Staff picks

Explore the experiences and contributions of Asian Americans, Native Hawaii'ans and Pacific Islanders in these nonfiction books for elementary and middle school ages.

These audiobooks, some of them available in downloadable audio and others as audio CDs, feature First Nations, Indigenous, Native American, Indian and Alaska Native readers.

This is a selected list of new fiction and nonfiction for all ages, written by Indigenous authors. This list is updated regularly.

These books and articles provide an introduction how our clothing is made, how advertising affects our choices, and how what we decide to buy can affect workers and the environment. For 4th-8th graders

Read a book, then get out your bike and take a ride! Books for preschoolers to 6th graders

Books for ages 5-12 sharing stories and information about transgender people.

Author Rob Osler coined the word quozy to be a blend of cozy mysteries with LGBTQ+ characters. 

Consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words with short vowel sounds, like bat and hop, are the first words students learn to read in their journey to independent reading.

Blends are two or three consonants that blend together, like /st/ in stop or /ck/ in rock. Each letter in the blend makes a sound. Digraphs are two consonants that together make one sound, such as /sh/ in shop or /ch/ in chat.

Silent-e (also known as magic-e) words follow a pattern of vowel + consonant + e, such as the words lake, slide, and hope. The vowel makes its long sound and the e is silent.

Vowel teams are two or more vowels together that make a sound, such as in the words boot or rain. Sometimes they may contain consonants that create a vowel sound like /ow/ in throw. R-controlled vowels have a vowel followed by r. Sometimes this pattern is called the “bossy r” because the “r” takes over and the vowel makes a different sound, such as in the words car or burn. Consonant -le words end with a consonant, followed by le, such as table or purple.

Get organized, learn some study tips, and find help for math, science, writing, and AP and college exams.

Illustrated biographies for elementary ages about girls and women who have an impact on our world.

Mark Black History Month 2024 by exploring these titles for young readers focused on African Americans in the arts. 

-Alicia T.

Mark Black History Month 2024 with this list of curated titles focused on African Americans and the arts. 

-Alicia T.

The Cascade Festival of African Films, hosted by PCC Cascade, is the oldest African film festival in the U.S., and is now in its 34th year. Get ready by hosting a home-watch party with these films from past festivals, available for streaming. CFAF runs from Feb. 2 to March 2, 2024.

At the end of every month, I look over what I've read and pick the best, the jewel, the cream of the crop. At the end of the year, I try to choose the best book I've read this year.

Zevin's richly imagined novel follows three friends over 30 years. In their mid-20s, Sadie, Sam and Marx design a compelling video game that brings them fame and fortune, changing the course of their lives.

Full of references that will delight gamers and anyone who remembers the 90s, Zevin’s novel is an expansive exploration of the creative impulse and the evolving nature of deep friendship.

If you like the Bridgertons Netflix series then you might like this list.

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