<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4"><b>It's Not Over Until You...  READ!  </b></font><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large"><b>"Read for a Better World" Winter Reading Challenge Week #3 Best Picks </b></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The "Read for a Better World" Winter Reading Challenge started on January 1st.  It is not too late to join.  This challenge encourages readers of all ages to explore diversity, empathy, and action through literature. Our community has unlimited access to Lerner’s “Read for a Better World” themed books for the month of January through the challenge activities!  </font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:large">Visit and register at our Beanstack site</span><font size="4" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </font><b><font size="4"></font></b><b><font size="4"><a href="https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org/" target="_blank">https://marylandlbph.beanstack.org</a></font></b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:large"><br></span></div></div><div style=""><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><b><br></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><b>PreK (Ages 0-</b></font><b style="font-size:large">5)</b></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="arial, sans-serif">Rissy No Kissies<br>* Can be read through Beanstack (not accessible with screen readers)<br>Book Description <br>A lovebird who doesn't like kisses?!  Rissy's friends and family wonder if she's sick, confused, or rude. But kisses make Rissy uncomfortable. Can one little lovebird show everyone that there's no one right way to show you care? Rissy No Kissies carries the message that "your body and your heart are yours, and you choose how to share." A note at the end provides further information for kids, parents, and educators about body autonomy, consent, and different ways to show affection. "This is an artistic gem for consent discussions, sensory-processing contexts, and anyone who champions children's agency and bodily autonomy. Radiant."—starred, Kirkus Reviews</font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><b>K-5 (Ages 6-10)</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="arial, sans-serif">The Floating Field: How a Group of Thai Boys Built Their Own Soccer Field<br>DB 104294<br>Book Description <br>On the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. How will a group of Thai boys play soccer?  After watching the World Cup on television, a group of Thai boys is inspired to form their own team. But on the island of Koh Panyee, in a village built on stilts, there is no open space. The boys can play only twice a month on a sandbar when the tide is low enough. Everything changes when the teens join together to build their very own floating soccer field.</font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font size="4"><b>6-12 (Ages 11-17)</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font size="4" style="" face="arial, sans-serif">Votes of Confidence, 2nd Edition: A Young Person's Guide to American Elections<br><span style="line-height:107%">DB 84827</span><br>Book Description <br>Every two years, media coverage of American elections turns into a horse-race story about who's leading the polls and who said what when. Give young adult readers clear explanations about how our election process actually works, why it matters, and how they can become involved. Using real-world examples and anecdotes, this book provides readers with thorough, nonpartisan explanations about primaries, the electoral college, checks and balances, polls, fundraising, and more. Updated with statistics and details from the 2018 elections, the revised second edition will prepare the next generation of voters for what is sure to be a fascinating 2020 election cycle.</font><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><di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