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NEA Book of the Month Collection

All of the titles in this collection have been selected by the NEA since their Read Across America program began. Each month features one book for young, middle grade, and young adult readers—that explore a topic related to diversity and inclusion. The titles were carefully selected by the NEA and align to a different theme for the month. For more information about NEA's Read Across America program, go to their website.

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The Moonlit Vine

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Speculation

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Juna and Appa

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All Around Us

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The Electric Slide and Kai

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Kiyoshi's Walk

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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

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The Everything I Have Lost

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Finding the Music / En pos de la música

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Midnight Teacher

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All Around Us
By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia
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All Around Us
By Xelena González, Adriana M. Garcia
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This gorgeous picture book -- winner of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor and American Indian Youth Literature Award Picture Book Honor -- celebrates the circles that surround us, in the sky, the earth, our neighborhoods, ourselves... if we just dare to look for them.

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Finding the Music / En pos de la música
By Jennifer Torres, Renato Alarcão
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Finding the Music / En pos de la música
By Jennifer Torres, Renato Alarcão
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Bilingual English/Spanish. In this cheerful book, a determined Latina girl accidentally breaks her grandfather's vihuela and ventures into her community to find someone who can fix the instrument, leading her to discover his legacy as a mariachi player.

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Juna and Appa
By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
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Juna and Appa
By Jane Park, Felicia Hoshino
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From the creators of the award-winning picture book Juna's Jar, comes a new magical tale where Juna embarks on a journey to help her biggest hero--her Appa!

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Kiyoshi's Walk
By Mark Karlins, Nicole Wong
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Kiyoshi's Walk
By Mark Karlins, Nicole Wong
Where do poems come from? This beautiful picture book about a young aspiring poet and his grandfather shows that the answer lies all around us--if we take the time to look.

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Midnight Teacher
Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
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Lilly Ann Granderson and Her Secret School
By Janet Halfmann, London Ladd
This historical fiction picture book reveals the unknown story of Lilly Ann Granderson, an African-American teacher who risked her life to teach others during slavery.

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Safe Passage
By G. Neri, David Brame
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By G. Neri, David Brame
From Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author of Yummy G. Neri comes an epic journey across the South Side of Chicago for Darius, his little sister Cissy, and his best friend Booger as they set out to find an armored truck that has lost a payload of cash.

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Speculation
By Nisi Shawl
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By Nisi Shawl
A wonderful middle-grade fantasy debut about Black families, family history, family curses ... and a really marvelous pair of spectacles.

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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
By Supriya Kelkar
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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
By Supriya Kelkar
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In 1857 India, 13-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in--and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre--only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people.

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The Electric Slide and Kai
By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell Johnson
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The Electric Slide and Kai
By Kelly J. Baptist, Darnell Johnson
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Kai is the only member of his family who can't get the dance steps to the Electric Slide right. But Kai is determined to bust a move in this fun and sweet celebration of African American families.

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The Everything I Have Lost
By Sylvia Zéleny
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The Everything I Have Lost
By Sylvia Zéleny
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Julia keeps lists in her diary--lists of everything she loses. When her lists end up including her dad and her home, she finds comfort in the pages, but she'll need more than that to find the truth.

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The Moonlit Vine
By Elizabeth Santiago, McKenzie Mayle
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The Moonlit Vine
By Elizabeth Santiago, McKenzie Mayle
Fourteen-year-old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?

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