Greater Boston Jewish Coalition for Literacy

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School Calendars for GBJCL Sites 

Boston 

Boston Summer Reading List  

Brockton 

Brockton Public Library 

Brockton Summer Reading List (Grades 6-8, 2016) 

Framingham 

Framingham Summer Reading List 

Maynard 

Maynard Children’s Summer Reading Club 

Somerville 

Somerville Children’s Summer Reading Club 

Waltham 

Waltham Summer Reading List (2017) 

Resources for Culturally Diverse Literature 

  1. Contact your School or local librarian
  2. Multicultural Children’s Book Publisher | Lee & Low Books (leeandlow.com)
  3. Just Us Books, Inc. Store
  4. Multiculturalism Rocks!
  5. Booklists – Social Justice Books
  6. Books Archives ~ (mirrorswindowsdoors.org)
  7. https://diversebookfinder.org/
  8. Diversity in Comic Books
  9. https://www.betterworldbooks.com/    

External Resources

These external resources provide volunteers with suggestions for engaging and supporting young readers. 

GBJCL Tips and Tidbits

Below you will find an array of volunteer tips and tidbits ranging from how to develop a successful relationship with students to how to navigate our social media platforms. Included in this section is a New Team Leader Manual that can be used as a guide for Team Leaders. A Closure Template is included as an activity tutors can work on with students to close out their year together. 

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