Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper is a New York Times bestselling book. It is narrated by a girl, Melody, with cerbral palsey who is very intelligent, but is unable to express herself verbally or physically. She has never been able to communicate all of the thoughts in her head to her family. Melody also feels frustration because she is not able to contol her body, someone has to help feed her and to use the restroom, even though she has a photographic memory. Things begin to change in 5th grade when she gets a machine that helps her to communicate. When she gets on a school team, she finally begins to feel regular. When she starts to finally feel accepted, she learns that her differences will always set her apart. Out of My Mind is a hearwarming book that follows a girl´s journey that is yearning for acceptance.

Draper, S. M. (2019). Out of my mind. Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Centage Company.

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Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold

Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold is a Coretta Scott King winner, a Caldecott Honor Book, and on the New York Best Sellers List for illustrations. The main character, Cassie Louise Lightfoot has a dream to go wherever she wants for the rest of her life. One night up on the rooftop, ¨Tar Beach¨, of her family´s Harlem apartment building her dream comes true. The stars lift her up and she flies throughout the city of 1939 Harlem claiming it as her own. The illustrations are stunning and beautiful! Ringgold, F. (1996). Tar Beach . Dragonfly Books.

Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza

Family Pictures is written by Carmen Lomas Garza who is a renowned artist. In Family Pictures , she shares about her life growing up in Kingsville, Texas. She shares how they celebrate birthdays, make tamales, pick cactus, and how she confided in her sister about growing up to become an artist. Each illustrations shares Carmen´s different Mexican American cultures growing up. They also a reflect a strong sense of family, community, and how hard Carmen´s mom worked to support her in achieving her dream of becoming an artist. Garza, C. L. (2005). Family pictures . Children's Books Press.

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin

A Big Mooncake for Little Star by Grace Lin is a 2019 Caldecott Honor Book. In the book, Little Star´s mom bakes a big mooncake and lays it in the night sky to cool. Little Star promises she won´t touch, but she wakes up and takes a nibble. Each night Little Star wakes up and eats away at it in the shape of a waning moon until its narrowed down to just a crescent. One night, Mama discovers the mooncake is gone and all that is left is crumbs. Little Star tells her the truth and they both go back to bake another mooncake. Lin, G. (2018). A Big Mooncake for Little Star . Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.

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