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Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

The Amazing Erik

By Mike Huber, Joseph Cowman (Illustrator)

 

Benji, the Bad Day, and Me

By Sally J. Pla

Benny Doesn't Like to Be Hugged*

By Zetta Elliott

Be Quiet Marina!

By Kirsten de Bear, Laura Dwight (Photographer)

 

The Black Book of Colors

By Menena Cottin, Rosana Faria (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)

 

Brothers and Sisters

By Laura Dwight

 

The Deaf Musicians

By Christie Seeger

 

The Doctor with an Eye for Eyes: The Story of Dr. Patricia Bath

By Julia Finley Mosca

Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

By Laurie Thompson

Featherless

By Juan Herrera

The Girl Who Thought in Pictures

By Julia Finley Mosca, Daniel Rieley

Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You

By Sonia Sotomayor, Rafael Lopez

Keep Your Ear on the Ball

By Genevieve Petrillo, Lea Lyon (Illustrator)

 

King for a Day

By Rukhsana Khan, Christiane Kr Mer

Mama Zooms

By Jane Cowen-Fletcher

 

Moses Goes to a Concert

By Isaac Millman

My Brother Charlie

By Holly Robinson Peete, Ryan Elizabeth Peete, Denene Millner

 

Nosotros S? Podemos Hacerlo!

By Laura Dwight

Ray Charles

By Sharon Bell Mathis

Silent Star: The Story of Deaf Major Leaguer William Hoy

By Bill Wise, Adam Gustavson

Singin' with Momma Lou

By Linda Jacobs Altman, Larry Johnson

 

Thank You, Mr Falker

By Patricia Polacco

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

By Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)

As Brave As You

By Jason Reynolds

El Deafo

By Cece Bell

 

Nelson Beats the Odds

By MR Ronnie Sidney II, Traci Van Wagoner (Illustrator), Kurt Keller (Designed by)

Roll with it

By Jamie Sumner

Tangerine

By Edward Bloor

Beauty Is a Verb: The New Poetry of Disability

By Sheila Black (Editor), Jennifer Bartlett (Editor), Michael Northen (Editor)

Crazy*

By Amy Reed

Dead Girls Society*

By Michelle Krys

Love from A to Z*

By S. K. Ali

Queens of Geek*

By Jen Wilde

A Time to Dance *

By Padma Venkatraman

Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling*

By Lucy Frank

When We Collided*

By Emery Lord

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