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Books are an incredible way to model diversity in our classroom and on our campuses.
The American Association of University Women publishes a list every year of books for their Book of the Month club ¡Adelante! Like CTA, AAUW wanted their members to talk about issues of social justice!
The selections for 2015-2016 are;
June LGBT Pride Month
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America
By Rachel Hope Cleves
July
Soldier by Helen Thorpe
August
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography
By Laura Ingalls Wilder and Pamela Smith Hill
September National Hispanic Heritage Month
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez
October National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
November Native American Heritage Month
The Cherokee Rose by Tiya Miles
December
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
January National Mentoring Month
The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance – What Women Should Know
By Katty Kay and Claire Shipman
February Black History Month
Disgruntled: A Novel by Asali Solomon
March Women’s History Month
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
April Sexual Assault Awareness Month
A House in the Sky: A Memoir
By Amanda Lindhout and Sara Corbett
May Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month
A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth Ozeki
Happy Reading!
Alyson Brauning
Redwood Service Center GLBT contact & State Council Rep
Vacaville Teachers Association VP & Equity Team Chair
