By The Washington Post on 01/21/2018
“… “The books that we read here, we can relate to,” 11-year-old Devon Wesley said. The book club has finally allowed Devon to encounter black characters who look like him.
The club dates back to December, when a fifth-grader complained one morning that his lackluster results on a citywide English exam didn’t reflect his true reading abilities. …”
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