Books with title The colors of my rainbow

This historical middle grade novel written in free verse, set against the backdrop of the desegregation battles that took place in Houston, Texas, in 1972, is about a young boy and his family dealing with loss and the revelation of dark family secrets.Ten-year-old Paulie Sanders hates his name because it also belonged to his daddy—his daddy who killed a fellow white man and then crashed his car. With his mama unable to cope, Paulie and his sister, Charlie, move in with their Aunt Bee and attend a new elementary school. But it’s 1972, and this new school puts them right in the middle of the Houston School District’s war on desegregation. Paulie soon begins to question everything. He hears his daddy’s crime was a race-related one; he killed a white man defending a black man, and when Paulie starts picking fights with a black boy at school, he must face his reasons for doing so. When dark family secrets are revealed, the way forward for everyone will change the way Paulie thinks about family forever. The Colors of the Rain is an authentic, heartbreaking portrait of loss and human connection during an era fraught with racial tension set in verse from debut author R. L. Toalson.

'Everyone deserves a voice - it's how you use it that counts'Hoop and her mama have grown up in a prejudiced world for as long as she can remember. Ever since she came to England, the only thing that she has ever been seen as is a color. But Hoop is more than just a color - she is strong. She is free. The way that she has been treated no longer matters when her mama is beside her to pick her up when she falls. But nothing is ever permanent. Before Hoop turns fifteen, her mother dies mysteriously, leaving Hoop to fend for herself.Olivia has always been considered as a medical phenomenon, a white girl born by two black parents who have never had a known white relative in her family. One in a million accidents. And it also turns out that this girl has one more incredible accident which will change her life forever. She is living only a few streets away from her black cousin and Aunt. An aunt whom her mother has watched die from a bomb that was planted near where they live. Her mother, Dayo, could have saved her and also saved the life of Olivia's cousin. But it turns out that Olivia's cousin is not as far away as it seems... This book follows the lives of two teenage girls growing up where racism is at the worst its been in centuries. And it's only gonna get worse...

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet! Which color is your favorite? Introduce your child to the colors of the rainbow with this bright, layered board book. Humorous, rhyming text, and bold illustrations introduce each of the seven rainbow colors in turn. Curved and layered "touch-and-feel" board pages increase in size as you move through the book, developing your child's hand-eye coordination as they turn the pages. The final spread shows a "rainbow" of children from all around the world, reinforcing a positive message of diversity and inclusivity. Open the rainbow pages, read the rhyming text together, and spot the objects in each and every color.

'Everyone deserves a voice - it's how you use it that counts'Hoop and her mama have grown up in a prejudiced world for as long as she can remember. Ever since she came to England, the only thing that she has ever been seen as is a color. But Hoop is more than just a color - she is strong. She is free. The way that she has been treated no longer matters when her mama is beside her to pick her up when she falls. But nothing is ever permanent. Before Hoop turns fifteen, her mother dies mysteriously, leaving Hoop to fend for herself.Olivia has always been considered as a medical phenomenon, a white girl born by two black parents who have never had a known white relative in her family. One in a million accidents. And it also turns out that this girl has one more incredible accident which will change her life forever. She is living only a few streets away from her black cousin and Aunt. An aunt whom her mother has watched die from a bomb that was planted near where they live. Her mother, Dayo, could have saved her and also saved the life of Olivia's cousin. But it turns out that Olivia's cousin is not as far away as it seems... This book follows the lives of two teenage girls growing up where racism is at the worst its been in centuries. And it's only gonna get worse...