Boy and his grandmother looking startled
By: Eric Velasquez

The octopus Grandma is cooking has grown to titanic proportions. "¡Tenga cuidado!" Ramsey shouts. "Be careful!" But it's too late. The octopus traps Grandma!

If Only You Knew
By: Emily Francis

Emily Francis' memoir tells her story through a series of letters she writes to eight immigrant students in whom she sees pieces of herself.

Teenager in pink dress
By: Kat Fajardo

Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at sleepaway camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters.

Martin Luther King Jr. and his niece
By: Angela Farris Watkins
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My Uncle Martin’s Big Heart is a story about love: love between a young girl and her uncle, and all the love she sees her uncle share — with his family members, with his church congregation, and with al

Young girl lifting her hands up
By: Eva Chen
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What do you see when you look in the mirror, Mei? Do you see beauty? We see eyes that point toward the sun, that give us the warmth and joy of a thousand rays when you smile.

Illustration of a young Colin Kaepernick holding up a colorful sign
By: Colin Kaepernick
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When Colin Kaepernick was five years old, he was given a simple school assignment: draw a picture of yourself and your family.

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