{"product_id":"our-differences-make-us-stronger-how-we-heal-together-9781633311039","title":"Our Differences Make Us Stronger: How We Heal Together","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA story about sharing our identities and making new friends from La June Montgomery Tabron, the President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e La June and her best friend, Jenefer, love going to school in Detroit. They're in the same class, and they always sit together at lunch. La June is Black and Jenefer is White, and they don't notice that all the other kids are sitting with friends who look like them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But when Jenefer moves away, La June doesn't know where to sit. She feels different. A new girl, Eva, moves into Jenefer's old house, and everything about her feels different to La June, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At school, La June's teacher tries something new: changing up the seats at lunch time. After, he gathers the class into a circle to talk about why it was hard to sit with different people, what they learned about each other, and how they can share more in the future. La June and her classmates start to understand that sometimes it's comfortable to be around people who are like us, but we begin to build a community when we learn about people who are different. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Reflecting the transformative racial healing practices that the W.K. Kellogg Foundation promotes and celebrates around the world, \u003ci\u003eOur Differences Make Us Stronger\u003c\/i\u003e shows young readers that sharing our stories, listening to others, and learning about our differences are the first steps to building a stronger community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e La June Montgomery Tabron\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Disruption Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.70h x 9.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633311039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 9-12\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLa June Montgomery Tabron\u003c\/b\u003e is both the first woman and the first African American to serve as President and CEO of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the world. In 2025, Montgomery Tabron was named one of \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e's 100 Most Influential People in philanthropy. In 2023, \u003ci\u003eInside Philanthropy\u003c\/i\u003e named her one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in US Philanthropy, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e named her a Groundbreaker at its annual DealBook Summit. She has spoken at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the Clinton Global Initiative, the ESSENCE Festival of Culture, and the University of Oxford. She lives in Battle Creek, Michigan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTeMika Grooms\u003c\/b\u003e is a Georgia-based writer and illustrator creating stories with a belief that all children should be able to see themselves as the hero within the pages of a book. In 2021, she was selected as an Illustration Mentee in the We Need Diverse Books Program and was a member of the first cohort for the Highlights Foundation and The Brown Bookshelf Amplify Black Stories program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"La June Montgomery Tabron \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47286186770589,"sku":"9781633311039","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_3625a433-aad3-43ad-b93a-92e939357c11.jpg?v=1760016610","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/our-differences-make-us-stronger-how-we-heal-together-9781633311039","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}