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January 2023: Explore Societal Forces

Explore Societal Forces

NEA Read Across America Books and Resources January 2023

  • Elementary
  • Middle Grade
  • Young Adult Level

Elementary

"Blue: A History of the Color as Deep as the Sea and as Wide as the Sky" 
By Nana Ekua Bre-Hammond
Click here to learn more.

 

Middle Grade

“The Last Mapmaker" 
By Christina Soontornvat
Click here to learn more.

 

Young Adult Level

"All My Rage" 
By Sabaa Tahir
Click here to learn more. 

 

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