Jacqueline Woodson is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young Peoplea�TMs Literature
A New York Times Bestseller
It all starts when six kids have to meet for a weekly chat a�" by themselves, with no adults to listen in. There, in the room they soon dub the ARTT Room (short for a��A Room to Talka�\x9d), they discover ita�TMs safe to talk about whata�TMs bothering them a�" everything from Estebana�TMs fathera�TMs deportation and Haleya�TMs fathera�TMs incarceration to Amaria�TMs fears of racial profiling and Ashtona�TMs adjustment to his changing family fortunes. When the six are together, they can express the feelings and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world. And together, they can grow braver and more ready for the rest of their lives.
Grades 5-9 | Ages 10-14 | Lexile 630L