“Reading is knowledge.. and knowledge is the achievement.”
– Dr. Donald Felder
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What’s On Our Shelves Currently
March 2026
In My Heart by Mackenzie PorterThis is what a mother tells her child as she leaves for work each day. This lovely board book perfectly captures the sentiment that many women feel about being a working mom. The lyrical text takes us through a Mother’s Day away, showing us that although she’s working hard, her child is always on her mind and always in her heart.
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Unearthing Joy by Gholdy MuhammadIn this follow-up to Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad adds a fifth pursuit―joy―to her groundbreaking instructional model. She defines joy as more than celebration and happiness, but also as wellness, beauty, healing, and justice for oneself and across humanity. She shows how teaching from cultural and historical realities can enhance our efforts to cultivate identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and-indeed-joy for all students, giving them a powerful purpose to learn and contribute to the world. Dr. Muhammad’s wise implementation advice is paired with model lessons and assessment tools that span subjects and grade levels.
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Solo by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand HessBlade Morrison wants nothing to do with the fame and failure that define his father, Rutherford Morrison, a washed-up rock star whose addiction and reckless behavior have long haunted their family, including the loss of Blade’s mother. The only bright spot in his life is his girlfriend, Chapel, though her parents forbid their relationship, convinced he’ll follow in his father’s footsteps. Music is the one bond Blade shares with Rutherford, but after his father drunkenly ruins his graduation and drives Chapel away, songwriting becomes his only refuge. When a long-buried family secret surfaces and the music suddenly vanishes, Blade is left with a mysterious letter that could either lead him to freedom and love or push him further into uncertainty.
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Systems Thinking for Social Change by David Peter StrohDonors, nonprofit leaders, and policymakers often aim to improve society, yet their well-intended solutions frequently fall short or even worsen the problems they seek to solve, leading to outcomes like increased homelessness, crime, or hunger. These unintended consequences arise when conventional, linear thinking is applied to complex social challenges. Systems Thinking for Social Change by David Stroh offers a different approach, showing how understanding systems thinking can help leaders address root causes rather than symptoms. Through practical guidance and real-world examples—from homelessness and public health to education, rural development, and criminal justice reform—the book equips readers to create more lasting and effective change.
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Street Data: A Next Generation Model for Equity, Pedagogy, and School Transformation by Shane Safir and Jamila DuganEducation can be transformed by moving beyond an overreliance on standardized test scores and other “big data” as the primary measures of equity and learning. Instead of trying to fix perceived deficits, schools must be rebuilt around students’ brilliance, cultural wealth, and intellectual potential, using “street data” that values what is meaningful, not just what is measurable. Safir and Dugan provide a practical framework for gathering and applying this humanizing, asset-based data to guide equity-focused school and district transformation. Aimed at educators and policymakers, the book calls for an antiracist approach that reexamines assumptions about knowledge, measurement, and what truly matters in educating young people.
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Charlie Bone Series by Jenny NimmoThe Charlie Bone series follows Charlie Bone, an ordinary boy who discovers he has a magical gift: he can hear people speaking from inside photographs. He is sent to Bloor’s Academy, a mysterious school for gifted children, where he learns that many students possess unusual powers and that his own family is entangled in dark secrets. As Charlie uncovers the truth about his father’s disappearance and the sinister intentions of the powerful Bloor family, he forms loyal friendships and faces increasingly dangerous challenges. Across the series, Charlie must embrace his Endowed abilities and courage to protect those he loves and restore balance between good and evil.
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