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Books and Reading Resources: Lower School Resources

Find out about new books and reading recommendations in each division.

LS Reading Resources

Looking for a good book to read? Use these recommendations and links to Sora and other online reading resources to sink into a new story. Enjoy!

*Remember with Sora - Please use SAMPLE feature before checking out a book (do not check-out and return straight away). This saves us check-outs. Some books cost each time a book is checked out, so this limits how many books become available. Also, Sora will block your account for a few days if check-outs are excessive.

Sora

If you aren't sure about a book, please read or listen to a sample before checking out! 

Check outs:

  • Loan: 14 days
  • Limit: 2 titles
  • Hold limit: 2 titles

Returns are automatic after 2 weeks, but please consider returning if you finish early.

Accessing Sora

Sora can be downloaded in Self Service (on school issued iPads), from any app store, or used through your computer.
Step 1: Find your school- National Cathedral School
Step 2: Log in with your NCS username and password
example: asmith (no @cathedral.org)
Step 3: browse and borrow!

Sora Public Library

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Black Lives Matter Book Suggestions

THIS BOOK IS ANTI-RACIST by Tiffany Jewell

LOVE LIKE SKY by Leslie C. Youngblood

FINDING LANGSTON by Lesa Cline-Ransome

GHOST BOYS by Jewell Parker Rhodes

THE PARKER INHERITANCE by Varian Johnson

LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET by Matt de la Pena; illus. by Christian Robinson

THE JUMBIES by Tracey Baptiste 

GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN by Alicia D. Williams

GARVEY'S CHOICE by Nikki Grimes

FLYING LESSONS & OTHER STORIES edited by Ellen Oh

SO DONE by Paula Chase

SCHOMBERG: THE MAN WHO BUILT A LIBRARY by Carole Boston Weatherford, illus. by Eric Velasquez

A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE by Lisa Moore Ramee

WE RISE, WE RESIST edited by Wade Hudson & Cheryl Hudson

NEW KID by Jerry Craft

PIECING ME TOGETHER by Renee Watson

THE SEASON OF STYX MALONE by Kekla Magoon

BLACK BROTHER, BLACK BROTHER by Jewell Parker Rhodes

FEATHERS by Jacqueline Woodson

THE UNDEFEATED by Kwame Alexander; illus. by Kadir Nelson

CLAYTON BIRD GOES UNDERGROUND by Rita Williams-Garcia

GHOST by Jason Reynolds

MY LIFE AS AN ICE CREAM SANDWICH by Ibi Zoboi

Mrs. Steel's Book Recommendations

Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare Lezotte

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds

Chirp by Kate Messner

Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee

Snapdragon by Kat Leyh

Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams

Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbala

Up for Air by Laurie Morrison

Jelly by Jo Cotterill

Mananaland by Pam Ryan Munoz

Feeling creative? Try these book art links!

Anti-Racist Reading Resources

Library Staff

Middle School/ Upper School Library:
Roz Posley
rposley@cathedral.org
Lower School Library
Sophia Torres
storres@cathedral.org