First Partner’s Book Club

Book cover for “Miguel’s Community Garden.” Written by JaNay Brown-Wood. Illustrated by Samara Hardy. Illustrated image of a child standing next to a turtle in the middle of a garden of sunflowers, with a city landscape in the background.

Miguel’s Community Garden by JaNay Brown-Wood

Book cover for “If You Plant a Seed.” Words and paintings by Kadir Nelson. Illustated image of a bunny and mouse observing a sprouting plant.

If You Plant a Seed by Kadir Nelson

Book cover for “All Are Neighbors.” From the New York Times bestselling creators of ALL ARE WELCOME, Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman. Illustrated images of several children engaged in various forms of play – chalk drawing, jumping rope, laughing, hand clapping, reading a book, and riding a bike.

All Are Neighbors by Alexandra Penfold and Suzanne Kaufman

Book cover for “I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness” by Kerascoët. Illustrated image of two children walking together through a neighborhood.

I Walk with Vanessa by Kerascoët

Book cover for “Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution” with the following illustrated images – A person wearing a chef’s hat and holding a wooden spoon; a person standing in front of a building with the sign “Chez Panisse;” a watermelon with an “organic” label; an egg with an “heirloom” label; the Eiffel Tower with a Flag of France on top; a fish; vegetables and fruit with a “local” label; the Golden Gate Bridge with a truck driving across it that reads “Chez Panisse;” a cooking pot with steam coming out; green onions that have a “fresh!” label; an onion with a face drawn on it wearing a bowtie; a chicken with white feathers and black spots; and a cart with the words “Edible Schoolyard” on the side that is filled with fruits and vegetables.

Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution by Diane Stanley

Book cover for “Thank a Farmer” by Maria Gianferrari. Illustrated by Monica Mikai. Illustrated image of a family eating a feast in the foreground, farmworkers in a field in the background.

Thank a Farmer by Maria Gianferrari

Book cover for “She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game.” Written by Chelsea Clinton. Illustrated by Alexandra Boiger. Illustrated images of an adult in a wheelchair with a fencing instrument, a second adult with a tennis racket, and a third adult with a basketball.

She Persisted in Sports by Chelsea Clinton

Book cover for “Finding My Dance” by Ria Thundercloud. Illustrated by Kalila J. Fuller. Illustrated image of an adult in Native American attire on the left, a soaring bird on the top right, and a ballerina dancer on the bottom right corner.

Finding My Dance by Ria Thundercloud

Book cover for “Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir” by Pedro Martín. Includes review “Poignant and laugh-out-loud funny” by Victoria Jamieson, creator of the National Book Award finalist When Stars Are Scattered. Illustrated image of a child in framed by an oval portrait, and underneath a camper driven by an adult with an adult on the passenger side and a child in the middle. Several orange-tinted illustrations of animals, food, and currency in the background. Logo of Newbery Honor book on the top right corner and Pura Belpré Award on the bottom left corner.

Mexikid by Pedro Martín

Book cover for “My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness” by Georgia Heard. Illustrated by Isabel Roxas. Illustrated image of a teen lying on their back in a grassy, plant-filled area with a dog leaning against them.

My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by Georgia Heard

Book cover for “Areli is a Dreamer: A True Story” by Areli Morales, a DACA recipient. Illustrations by Luisa Uribe. Image of a young girl wearing a yellow jacket and backpack in front of a split background featuring a small town on the left and an urban city with skyscrapers on the right.

Areli Is a Dreamer by Areli Morales

Book cover for “Gamerville. Game On… or Game Over.” By Johnnie Christmas, award-winning author of “Swim Team.” Illustrated image of a child looking over their shoulder, wearing a jacket covered in various patches. In the background, a set of cabins are on the left, and a contemporary-looking building shining spotlights are on the right.

Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas

Book cover of “Iveliz Explains It All” by Andrea Beatriz Arango. Written text “How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening?” Illustrated image of a teen with a pencil, a book, a mirror, and a picture frame with two adults and a child that are floating around their head. Logo of Newbery Honor Book award on middle right cover.

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango

Book cover for “Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express” by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and RJ Peete. Illustrated image of two faces in profile silhouette.

Same But Different by Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, and RJ Peete

Book cover for “Before the Ever After.” By National Book Award-winning author of BROWN GIRL DREAMING Jacqueline Woodson. Illustrated view from behind image of a child sitting on an adult’s shoulders. Logo of Coretta Scott King Book award on the bottom right cover.

Before the Ever After by Jacqueline Woodson

Book cover for “In the Key of Us” by Mariama J. Lockington. Text on cover reads “Tender and masterful.” – Renée Watson, New York Times-bestselling author of Piecing Me Together and Love Is a Revolution. Illustrated image of to people laying back inside of a canoe on the water. Logo of the Stonewall Honor Book from the American Library Association on the middle left of the cover.

In the Key of Us by Mariama J. Lockington

Book cover of “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Adapted for Young Adults” by Isabel Wilkerson, author of the New York Times bestseller “The Warmth of Other Suns.” Winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Illustrated images of several faces in profile.

Caste (Adapted for Young Adults) by Isabel Wilkerson

Book cover of “Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present” by Adrienne Keene. Illustrated images of seven individuals that are featured around the frame of the book cover.

Notable Native People by Adrienne Keene

Book cover of “We Are Okay” by award-winning author of “Hold Still” Nina LaCour. Illustrated image of the back of a teen standing on a bed in the middle of a field while it is snowing. Logo of the Printz Award on middle-top right corner.

We Are Okay by Nina LaCour

Book cover for “Wild Dreamers” by Margarita Engle. Illustrated image of two people and a dog surrounded by wild flowers and foliage. Logo of the Pura Belpré Honor Book on the bottom right corner.

Wild Dreamers by Margarita Engle