Welcome to Catalyst City, where kindness builds the world.
Maya has heard whispers about a city built from the memories other cities forgot: free breakfast for every kid, gardens on every corner, and neighbors who know each other by name. In Book One, she finally gets there.
Our city is built on NDARI
Neighbors Determined And Responsible for Inclusion. Malik calls it “a superhero code for all of us.” Every book in the series explores it a little deeper.
Neighbors
Neighbors helping neighbors every day, even when small.
Dreaming
Dreaming up a fair world where everyone has what they need.
Acting
Acting bravely to fix problems we see, like hunger or loneliness.
Respecting
Respecting everyone and what they have, no matter who they are.
Inspiring
Inspiring each other with kindness, sharing stories, and big hugs.
One sunny day. Five big adventures.
Maya and her new friend Malik eat pancakes at the Free Breakfast Club, plant seeds in the Garden of Sharing, help a neighbor with spilled berries, see a tiny test of greed turn into sharing, and end the day under fairy lights with a promise to care.
Every chapter shows kids something they can actually do at home, at school or on their own block.
We’re not just making this up. We’re remembering.Maya, Catalyst City Book One
Printables that turn the story into action
Coloring pages, the NDARI pledge certificate, a Garden of Sharing planting chart, a Kindness Bricks tracker and a chapter-by-chapter discussion guide. Print them at home or for a whole class.
Book One is just the beginning
Catalyst City is planned as a series of twelve or more books. Each one visits a new corner of the city and a new way kids can care for their community.
Be first to visit Book Two
Join the Catalyst City family list. You will get new free printables, reading guides for each chapter, and the first look at Book Two when it is ready.