How we "Book Differently"
We felt that many bookstores lacked diversity in their selections, especially in books geared toward children. Reading as a child builds vocabulary, confidence, and imagination! We work to bring children and young adults stories that they can see themselves in!
This Week's Featured: The Revolution of Birdie Randolph: Brandy Colbert
The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
Our Team
El's Books & More is a family business managed by love!
Ellison Lord - 10th grade student at McCallie School.
Nadra Lord - Educator
Louis Lord - Customer Engagement Leader
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What We Are Reading Now!
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Running the Road to ABC (What we're reading - children's)
Long before the sun even thinks of rising, the Haitian children run to school—over the hills, through the fields, across the city square. Under the bright morning sun, surrounded by the sounds of nature, the eager students journey through their nation’s hill and meadow regions to learn the letters, sounds, and words of their beautiful books at school.
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Black Boy Joy (What we're reading - YA)
Celebrate the joys of Black boyhood with stories from seventeen bestselling, critically acclaimed Black authors--including Jason Reynolds (the Track series), Jerry Craft (New Kid), and Kwame Mbalia (the Tristan Strong series)!
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Clean Getaway (What we're reading - YA)
Set against the backdrop of the segregation history of the American South, take a trip with this New York Times bestseller and an eleven-year-old boy who is about to discover that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--his G'ma included."
Latest issue of the Book Different Club
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Punching The Air by Yusef Salaam & Ibi Zoboi, S...
Ellison LordEllison Lord's Summary and Impact of Punching the Air by Yusef Salaam and Ibi Zoboi.
Punching The Air by Yusef Salaam & Ibi Zoboi, S...
Ellison LordEllison Lord's Summary and Impact of Punching the Air by Yusef Salaam and Ibi Zoboi.
