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February 2026: Claim Freedom

February 2026: Claim Freedom

NEA Read Across America Books and Resources February 2026

  • Elementary
  • Middle Grade
  • Young Adult Level

Elementary

Elementary 

They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom

by Lesa Cline Ransome.

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Middle Grade

Middle Grade 

Will’s Race for Home

by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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Young Adult Level

Young Adult 

Up in Smoke

by Nick Brooks

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