Books for National Teacher Appreciation Week

From the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell, the teacher who inspired a classroom of students with whom she wrote the #1 New York Times bestseller The Freedom Writers Diary, comes the writings of a new generation of students ready to tell their own stories of adversity and growth.

An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping your child thrive as a reader and a learner.

A landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past, present, and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students.

Ruth J. Simmons’s memoir is an inspiring, indelible story of the daughter of sharecroppers in East Texas who became the first Black president of an Ivy League university—an uplifting story of girlhood and the power of family, community, and the classroom to transform one young person’s life.

An essential guide for frontline educators to address systemic racial oppression, repair harm, and foster safe, inclusive learning spaces for their students.

A memoir of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta.