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“She gripped her imaginary bell with both hands. She pulled back and let it fly.”

I would use this book to show my students how there is a lack of equity among women and men and also minority groups.

This historical fiction book tells the story of a young Hispanic girl who dreams to play softball but faces prejudice laws. This book is great as it teaches children to stand up for what is right and what they want. Relationships present throughout the book also help children understand the importance of them.

“wind up. wind up. Follow your arm right through. An easy play is hard to make.“

I would read this book to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. This is a great chapter book for younger elementary kids to read when starting to read chapter books. The students get to learn about the difficulties during world war II at an early age.

This is a historical fiction chapter book. This book was written about 1945 when world war II was happening. I think the story conveys the times and what happened during that day perfectly. It shows how people from different cultures are not treated right and how different genders are not treated right. This book defiantly gets the spirit across of the time period.

When the family is on the brink of losing their farm, Maria must decide if she has what it takes to step up and find her voice in an unfair world.

I think this is such an awesome book! So many kids enjoy playing sports, that I think it‘d be really difficult for them to imagine not being allowed to. It would also show them how change can happen when you‘re passionate about something.

This is another great book to introduce kids to racism and prejudice. This gives kids a glimpse into what life was like for many children not that long ago, and how they had to fight to even play the sport that they love so much.

Small people softball. A slight intermission in my evening reading, but a break worth taking.