Literature Link for Feb 6,2022- Shine Your Light!
• “Let the Light Shine” by anonymous. A very short story about how helping others is a special talent. “It was starting to get dark and light snow flurries were coming down. He’d better get a move on. You know, he almost didn’t see the old lady, stranded on the side of the road. But even in the dim light of day, he could see she needed help.” https://motivateus.com/stories/light.htm
• Hey There! What’s Your Superpower?: A book to encourage a growth mindset of resilience, persistence, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem, by Jayneen Sanders. “Follow Becky’s journey as she tries lots of exciting new things to find her amazing superpowers! This engaging and interactive children’s book provides a number of simple and very achievable ‘tasks’ to help kids to develop a growth mindset of resilience, persistence, self-confidence, self-reliance and self-esteem.” [age 4–11] Here is a review from Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/There-Whats-Your-Superpower-self-confidence/dp/1925089452
• “One” by Shawnee Kellie. What will happen when we let our light shine out? This short poem explores some possibilities. “One flower can wake the dream;/ One tree can start a forest, /One bird can herald Spring.” https://poemfanatic.blogspot.com/2016/04/one-by-shawnee-kellie.html
• Ghost by Jason Reynolds [Young Adult novel] is the first book in the ‘Track’ series. Ghost is an extraordinary young person; he wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school track team. But his past has slowed him down in this first electrifying novel of the acclaimed Track series by Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award-winning author Jason Reynolds.. . . If Ghost can stay on track, literally and figuratively, he could be the best sprinter in the city. Can Ghost harness his raw talent for speed, or will his past finally catch up to him?” Ghost’s love for track inspires us all with a message that being different shouldn’t keep you from reaching your potential.” Here is a brief intro to the book and an excerpt from Chapter 1. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ghost/Jason-Reynolds/Track/9781481450164
In faith,
Dale Dunnigan