Summer Stride 2020
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Check out this slideshow for all the 6-8 recommended books with links to ebooks and audiobooks.
June 1 - August 16, 2020
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A High Five for Glenn Burke
Sixth-grader Silas begins the process of slowly "coming out" when he does a report in class on Glenn Burke, a gay major league baseball player from the 1970s who is credited with inventing the "high five".
Look Both Ways: a tale told in ten blocks
This story was going to begin like all the best stories. With a school bus falling from the sky. But no one saw it happen. They were all too busy--
What Lane?
A coming of age story featuring 6th grader Stephen, who is biracial and learning about the power of self-awareness, the Black Lives Matter movement, allyship, and if he really needs to just stay in one lane.
SFPL Audiobook
Clean Getaway
Eleven-year-old William takes a road trip through the South with his white grandmother using the Green Book (a safe guide for black people and interracial couples in the Civil Rights era) and learns about history, progress, and family.
SFPL Audiobook
The Other Half of Happy
Quijana is about to start 7th grade and is learning about her Guatemalan roots, what it means to be biracial, first crushes, family, and where she fits in the world.
SFPL Audiobook
King and the Dragonflies
In Louisiana, King and his family are dealing with the death of his older brother when King's ex-best friend, Sandy - who his brother told him not to hang out with because Sandy is gay - goes missing.
SFPL Audiobook
Each Tiny Spark
In Louisiana, King and his family are dealing with the death of his older brother when King's ex-best friend, Sandy - who his brother told him not to hang out with because Sandy is gay - goes missing.
SFPL Audiobook
The Moon Within
Celi explores her changing body and her best friend's gender fluidity through the lens of her Mexica-Black-Puerto Rican family.
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky
A hero recovering from a tragedy in a parallel world, a funny sidekick, and characters from West African folklore weave together to create this action-packed story.
SFPL Audiobook
Some Places More Than Others
Oregonian Amara explores family history with her father on her first trip to Harlem for her 12th birthday.
When You Trap a Tiger
A touching story about Korean folktales, three generations of women, and one magical tiger.
The Okay Witch
Moth is coming into her powers as a witch (along with her talking cat familiar), while also learning about her mother’s past and finding out that what you learn in history books may not always be the truth.
Deep and Dark Blue
Twins Hawke and Grayson flee to an all-female magical order and take on new identities as females Hanna and Grace… an experience during which one of twins ends up feeling that this new identity is actually her true identity.
New Kid
It’s hard to be the new kid at school for anyone, but now Jordan is the new kid at a prestigious, predominantly white school in a completely different neighborhood.
SFPL Audiobook
Go With the Flow
Have you ever thought that there should be free menstrual products in the bathrooms at school? After an embarrassing event at school, four girls find their voices and get loud.
Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the “Children’s Ship”
The tragic story of a ship of European children, crew and caretakers that were sent to Canada for safety during World War II, but instead of finding security are torpedoed by a German submarine.
Strong Voices : Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing
Can you name a famous speech in U.S. history that was not given by a president? This collection of important speeches from a wide variety of different voices like Patrick Henry, Sojourner Truth, and Hillary Rodham Clinton, also offers commentary which firmly places them in their historical context.
Almost American Girl : An Illustrated Memoir
As if an unexpected move from South Korea to Alabama isn't enough, Chuna's mother is remarrying, she has to attend a new school, learn a new language, and survive all of this without access to her old comics… How do you think she will manage?
Dragon Hoops
Follow the Dragons, a high school varsity basketball team, while they work their way to a championship, as written by a sports-averse artist shadowing the squad.
The Boy Who Became a Dragon: A Bruce Lee Story
Did you know that Bruce Lee was born in San Francisco? Learn about how the infamous martial artist, actor, and philosopher became *the* Bruce Lee, rising to international fame before his death at the age of 32.
Había una vez: mexicanas que hicieron historia
Descubre las historias triunfadoras de estas mujeres mexicanas que lograron abrirse el paso y alcanzar lo imposible. Las historias de estas mujeres son una inspiración para chicas de hoy en día.
一只会笑的猫 - Yi zhi hui xiao de mao
描绘了各种各样的猫，它们性格迥异，特色鲜明。现在它们又聚在小树林里开“猫会”了，还来了几位“特邀嘉宾”呢。赶快来看看吧！
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