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"Howard Thurman's Great Hope" Teacher's Guide

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Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life—a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he cou...

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"Howard Thurman's Great Hope" Teacher's Guide

Synopsis
Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life—a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he cou...

"Howard Thurman's Great Hope" Interview

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Trauma-Informed Diverse Reading List
Many children experience trauma, or adverse childhood experiences, and go through times of extreme stress. Trauma has the ability to impact children’s learning, social interactions and relationships, and overall well-being. Literature can be a saf...

2014 New Visions Award Winners
Author Axie Oh has won the second annual New Visions Award for her science fiction novel, The Amaterasu Project.

2015 New Visions Award Winners
Author Supriya Kelkar has won the third annual New Visions Award for her historical fiction novel, Ahimsa.

Ask the Editors
First, we would like to thank everyone for participating. We received many interesting questions, and it was wonderful to see so much interest in children’s literature among new authors and illustrators.

2008 New Voices Award Winners
Hayan Charara of Houston, Texas, is the Honor winner of our ninth annual New Voices Award.

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How Can I Help My Publisher Promote My Book
As an author or illustrator you are capable of directly influencing the sales of your book through self-promotion -- so...promote, promote, promote!

2015 New Voices Award Winners
Lisa Brathwaite of Stone Mountain, Georgia is the winner of our sixteenth annual New Voices Award.

2016 New Visions Award Winners
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"Howard Thurman's Great Hope" Teacher's Guide Synopsis Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life—a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he cou...

"Brothers in Hope" Teacher's Guide Synopsis Garang, an eight-year-old boy in Sudan, tends cattle for his father. When his village is attacked during a civil war, he escapes the destruction and death that comes to his family and the other villagers. He soo...

Trauma-Informed Diverse Reading List Many children experience trauma, or adverse childhood experiences, and go through times of extreme stress. Trauma has the ability to impact children’s learning, social interactions and relationships, and overall well-being. Literature can be a saf...

2014 New Visions Award Winners Author Axie Oh has won the second annual New Visions Award for her science fiction novel, The Amaterasu Project.

2015 New Visions Award Winners Author Supriya Kelkar has won the third annual New Visions Award for her historical fiction novel, Ahimsa.

Ask the Editors First, we would like to thank everyone for participating. We received many interesting questions, and it was wonderful to see so much interest in children’s literature among new authors and illustrators.

2008 New Voices Award Winners Hayan Charara of Houston, Texas, is the Honor winner of our ninth annual New Voices Award.

2006 New Voices Award Winners Glenda Armand Sheppard of West Covina, California, is winner of our seventh Annual New Voices Award

2018 New Visions Award Winners Author Monica Zepeda has won the New Visions Award for her manuscript, Boys of the Beast. Michelle Jones Coles’ manuscript Woke received the New Visions Award Honor.

The Virtually-Do-It-Yourself Book Tour People think that since I am a book reviewer, I had some secret shortcut to getting published and that, once published, I had no trouble getting attention for my first novel.

The Voice that Speaks Best You've plotted your story. You know your characters and their conflict. You know how your viewpoint character will grow by achieving a resolution.

How Can I Help My Publisher Promote My Book As an author or illustrator you are capable of directly influencing the sales of your book through self-promotion -- so...promote, promote, promote!

2015 New Voices Award Winners Lisa Brathwaite of Stone Mountain, Georgia is the winner of our sixteenth annual New Voices Award.

2016 New Visions Award Winners Author Charlotte Sun and Mary Louise Sanchez have won the fourth annual New Visions Award for their historical middle-grade novels, Escape from Tiananmen Square, and The Wind Called My Name, respectively.

2018 New Voices Award Winner SD Youngwolf of Moffat, Colorado is the winner of Lee & Low's 2018 New Voices Award.

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"Howard Thurman's Great Hope" Teacher's Guide

Synopsis
Born in segregated Daytona, Florida, in 1899, Howard Thurman grew up dreaming of a better life—a life where his mother and grandmother would not have to cook and clean for other people; a life where he cou...

"Brothers in Hope" Teacher's Guide

Synopsis
Garang, an eight-year-old boy in Sudan, tends cattle for his father. When his village is attacked during a civil war, he escapes the destruction and death that comes to his family and the other villagers. He soo...

Trauma-Informed Diverse Reading List
Many children experience trauma, or adverse childhood experiences, and go through times of extreme stress. Trauma has the ability to impact children’s learning, social interactions and relationships, and overall well-being. Literature can be a saf...

2014 New Visions Award Winners
Author Axie Oh has won the second annual New Visions Award for her science fiction novel, The Amaterasu Project.

2015 New Visions Award Winners
Author Supriya Kelkar has won the third annual New Visions Award for her historical fiction novel, Ahimsa.

Ask the Editors
First, we would like to thank everyone for participating. We received many interesting questions, and it was wonderful to see so much interest in children’s literature among new authors and illustrators.

2008 New Voices Award Winners
Hayan Charara of Houston, Texas, is the Honor winner of our ninth annual New Voices Award.

2006 New Voices Award Winners
Glenda Armand Sheppard of West Covina, California, is winner of our seventh Annual New Voices Award

2018 New Visions Award Winners
Author Monica Zepeda has won the New Visions Award for her manuscript, Boys of the Beast. Michelle Jones Coles’ manuscript Woke received the New Visions Award Honor.

The Virtually-Do-It-Yourself Book Tour
People think that since I am a book reviewer, I had some secret shortcut to getting published and that, once published, I had no trouble getting attention for my first novel.

The Voice that Speaks Best
You've plotted your story. You know your characters and their conflict. You know how your viewpoint character will grow by achieving a resolution.

How Can I Help My Publisher Promote My Book
As an author or illustrator you are capable of directly influencing the sales of your book through self-promotion -- so...promote, promote, promote!

2015 New Voices Award Winners
Lisa Brathwaite of Stone Mountain, Georgia is the winner of our sixteenth annual New Voices Award.

2016 New Visions Award Winners
Author Charlotte Sun and Mary Louise Sanchez have won the fourth annual New Visions Award for their historical middle-grade novels, Escape from Tiananmen Square, and The Wind Called My Name, respectively.

2018 New Voices Award Winner
SD Youngwolf of Moffat, Colorado is the winner of Lee & Low's 2018 New Voices Award.

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