Harbor Me

Jacqueline Woodson is an award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming.  Like that story, this story focuses on characters of color and their struggles in our country.  In Harbor Me, six students who struggle in school are encouraged to meet privately and talk.  At first, they are uncomfortable, but soon they realize that their stories matter, and having someone to share them with matters even more.  They become each other's harbor, or safe place.  Their struggles include a dad in jail, a deportation threat, and police brutality.  Although a bit mature in content, it is a timely and important view of America in the 21st century.