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Melissa Thom
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Bristow Middle School Teacher Librarian
West Hartford Public Schools
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Currently Reading:     
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
Ten Thousand Doors in January by Alix Harrow (book club)
Currently Listening:
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson (Hoopla) 
Recently Finished:      
Even If We Break by Marieke Nijamp
Restart by Gordon Korman (Sora)
A Thousand Questions by Saadia Faruqui (#BookPosse)
Hope by Alyssa Milano (Audio Hoopla)
The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Rauf (#BookPosse)                          Can You See Me by Libby Scott and Rebecca Westcott (audible)
Keep it Together, Keiko Carter (#BookPosse)
The Canyon's Edge by Dusti Bowling (#BookPosse)
How to Disappear Completely by Ali Standish***HIGHLY RECOMMEND
The Colossus of Roads by Christina Uss (#BookPosse)
The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay Currie (Hoopla audio)
Don't Check Out This Book by Kate Klise (#BookPosse)
White Bird by RJ Palacio ***AMAZING STORY
Tune it Out by Jamie Sumner (Netgalley)

Hope To Read Soon:
Mananaland by Pam Munoz Ryan
Check out my blog all about books and reading!  
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From: Quarto Kids <quartoknows@quarto.com>
Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2020 at 10:40 AM
Subject: Quarto Kids Educator Update: The power and necessity of anti-racist education
To: <melissa_thom@whps.org>
Quarto Kids Update
Dear readers,

Over the last few days we have been listening to the calls to action from our readers, authors, and staff, and two themes have risen to the top: the first demands that we EDUCATE OURSELVES about systemic racism and work to change it, and the second asks that we REDISTRIBUTE WEALTH to Black organizations, artists, and creators.

Starting today, The Quarto Group has reduced the cost of the eBook version of This Book is Anti-Racist to $2.99 USD/CAD and £1.99 GBP worldwide, making this important book more accessible to all those interested in educating themselves about anti-racism.

The Quarto Group will be donating all profits from this eBook to Black Lives Matter and Color of Change, organizations selected by the author that are dedicated to combating racism and seeking justice for people of color. Both creators will still continue to receive full royalties. This initiative will run for 30-days.

In solidarity,
The Quarto Group
Anti-Racist Books for Kids
What is racism? Why does it exist? What can you do to disrupt it? Learn about Black changemakers, the history of racism and resistance against it, and how you can use your anti-racist lens and voice to move the world toward equity and liberation.
Author Read-Alouds
Click to view authors Tiffany Jewell and Jamia Wilson read aloud from their books that center anti-racism and Black history.
Tiffany Jewell
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on
How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work
Jamia Wilson
Big Ideas for Young Thinkers: 20 Questions About Life and the Universe
Young, Gifted, and Black: Meet 52 Black Heroes from Past and Present
Educator Guide
Looking to start a conversation about disrupting racism? We recommend incorporating Tiffany Jewell's Educator Guide from This Book Is Anti-Racist.

Tiffany Jewell is a Black biracial writer and Anti-Racist Montessori educator and consultant.
Downloadables
Share a visual reminder with your community that every day is a new opportunity to enact change. Click to download.
Interviews with Quarto authors about equity and disrupting racism:
Tiffany Jewell talks about dismantling racism among today’s youth and her debut This Book is Anti-Racist. Read more.

Listen to our Quarto Author Chats podcast interview with Tiffany here.
Chana Ginelle Ewing, creator of An ABC of Equality, talks about creating a board book about equity and fairness for the next generation of readers. Read more.
Jamia Wilson, author of Big Ideas for Young Thinkers, explores the difficult questions kids ask. Listen to our Quarto Author Chats podcast interview with Jamia here.
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