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Book List

Below is a combination of books I recommend and books I have on my reading list. I highly recommend buying from local bookstores, or checking out text from local libraries. If you need any assistance finding these texts, just let me know! Feel free to also check out my Goodreads to see what I am currently reading.

Dare to Lead by Brene Brown 

Culturally Responsive School Leadership by Muhammad Khalifa

And Still I Rise by Maya Angelou 



Citizen by Claudia Rankine 

We Should All Be Feminists by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie



Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell 

Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire



Reimagining Schools by Elliot Eisner 





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