The Grover School Pledge by Wanda Taylor

This book is geared towards children in Grades 3-8, and is a good read for grown-ups too. This meet-up is planned to be in-person in Waterloo for the CCAWR’s summer picnic. We would love to see you there for this multi-generational gathering. Bring your little ones – siblings, children, grandchildren, cousins, nieces and nephews too!

Having faced thoughtless comments from fellow students, Arlaina is already struggling to explain the hurt she feels to her best friend, Tina. But when their teacher, Mr. Matthews, asks an ignorant question about classmate Nadia’s headscarf, Arlaina has the confirmation she needs: Mr. Matthews is part of a larger problem that plagues Grover School. All those comments that Arlaina—and several other students—once brushed off suddenly seethe under the light of truth. Bolstered by her father’s childhood experience in the Million Man March, Arlaina teams up with no-nonsense Nadia and a host of other Grover School students to right a systemic wrong.

Email bookclub@ccawr.ca for information on how to join.

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