literacy, and this summer set a goal to submit a letter to the #StepUpScholastic campaign.
Teaching for Change Summer Reading List
There are many more titles in our Teaching for Change We’re the People Summer Reading List and #Lemonade for Girls: in Formation.
BOARD BOOKS
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Whose Knees Are These? | ![]() |
I Love My Hair! |
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Shades of Black | ![]() |
I am Latino |
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Global Babies | ![]() |
Please, Baby, Please |
ELEMENTARY
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION
MIDDLE SCHOOL AND YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION
FOR EDUCATORS
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
ADULT FICTION AND NON-FICTION
There are many more titles in our Teaching for Change recommended booklists. We also suggest the We’re the People Summer Reading List and #Lemonade for Girls: in Formation.