Social Action Project

For my social action project I decided to introduce books that dealt with social action and diversity into my school's library. This is a slow process as each book needs to get approved and with budget cuts there is not a lot of money to be spent. Here is the list of books I came up with that I thought would be nice to have in the school library. The books are on various levels and deal with different cultures and issues. The stared books are ones that are now part of our library collection. I'm hoping that by next year we will have several more titles. The kids seem to really enjoy these books!

1. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis**
2. Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis**
3. Mud City by Deborah Ellis**
4. Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement by Judith Bloom Fradin
5. A Wreath for Emmett Till by Marilyn Nelson and Philippe Lardy
6. Let Them Play by Margot Theis Raven and Chris Ellison
7. Remember: The Journey to School Integration by Toni Morrison
8. The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles**
9. A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez
10. When Stories Fell Like Shooting Stars by Valiska Gregory
11. Stone Soup by Jon Muth
12. Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace by Shelley Moore Thomas
13. The Other Side by Jacqueline Woodson
14. The Heart of a Chief by Joseph Bruchac
15. Samir and Yonatan by Daniella Carmi
16. Many Stones by Carolyn Coman
17. Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
18. Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
19. Hana’s Suitcase: A True Story by Albert Whitman
20. Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki**
21. Home to Medicine Mountain by Chiori Santiago
22. The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta
23. Fire, Bed & Bone by Henrietta Brandord
24. A Stone In My Hand by Cathryn Clinton
25. Monster by Walter Dean Myers
26. My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada
27. Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold
28. Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
29. The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich**

30. A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park
31. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
32. Lostman’s River by Cynthia DeFelice
33. Frightful’s Mountain by Jean Craighead George
34. The Dumpster Diver by Janet S. Wong**

African American narrator discussing garbage and how it can be used in different ways. Good for Earth Day and discussions about recycling.

35. Planting the Trees of Kenya: The Story of Wangari Maathai by Claire Nivola
36. Mama and Papa Have a Store by Amelia Lau Carling
37. The Pot That Juan Built by Nancy Andrews-Gobel
38. Armando and the Blue Tarp School by Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson
39. Salsa Stories by Lulu Delacre
40. Sacred Leaf by Deborah Ellis
41. I Am a Taxi by Deborah Ellis
42. The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph
43. The Butter Man by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou
44. I Lost My Tooth in Africa by Penda Diakite
45. Bintou’s Braids by Sylviane Diouf
46. Fish by L.S. Matthews
47. The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo**
48. Tree of Cranes by Allen Say

48. Revolution is Not a Dinner Party By Ying Chang Compestine
49. Kalpana’s Dream by Judith Clarke
50. Matilda Bone by Karen Cushman