A Map for FalasteenMaysa OdehA girl searches for her homeland on a map, questioning its existence.Back to all books
National Council for the Social StudiesNCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People2025Kindergarten to Fifth Grade
Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!Claudette Colvin, Phillip HooseFifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin is tired. Tired of white people thinking they’re better than her. Tired of going to separate schools and separate bathrooms.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Back Home: Story Time with My FatherArlène Elizabeth CasimirA lyrical text and vivid, luminous imagery transport readers to Haiti through a father’s tales and a child’s imagination—and invite them to tell stories of their own.Lune loves hearing her daddy’s stories—the funny ones, the sad ones, the ones with lessons about truth and love.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
A Party for Florine: Florine Stettheimer and Mewritten and illustrated by Yevgenia NaybergA young girl forms a special connection to the modernist painter Florine Stettheimer, and imagines herself joining in on Florine’s exciting life.When a young girl visits the museum, she finds an unexpected friend in a self-portrait of Florine Stettheimer.Five to NineOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details