BOOK MARKED
‘Save Me a Seat’
Written by Sarah Weeks and
Gita Varadarajan
Ravi has just moved to the United States from India
and has always been at the top of his class; Joe has
lived in the same town his whole life and has learning
challenges. But when their lives intersect in the first
week of fifth grade, they are brought together by a
common enemy (the biggest bully in their class) and
the need to take control of their lives.

‘The Detective’s Assistant’
Written by Kate Hannigan
In 1859, 11-year-old Nell goes to live with her aunt,
Kate Warne, the first female detective for Pinkerton’s
National Detective Agency. Nell helps her aunt solve
cases, including a mystery surrounding Abraham
Lincoln and the mystery of what happened to Nell’s
own father.

YOUNG ADULT
‘The Lions of Little Rock’
Written by Kristin Levine
In 1958 Little Rock, Arkansas, painfully shy 12-year-
old Marlee sees her city and family divided over
school integration, but her friendship with Liz, a new
student, helps her find her voice and fight against
racism. ‘March: Book One’
Written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin,
illustrated by Nate Powell
The first in trilogy, this graphic novel chronicles
Congressman John Lewis’s life and his involvement
in the civil rights movement, from his childhood on
an Alabama farm to lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville
department stores.

‘Steal this Country: A Handbook for
Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing
Almost Everything’
Written by Alexandra Styron
A guide for kid activists, “Steal this Country” features
a collection of essays, profiles and interviews about
what needs fixing in the world as well the practical
tools for effecting change. Key issues include climate
change, racial justice, women’s rights, LGBTQIA
rights and immigration. n
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