Books that speak honestly about emotions often leave the strongest impression on readers. The Truth Within by Roan Miles is one of those rare children’s books that approaches difficult feelings with sincerity, compassion, and hope.

Our community gathered to mark the beginning of something big: 250 years of America. A quarter of a millennium of this grand, imperfect, hopeful experiment in freedom. And what better way to open the celebration than with voices joined together in song.