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Our Favorite Day of the Year by A. E. Ali; Rahele Jomepour Bell (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781481485630
Publication Date: 2020-06-30
"Gorgeously inviting illustrations and a joyful theme...the consummate first day read." --Shelf Awareness (starred review) A heartwarming picture book following a group of boys from different backgrounds throughout the school year as they become the best of friends. Musa's feeling nervous about his first day of school. He's not used to being away from home and he doesn't know any of the other kids in his class. And when he meets classmates Moisés, Mo, and Kevin, Musa isn't sure they'll have much in common. But over the course of the year, the four boys learn more about each other, the holidays they celebrate, their favorite foods, and what they like about school. The more they share with each other, the closer they become, until Musa can't imagine any better friends. In this charming story of friendship and celebrating differences, young readers can discover how entering a new friendship with an open mind and sharing parts of yourself brings people together. And the calendar of holidays at the end of the book will delight children as they identify special events they can celebrate with friends throughout the year.

We Are Still Here! by Traci Sorell; Frane Lessac (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781623541927
Publication Date: 2021-04-20
A 2022 American Indian Youth Literature Picture Book Honor Book A 2022 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Twelve Native American kids present historical and contemporary laws, policies, struggles, and victories in Native life, each with a powerful refrain- We are still here! Too often, Native American history is treated as a finished chapter instead of relevant and ongoing. This companion book to the award-winning We Are Grateful- Otsaliheliga offers readers everything they never learned in school about Native American people's past, present, and future. Precise, lyrical writing presents topics including- forced assimilation (such as boarding schools), land allotment and Native tribal reorganization, termination (the US government not recognizing tribes as nations), Native urban relocation (from reservations), self-determination (tribal self-empowerment), Native civil rights, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), religious freedom, economic development (including casino development), Native language revival efforts, cultural persistence, and nationhood.

Stargazing by Jen Wang (Illustrator)
Call Number: 741.5 Wan
ISBN: 9781250183873
Publication Date: 2019-09-10
Stargazing is a heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel in the spirit ofReal Friends andEl Deafo, fromNew York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jen Wang. A 2019 New York Public LibraryBest Books for Kids Selection One of FORBESBest Graphic Novels of 2019 One of NPR's Best Books of 2019 Booklist 2019 Editors' Choice Moon is everything Christine isn't. She's confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both grew up in the same Chinese-American suburb, Moon is somehow unlike anyone Christine has ever known. But after Moon moves in next door, these unlikely friends are soonbestfriends, sharing their favorite music videos and painting their toenails when Christine's strict parents aren't around. Moon even tells Christine her deepest secret: that she has visions, sometimes, of celestial beings who speak to her from the stars. Who reassure her that earth isn't where shereally belongs. Moon's visions have an all-too-earthly root, however, and soon Christine's best friend is in the hospital, fighting for her life. Can Christine be the friend Moon needs, now, when the sky is falling? Jen Wang draws on her childhood to paint a deeply personal yet wholly relatable friendship story that's at turns joyful, heart-wrenching, and full of hope.
Hoop Dancer Determination by Jake Maddox; Jesus Aburto (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9781666344936
Publication Date: 2022-08-01
Tobias Wilson has a secret. For the past two years, since attending a Choctaw Nation powwow with his family, he's been teaching himself how to hoop dance. But when his best buddy Declan discovers him dancing, it isn't long before his whole class knows. Once the secret is out, Tobias has the opportunity to share his dancing at the spring talent show, but he's not sure he wants that. Is he ready to share his Native dance with others or will he stop dancing altogether?

Apple by Eric Gansworth
ISBN: 9781646140138
Publication Date: 2020-10-06
Winner of the American Indian Youth Literature Award Printz Honor Winner National Book Award Longlist TIME 10 Best YA and Children's Books of the Year NPR Best of the Year Shelf Awareness Best of the Year Publishers Weekly Big Indie Books of Fall Amazon Best Book of the Month AICL Best YA Books of the Year CSMCL Best Multicultural Children's Books of the Year "Stirring.. Raw and moving."--TIME "Beautiful imagery and with words that soar and scald."--The Buffalo News "Easily one of the best books to be published in 2020. The kind of book bound to save lives."--LitHub "A powerful narrative about identity and belonging."--Paste Magazine ★ "Timely and important."--Booklist, starred review ★ "Searing yet dryly funny."--The Bulletin, starred review ★ "Exceptional."--Shelf-Awareness, starred review ★ "Captivating."--School Library Journal, starred review The term "Apple" is a slur in Native communities across the country. It's for someone supposedly "red on the outside, white on the inside." In Apple (Skin to the Core), Eric Gansworth tells his story, the story of his family--of Onondaga among Tuscaroras--of Native folks everywhere. From the horrible legacy of the government boarding schools, to a boy watching his siblings leave and return and leave again, to a young man fighting to be an artist who balances multiple worlds. Eric shatters that slur and reclaims it in verse and prose and imagery that truly lives up to the word heartbreaking.

Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
ISBN: 9798885782913
Publication Date: 2023-01-11
" American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner: Best Middle Grade Book! Brian Young's powerful debut novel tells of a seemingly ordinary Navajo boy who must save the life of a Water Monster--and comes to realize he's a hero at heart. When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, he knows he's in for a pretty uneventful summer, with no electricity or cell service. Still, he loves spending time with Nali and with his uncle Jet, though it's clear when Jet arrives that he brings his problems with him. One night, while lost in the nearby desert, Nathan finds someone extraordinary: a Holy Being from the Navajo Creation Story--a Water Monster--in need of help. Now Nathan must summon all his courage to save his new friend. With the help of other Navajo Holy Beings, Nathan is determined to save the Water Monster, and to support Uncle Jet in healing from his own pain. "

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Library Welcome letter 2023

Dear Parent or Guardian,

Welcome to a new year at Trunnell! I’m thrilled to be your child’s librarian again this year! We also welcome back Ms. Cheryl as the library aid.

For success in reading, students need many opportunities to interact with good books by reading them and by hearing them read aloud both at school and at home. It is for this reason that our school library policy permits students to take their borrowed library books home. We will be discussing the meaning of this responsibility with your child.

I wanted to let you know about your responsibility with regard to our school library circulation policy. We will need your help in making sure that the books are kept in good condition and are returned to the school library on time. Parents will be expected to pay to replace any lost or damaged books.

The following are ways to help your son or daughter assume this responsibility:

1. Model careful handling of library books.

2. Help your child find a safe place to keep the books during the borrowing period.

3. Help your child remember to return the books on time.

While the books are in your home, we hope you will:

1. Read them aloud to your child.

2. Have your child read to you.

3. Have your child read silently.

Giving all students access to library resources at school and at home is one way we hope to improve your child’s opportunity for academic success.

Your child in grades 1 – 5 will be permitted to bring up to two books home for a period of up to two weeks. K students will keep their books in their classrooms.

Here’s to another great year at Trunnell!

Ms. Rebecca Johnson

Trunnell Elementary School Librarian

7609 St Andrews Church Rd

Louisville, KY 40214

Librarian

Rebecca Johnson

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