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Big Jim and the White Boy
The Black Panther Party

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Big Jim and the White Boy
The Black Panther Party

Get Inspired! Books for After-School Clubs & Activities

Coordinating after-school clubs and activities in your school community? Explore our collection of books that will help students discover their passion for new (and screen-free!) hobbies. Focusing on topics such as art, board games, crafting, cooking, nature, sports, and more—these books are bound to spark imagination and movement. Browse the middle school and high school

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Great New Books for Your Classroom

Penguin Random House Education is pleased to present a special video highlighting great new titles for high school students. Eileen Becker and Charles Head, specialists in secondary education titles for Penguin Random House, discuss recent books that will engage students and supplement reading curricula. Watch the video and learn more about the titles discussed below.

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Retellings of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Reimagine The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn with three new retellings offering an updated way to teach this classic book through new perspectives. Read together, these books are powerful complements that can facilitate conversations in the classroom about race, agency, and resiliency. Learn more about each title below.   James When the enslaved Jim overhears that

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The New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2021

The New York Public Library has announced their Best Books of 2021. This is their annual recommendations for kids, teens, and adults, all curated by expert librarians. The titles that made the lists encompass fiction, nonfiction, graphic novels, poetry, kids’ books in Spanish, and much more. All of these books are available in the Library’s

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