Name of Book:  God’s Dream Author:  Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton Abrams Illustrator:  LeUyen Pham Publisher : Candlewick Press Audience:  Preschool children Summary:   The story, as well as the illustrations, draw children towards empathy and forgiveness and...

Name of the Book:  Pete’s Angel, a Story of Self-love Author:  Hunter D. Darden Illustrator:  Sally Vacca Publisher:  Sunfleur Publications, Inc. Audience:  Elementary School Children Summary:   This is a story of a little boy with no self-confidence, a character many children...

Name of Book:  The Big Box Author:  Toni and Slade Morrison Illustrator:  Giselle Potter Publisher:  Jump at the Sun Hyperion Books for Children Audience: Ages 8 – up Summary: Three children live inside a large box that is equipped with all that they need from swings to beds and...

Name of Book: Left to Tell Author: Immaculee Ilibagiza Publisher: Hay House Inc. Publisher’s Intended Audience: High school/Adult Summary: This book tells the true story of an African young girl who tells her account of her genocide survival in Rwanda.  In 1994, Immaculee...

Name of Book:   Slow Dance Heart Break Blues Author:  Arnold Adoff Illustrator:  William Cotton Publisher:  Lothrop Lee & Shepard (1995) Audience:  12 – 18 males and females.  This book would be best used in a youth group setting for small group discussion. Summar...

Name of Book: Koala Lou Author: Mem Fox Illustrator: Pamela Lofts Publisher: Voyager Books Audience: Ages 6 -11 Summary: Koala Lou is a story about a little girl’s discovery that she cannot earn her mother’s love and that there is no need—she already has it and always will....

Name of the Book:  I Want to Be Free Author: Joseph Slate Illustrator:  E.B. Lewis Publisher:  Putnam Juvenile Audience:  Grades 3-6 Summary: This is the story of a young man who is a slave and wants to be free more than anything in the world.  The “Big Man” overseer has placed...

Name of Book:  The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Author: Mary Jane Begin Illustrator: Mary Jane Begin Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Audience: Ages 4-10 Summary: The sorcerer’s apprentice can’t help but wonder why she must spend her days cleaning and sweeping instead of practicing...