ADL Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The National Read a Book Day: A trip to the beginning and the significance of reading.
Michael Kante
For #NationalReadABookDay, our educators recommend “More than Peach” by 2020 ADL In #ConcertAgainstHate Honoree Bellen Woodard. The book grapples with identity & race through a student’s experience in the classroom with crayons. More from @ADL_Education. https://t.co/FJTgXXzU4s
Paperback, 2022
$9.59$4.80 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Israel: the theocratic state
David Hall
Israel's Declaration of Independence was signed #OTD 75 years ago in 1948. David Ben Gurion stood in front of 250 people in the Tel Aviv Museum (now Independence Hall) & announced the establishment of the State of @Israel in the Jewish people's homeland. https://t.co/lmqlMBDcpz https://t.co/p9foA72ml2
Paperback, 2014
$8.61$4.30 + Free shipping50% off your first book
More Than Peach (an Original Picture Book)
Bellen Woodard
For #NationalReadABookDay, our educators recommend “More than Peach” by 2020 ADL In #ConcertAgainstHate Honoree Bellen Woodard. The book grapples with identity & race through a student’s experience in the classroom with crayons. More from @ADL_Education. https://t.co/FJTgXXzU4s
Hardcover, 2022
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Lunch Every Day
Kathryn Otoshi
To commemorate #NationalStopBullyingDay, our highlighted book for October is Lunch Every Day by Kathryn Otoshi, which teaches young readers the importance of allyship and empathy. More on the book and accompanying discussion resources here: https://t.co/6mOxbRl1qm https://t.co/NL82D82Wir
Hardcover, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
A Nation of Immigrants
John F. Kennedy
Today, we honor & remember the late President John F. Kennedy, who was assassinated #OTD in 1963. His commitment to civil rights & immigration is encapsulated in his essay, “A Nation of Immigrants.” Commissioned by ADL in 1958, this essay was the last manuscript JFK ever wrote. https://t.co/hN4vhvN3Dm
Paperback, 2018
$15.99$7.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Four Perfect Pebbles:: A Holocaust Story
Lila Perl
Attention teachers and students! Don’t miss the first @echoesreflect webinar of the year — Join us tomorrow at 1pm ET to hear from Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, author of “Four Perfect Pebbles," as she shares her incredible story of survival. https://t.co/jG5nK4Xizi
Hardcover, 1996
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold)
Kelly Yang
"Front Desk" is an inspiring, award-winning novel about a young Chinese American immigrant girl who manages the front desk of a motel while her parents clean rooms. Join @kellyyanghk on Wed, Oct 13 at 5pm ET at our virtual event by registering here: https://adl.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9_2j0544ScOYZrvUexnxGQ https://t.co/y92VE5NPmn
Paperback, 2019
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Antisemitism: Here and Now
Deborah E. Lipstadt
As acts of #antisemitism increased at home and abroad, @POTUS nominated Deborah Lipstadt as Antisemitism Envoy. We joined other Jewish groups to mobilize over 11,000 people who wrote their senators to support @StateSEAS confirmation this year. #Top10Hope https://t.co/KpNEWJWTXO
Hardcover, 2019
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World
Susan Hood
To celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth, our book of the month is “Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World” by @sHood125. This book introduces 14 revolutionary young women to the next generation of activists and trail-blazers. https://t.co/ovAn8pHRWK
Paperback, 2022
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Matthew Dallek
Today at #NLS2023, @MattDallek spoke about the radicalization of the right and the intersection between conspiratorial thinking and #antisemitism. We thank him for including ADL's work in his new book Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right. https://t.co/PWv8BnzOts
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book