The Price of Wealth
Stories that address economic hardship and celebrate the cultural wealth that all children inherit from their families and communities

This Caldecott Honor Book follows a woman and her grandson walking through the city.  She helps him to refocus on what he has rather than what he does not.

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Check out the author reading their book here.

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TAGS: Cultural wealth, city life, elders

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“The story of Chloe, a young girl who rejects her new classmate, Maya, Each Kindness explores the powerful impact we can have - for both good and ill - on those around us, and highlights the painful reality that it is not always possible to put right the things we have done wrong.”

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Check out the author reading their work here.

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TAGS: Bullying, justice, schooling

The author's memory of accompanying his father to fish for food to feed their family highlights the different kinds of wealth that a child inherits from their family: language, culture, stories.  The book acknowledges the difficulty of resettlement while challenging the idea of poverty as shameful.

 

 Check out the author performing their poetry here.

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TAGS: Refugee experience, Vietnam War, memoir