by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh The story of a woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own past. Copies also available in the CASA office. Available at Lawrence Public Library
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Kansas City’s Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home by Margie Carr Our own Margie Carr wrote Kansas City’s Montgall Avenue: Black Leaders and the Street They Called Home, the extraordinary, century-old history of one city block whose residents...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
A Placed Called Home A Place Called Home is both David’s powerful personal account through the lens of a child surviving it daily. And as the go-to child welfare advocate for the Obama administration and major U.S. companies, A Place Called Home is a beckoning call to...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
Dopesick by Beth Macy Chronicles America’s more than twenty-year struggle with opioid addiction, from the introduction of OxyContin in 1996, through the spread of addiction in distressed communities in Central Appalachia, to the current national crisis. Available at...
by sproutweb | Jun 17, 2026
We Got This: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be by Cornelius Minor In We Got This Cornelius Minor describes how this conversation moved him toward realizing that listening to children is one of the most powerful things a teacher can do....
