Feed(ing) the Mind and Body

Grades K-4 Readers

Sulwe, whose name means star, is five years old. She does not like the color of her skin, she is darker than anyone else in her family and children at school make fun of her. Sulwe tries different ways to cover her darkness and prays for her skin to get lighter, her mother sees how sad she is and when she learns why, she tells her how she is beautiful and that her spirit is full of brightness and that is what everyone sees. Later that night Sulwe has a wonderful dream in that dream and in that dream she learns that dark and light are both beautiful andthat they need one another to exist.

Lupita Nyong'o, award-winning actress tells a heartbreaking, yet heartwarming story and with Vashti Harrison's stunning illustrations, this a book you will never forget.

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Grades 5 and up

Do you like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid or Nate the Great series? Jake the Fake Keeps it Real, written by Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach, with art by Malden born cartoonist Keith Knight is a funny story of an 11 year old boy who is admitted to the exclusive Arts and Music Academy. Jake’s problem? He is an amazing cartoonist but isn’t a very good student and knows very little about music. In this hysterical story, Jake must figure out how to survive life in his new school when he doesn’t have a clue on what to do, especially with the big talent show coming up. Jake the Fake is available from the Malden Public Library as both a print and ebook. Copies will also be available in all five K-8 Malden Public School libraries when safe circulation resumes at some point in the future. Click here to see a funny “interview” by Jake with the book’s author Craig Robinson.

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High School/Young Adult

Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie’s Reaper mother summoned forth souls.

But everything changed the night magic disappeared. Under the orders of a ruthless king, maji were killed, leaving Zélie without a mother and her people without hope.
Now Zélie has one chance to bring back magic and strike against the monarchy. With the help of a rogue princess, Zélie must outwit and outrun the crown prince, who is hell-bent on eradicating magic for good.
Danger lurks in Orïsha, where snow leoponaires prowl and vengeful spirits wait in the waters. Yet the greatest danger may be Zélie herself as she struggles to control her powers and her growing feelings for an enemy.

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Keith “Keef” Knight, born in Malden1966 is an award winning cartoonist and activist who went to Malden Public Schools. He often doodled whenever he could and some of his favorite comic strips were Peanuts and Calvin and Hobes. Today he is famous throughout the country, not just for his cartoons but his tireless work for social justice and bringing awareness to racial issues. Although he and his family live in North Carolina, he tries to return to Malden when he can. Mr Knight has most recently illustrated three books by actor Craig Robinson and Adam Mansbach: Jake the Fake Keeps it Real, Jake the Fake Goes for Laughs and Jake the Fake Keeps his Cool.

Louise Stokes, born in Malden in 1913 was a track and field athlete. She was known as "The Malden Meteror" for her incredible track records. She originally played basketball while in junior high, but her teammates encouraged her to ran track at Malden High School. Louise was invited to play in both the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games where she was considered to be the first African-American woman to qualify for an Olympic team, but sadly, did not have a chance to play due to her race and the prejudices against her. She created the "Colored Women's Bowling League" where she won many awards as a bowler and continued in athletics until she died in 1978. The Malden River Loop is dedicated to Louise Stokes.

Dorothy West, born in Boston, MA in 1907 began writing stories at the age of seven. Her short story The Typewriter won a prize by the National Urban League before she was even twenty years old. Dorothy was one of the members of the Harlem Renaissance, a group of black writers, artists and musicians based out of New York City. Her stories told of the conflicts of within the middle class. She was also a columnist for the Vineyard Gazetter while living on Martha's Vineyard. Dorothy West is best known for her story The Living is Easy. Dorothy's second novel The Wedding was turned into a mini-series by Oprah Winfrey.

Mary Liberge is the Librarian at the High School. She has worked in Malden for sixteen years as a school librarian. She has been working at the high school since August of 2014 and was the K-8 Librarian at the Ferryway School from 2004-2014. Mrs. Liberge likes reading, camping, traveling, gardening and doing crafts.

mliberge@maldenps.org

Twitter: @librarygirl0727

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Stephen Nedell is the librarian for the Salemwood School and the Linden STEAM Academy and has been a librarian in the Malden Public Schools since 2017. Before that, he was the Reference, IT and Local History Librarian at the Malden Public Library for over ten years. snedell@maldenps.org

He is a huge fan of the Simpsons and can quote from almost any episode. Check out his read aloud stories on his Youtube channel by clicking here.

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Maria Touet is the Librarian at the Beebe, Ferryway and Forestdale Schools. She has been working with MPS since August of 2019. Ms Touet has worked in school libraries for over 25 years. Besides reading, she likes photography, working in the garden, and she visits the ocean as often as she can.

mtouet@maldenps.org

Twitter: @BFFLibrarian

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