Stacey's Extraordinary WordsStacey is a little girl who loves words more than anything. She loves reading them, sounding them out, and finding comfort in them when things are hard. But when her teacher chooses her to compete in the local spelling bee, she isn't as excited as she thought she'd be. What if she messes up? Or worse, if she can't bring herself to speak up, like sometimes happens when facing bullies at school? Stacey will learn that win or lose . . . her words are

Instead of trying to repair a flawed system

and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice

Until they're not

with their talk of returning America to the glory of its days before the dead rose

In Everything

including the Freedom Vote

Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence

Is this self-segregation a problem we should try to fix

revenge is a bloody pursuit

Have meaningless but thoroughly enjoyable sex

and her little sister's

but he's up to the challenge