Literacy is a issue that has an impact on the lives of millions as there are correlations to prison rates and poorer options/choices in life with illiteracy. Through the skills we learned in the past six weeks in All Star Code Intensive, we created this website to battle illiteracy wherever you are. This program provides a the location of all libraries in your location with other resources and benefits such as book recommendations you can find below!

Our book recs!

  • "Eyes that Kiss in the Corners" by Joanna Ho, Illustrated by Dung Ho, (Category: self-love)
  • "The 1619 Project: Born on the Water" by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson, Illustrated by Nikkolas Smith(Category: history)
  • "Aaron Slater, Illustrator" by Andrea Beaty, Illustrated by David Roberts(finding your voice)
  • "Our Skin: A First Conversation about Race" by Megan Madison and Jessica Ralli, Illustrated by Isabel Roxas(Category: race)
  • "The Smart Cookie" by Jory John, Illustrated by Pete Oswald(Category: intelligence)
  • "The Beatryce Prophecy" by Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Category: medieval children)
  • "We All Play" by Julie Flett (Category: nature)
  • "Milo Imagines the World" by Matt de la Peña, Illustrated by Christian Robinson, (Category: imagination)
  • "It Fell from the Sky" by Terry Fan and Eric Fan (Category: giving/sharing)
  • "We Are Still Here!: Native American Truths Everyone Should Know" by Traci Sorell, Illustrated by Frane Lessac (Category: Native American)
  • "Watercress" by Andrea Wang, illustrated by Jason Chin (Category: heritage)
  • "Bright Star" by Yuyi Morales (Category: emotion)
  • "Bodies Are Cool" by Tyler Feder (Category: body positivity)
  • "Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids" by Cynthia Leitich Smith, (Category: intertribal stories)
  • "I Don't Want to Read This Book" by Max Greenfield, Illustrated by Mike Lowery, (Category: comedy)
  • "Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)" by Ryan T. Higgins, Illustrated by Ryan Higgins (Category: friendship)
  • "Dog Man: Mothering Heights" by Dav Pilkey (Category: DogMan series comedy)
  • “Eyes that speak to the stars” by Joanna Ho, illustrated by Dung Ho
  • “Perfectly Pegasus” by JessieSima
  • “Uncle John’s city Garden” by Bernette Ford, illustrated by Frank Morrison
  • “POWWOW DAY” by Traci Sorell, illustrated by Madelyn Goodnight
  • “THE YEAR WE LEARNED TO FLY” by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael López
  • “PRETTY PERFECT KITTY-CORN” by Shannon Hale, illustrated by Leuyen Pham
  • “I COLOR MYSELF DIFFERENT” by Colin Kaepernick, illustrated by Eric Wilkerson
  • “The Golden Girls: Goodnight, Girls” by Samantha Brooke, illustrated by Jen Taylor
  • “The Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Lunch” (Ages 0-2)
  • “The Hair Book” by LaTonya Yvette, illustrated by Amanda Jane Jones(ages 0-3)
  • “Big Ideas for Little Environmentalists”(ages 0-3)
  • “Be My Neighbor” (ages 2-4)
  • “It’s a Sign” by Jerome Pumphrey, Jarette Pumphrey, and Mo Willems(ages 5-8)
  • “Mermaid Kenzie: Protector of the Deeps” (ages 4-8)
  • “My Parents Won’t Stop Talking” (ages 3-6)
  • “The Path” by Bob Staake( ages 4-8)
  • “Alexander von Humboldt: Explorer, Naturalist and Environmental Pioneer” (ages 4-8)
  • “Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers” (came out March 1 (Ages 4-8))
  • “Born Hungry: Julia Childs Becomes the French Chef” (Ages 5-9)
  • “Beauty Woke” (ages 4-7)
  • “Blast Off!: How Mary Sherman Morgan Fueled America into Space” (ages 7-10)
  • “Sports Heroes: Inspiring Tales of Athletes who Stood Up and Out” (ages 6+)