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Activism
- 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
- Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
- My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Water Walker, The by Joanne Robertson
- This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
- Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago
- We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson
Africa
- Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger
- Africa Is Not a Country by Margy Burns Knight, Mark Melnicove
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson
- Jahohora by Mari Serebrov
- Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
- Noko and the Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
- One Shadow on the Wall by Leah Henderson
- Solo by Kwame Alexander
- Banana-Leaf Ball, The by Katie Smith Milway
- Best Beekeeper of Lalibela, The by Cristina Kessler
- Bitter Side of Sweet, The by Tara Sullivan
- Boy who Harnessed the Wind, The by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Boy who Spat in Sargrenti's Eye, The by Manu Herbstein
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Mangrove Tree, The by Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth
- World Beneath, The by Janice Warman
- Walking Home by Eric Walters
- When I Get Older by K'Naan
African American
- 42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
- Werewolf Named Oliver James, A by Nicholas John Frith
- Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad by Monica Edinger
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Baby's First Words by Stella Blackstone, Sunny Scribens
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Cause by Tonya Bolden
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
- Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden
- Crow by Barbara Wright
- Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Gillem Robinet
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- How to Build a Museum by Tonya Bolden
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano
- Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
- One Last Word by Nikki Grimes
- Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Round & Round Together by Amy Nathan
- Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin A. Ramsey
- Schomburg: the Man Who Built a Library by Carole Boston Weatherford
- So Done by Paula Chase
- Spies of Mississippi by Rick Bowers
- Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
- Take a Seat -- Make a Stand: A Hero in the Family by Amy Nathan
- Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Adventures of Sparrowboy, The by Brian Pinkney
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Great Migration, The by Eloise Greenfield
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
- Unspoken by Henry Cole
- We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson
- Where's Rodney? by Carmen Bogan
American Indians, First Nations, Metis, Inuit
- Boozhoo: Come Play With Us by Fond du Lac Headstart
- Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child
- Dreaming in Indian by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
- Fall in Line, Holden! by Daniel W. Vandever
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- I See Me by Margaret Manuel
- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
- Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
- My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith
- My Heart is on the Ground by Ann Rinaldi
- My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
- Nipehon / I Wait by Caitlin Nicholson
- Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
- Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson
- Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
- Blue Raven, The by Richard Van Camp
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Marrow Thieves, The by Cherie Dimaline
- Medicine Wheel, The by Teddy Anderson
- People Shall Continue, The by Simon J. Ortiz
- Quest for Z, The by Greg Pizzoli
- Secret Project, The by Jonah Winter
- Urban Tribes by Lisa Charleyboy
- We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp
- When I was Eight by Christy Jordan-FentonMargaret Pokiak-Fenton
- When We Were Alone by David Robertson
- Wild Eggs by Suzie Napayok-Short
- Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac
Animals
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- Como Se Dice? by Angela Dominguez
- Jahohora by Mari Serebrov
- Kamik Joins the Pack by Darryl Baker
- Noko and the Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
- Olita and Manyula by Jorge Argueta
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Passion for Elephants, A by Toni Buzzeo
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Las Mañanitas/the Birthday Book by Susie Jaramillo
- Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
- Tortoise and the Princess, The by Oke, Ikeogu
Arabic
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
Art
- Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish
- My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
- Harlem Charade, The by Natasha Tarpley
- Medicine Wheel, The by Teddy Anderson
- Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Asia
- Different Pond, A by Bao Phi
- Morning with Grandpa, A by Sylvia Liu
- Path of Stars, A by Anne Sibley O'Brien
- Time to Dance, A by Padma Venkatraman
- Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami
- First Snow by Bomi Park
- My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
- Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
Asian American
- Different Pond, A by Bao Phi
- Morning with Grandpa, A by Sylvia Liu
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- Every Falling Star by Sungju LeeSusan Elizabeth McClelland
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Great Wall of Lucy Wu, The by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
Bilingual
- 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
- Mystery Bigger Than Big / Un Misterio Mas Grande Que Grandisimo: A Mickey Rangel Mystery / Coleccion Mickey Rangel, Detective Privado, A by René Saldaña Jr.
- Surprise for Teresita, A by Virginia Sanchez Korrol
- César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
- Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
- Little Skeletons/ Esqueletitos by Susan Jaramillo
- Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- Rooster Joe and the Bully / Gallo Joe Y El Abuson by Xavier Garza
- Rudas: Nino's Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Salsa by Jorge Argueta
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
- Las Mañanitas/the Birthday Book by Susie Jaramillo
- Club de Lectur by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
- Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey Del Mambo by
Biography and Autobiography
- 42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
- President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy
- Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
- Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano
- My Heart is on the Ground by Ann Rinaldi
- Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
- Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
- Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate
- President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern
- Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson
- Satchel Paige by James Sturm
- Teddy Roosevelt by Sharon Gayle
- Boy who Harnessed the Wind, The by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Mangrove Tree, The by Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth
- Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
- This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
- When the Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill
Books and Libraries
- Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
- Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Waiting for the BiblioBurro by Monica Brown
Bullying
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Out of Breath: Kendra's Big Secret by Destiney Mayhew, Aderemi Abosede, Kairon Cunningham
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
- Rooster Joe and the Bully / Gallo Joe Y El Abuson by Xavier Garza
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman
- Hoodie Hero, The by Ashley Cooper, Daequan Golden, Rico McCard
- Zack Delacruz: Me and My Big Mouth by Jeff Anderson
Caribbean
- Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle
- Islandborn by Junot Díaz
- Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy
Central America
- 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
- Movie in My Pillow, A by Jorge Argueta
- Mystery Bigger Than Big / Un Misterio Mas Grande Que Grandisimo: A Mickey Rangel Mystery / Coleccion Mickey Rangel, Detective Privado, A by René Saldaña Jr.
- Caminar by Skila Brown
- Dos Conejos Blancos by Jairo Buitrago
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- Islandborn by Junot Díaz
- Olita and Manyula by Jorge Argueta
- Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- Silver People by Margarita Engle
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Girl from Chimel, The by Rigoberta Menchú
- Honey Jar, The by Rigoberta Menchú
- Knife and the Butterfly, The by Ashley Hope Pérez
- Only Road, The by Alexandra Diaz
- Secret Legacy, The by Rigoberta Menchú
Civil Rights Movement
- Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
- Round & Round Together by Amy Nathan
- Spies of Mississippi by Rick Bowers
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Take a Seat -- Make a Stand: A Hero in the Family by Amy Nathan
- This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
Cree
- Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas
Criminal Justice
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Knife and the Butterfly, The by Ashley Hope Pérez
- Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
- Yummy by Greg Neri
Death and Dying
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
- Stars Beneath Our Feet, The by David Barclay Moore
- Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago
- When We Collided by Emery Lord
Democracy and Citizenship
- President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern
- Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano
- Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
- President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern
- Teddy Roosevelt by Sharon Gayle
Disabilities
- Boy Called Bat, A by Elana K. Arnold
- Crazy by Amy Reed
- Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
- Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson
- Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank
- When We Collided by Emery Lord
Dystopian
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
- Marrow Thieves, The by Cherie Dimaline
Early Childhood Anti-Bias
- All the Colors We are by Katie Kissinger
- Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom by Katie Kissinger
- One by Kathryn Otoshi
Economic Class
- Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Growing Up Pedro by Matt Tavares
- Hope Springs by Eric Walters
- Joelito's Big Decision by Ann Berlak
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- So Done by Paula Chase
Education
- Anti-Bias Education in the Early Childhood Classroom by Katie Kissinger
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
- Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank
Environment
- Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
- Creekfinding by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- Heroes of the Environment by Harriet Rohmer
- Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall
- Head of the Saint, The by Socorro Acioli
- Mangrove Tree, The by Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth
- Marrow Thieves, The by Cherie Dimaline
- Water Walker, The by Joanne Robertson
Europe
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
Fables
- Jahohora by Mari Serebrov
- Tortoise and the Princess, The by Oke, Ikeogu
Family
- Different Pond, A by Bao Phi
- Morning with Grandpa, A by Sylvia Liu
- Path of Stars, A by Anne Sibley O'Brien
- Surprise for Teresita, A by Virginia Sanchez Korrol
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- All Around Us by Xelena Gonzalez
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Baby's First Words by Stella Blackstone, Sunny Scribens
- Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Boozhoo: Come Play With Us by Fond du Lac Headstart
- Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
- Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
- Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
- Every Falling Star by Sungju LeeSusan Elizabeth McClelland
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Gbagba by Robtel Neajai Pailey
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- Home at Last by Vera B. Williams
- Hope Springs by Eric Walters
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
- Islandborn by Junot Díaz
- Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
- Kamik Joins the Pack by Darryl Baker
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
- Love by Matt de la Peña
- Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish
- Mama The Alien/Mama la Extraterrestre by René Colato Laínez
- Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
- Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
- Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
- My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
- Nipehon / I Wait by Caitlin Nicholson
- Noko and the Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- One Shadow on the Wall by Leah Henderson
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
- Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Big Bed, The by Bunmi Laditan
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Girl from Chimel, The by Rigoberta Menchú
- Great Migration, The by Eloise Greenfield
- Great Wall of Lucy Wu, The by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Doctorcito by Juan J. Guerra
- Only Road, The by Alexandra Diaz
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- Princess of Fort Hill Shelter, The by Karta Morris, Darne’sha Walker, Zorita Workman
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
- Stars Beneath Our Feet, The by David Barclay Moore
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
- World Beneath, The by Janice Warman
- Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
- Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank
- Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
- Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago
- Walking Home by Eric Walters
- We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp
- When I was Eight by Christy Jordan-FentonMargaret Pokiak-Fenton
- When We Were Alone by David Robertson
- Wild Eggs by Suzie Napayok-Short
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
Folklore
- Little Skeletons/ Esqueletitos by Susan Jaramillo
- Noko and the Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
Food
- Down To Earth by Nikki Tate
- Salsa by Jorge Argueta
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
Friendship
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
- Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Every Falling Star by Sungju LeeSusan Elizabeth McClelland
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Como Se Dice? by Angela Dominguez
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Blue Raven, The by Richard Van Camp
- First Rule of Punk, The by Celia C. Pérez
- Harlem Charade, The by Natasha Tarpley
- Only Road, The by Alexandra Diaz
- Parker Inheritance, The by Varian Johnson
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
- Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank
Genocide
- Broken Memory by Elisabeth Combres
Girls and Women
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Grace for President by Kelly S. DiPucchio
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
- Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- So Done by Paula Chase
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
- Best Beekeeper of Lalibela, The by Cristina Kessler
- This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
- Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
Graphic Novels and Comics
- District Comics by Matt Dembicki
- Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Satchel Paige by James Sturm
- Adventures of Sparrowboy, The by Brian Pinkney
- Best We Could Do, The by Thi Bui
- Blue Raven, The by Richard Van Camp
- Yummy by Greg Neri
Health
- Broken Memory by Elisabeth Combres
- Doctorcito by Juan J. Guerra
Historical Fiction
- Caminar by Skila Brown
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Crow by Barbara Wright
- Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Silver People by Margarita Engle
- Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Bitter Side of Sweet, The by Tara Sullivan
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Parker Inheritance, The by Varian Johnson
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- World Beneath, The by Janice Warman
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Holidays and Celebrations
- Birthday Cake for George Washington, A by Ramin Ganeshram
Homelessness
- Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Princess of Fort Hill Shelter, The by Karta Morris, Darne’sha Walker, Zorita Workman
- Walking Home by Eric Walters
Humor
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
- Rudas: Nino's Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie
- Zack Delacruz: Me and My Big Mouth by Jeff Anderson
Immigration and Emigration
- Movie in My Pillow, A by Jorge Argueta
- Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
- Dos Conejos Blancos by Jairo Buitrago
- Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
- Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle
- Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
- Every Falling Star by Sungju LeeSusan Elizabeth McClelland
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
- Journey of Dreams by Marge Pellegrino
- Juan Pablo and the Butterflies by JJ Flowers
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- La Linea by Ann Jaramillo
- Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
- Mama The Alien/Mama la Extraterrestre by René Colato Laínez
- Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
- My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
- Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
- Best We Could Do, The by Thi Bui
- Distance Between Us: Young Reader's Edition, The by Reyna Grande
- Doctorcito by Juan J. Guerra
- Only Road, The by Alexandra Diaz
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
- Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
- When I Get Older by K'Naan
Jewish
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
Labor
- César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Joelito's Big Decision by Ann Berlak
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- Silver People by Margarita Engle
- World Beneath, The by Janice Warman
- Which Side Are You On? by George Ella Lyon
Latinx
- Bike Like Sergio's, A by Maribeth Boelts
- Surprise for Teresita, A by Virginia Sanchez Korrol
- Alfredito Flies Home by Jorge Argueta
- Alma y Cómo Obtuvo Su Nombre by Juana Martinez-Neal
- Best Mariachi in the World by J. D. Smith
- César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
- Islandborn by Junot Díaz
- Joelito's Big Decision by Ann Berlak
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- Little Skeletons/ Esqueletitos by Susan Jaramillo
- Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
- Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish
- Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
- Mama The Alien/Mama la Extraterrestre by René Colato Laínez
- Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown
- Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy
- Max Loves Muñecas! by Zetta Elliott
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- Pig Park by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
- Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
- Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
- Rooster Joe and the Bully / Gallo Joe Y El Abuson by Xavier Garza
- Salsa by Jorge Argueta
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora, The by Pablo Cartaya
- First Rule of Punk, The by Celia C. Pérez
- Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Law
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
LGBTQ
- 10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
- Baby's First Words by Stella Blackstone, Sunny Scribens
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
- Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
Mexico
- Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- La Frontera / The Border by Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva
- Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
- Rudas: Nino's Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Distance Between Us: Young Reader's Edition, The by Reyna Grande
Middle East
- Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Syria Dilemma, The by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel
Multigenerational
- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
- Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
- Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Big Bed, The by Bunmi Laditan
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
Music
- Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
- Best Mariachi in the World by J. D. Smith
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson
- Solo by Kwame Alexander
- First Rule of Punk, The by Celia C. Pérez
- Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey Del Mambo by
- When I Get Older by K'Naan
- When the Beat Was Born by Laban Carrick Hill
- Which Side Are You On? by George Ella Lyon
Muslim
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
- Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
Mysteries and Detective Stories
- Shine by Lauren Myracle
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Harlem Charade, The by Natasha Tarpley
- Parker Inheritance, The by Varian Johnson
- Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac
Nature
- Creekfinding by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
- First Snow by Bomi Park
- Hope Springs by Eric Walters
- Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- When I was Eight by Christy Jordan-FentonMargaret Pokiak-Fenton
- Where's Rodney? by Carmen Bogan
OwnVoices
- Movie in My Pillow, A by Jorge Argueta
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- A-to-Z: The Real DC by Reach Incorporated
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- American Street by Ibi Zoboi
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
- Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
- Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
- Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- First Snow by Bomi Park
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- How to Build a Museum by Tonya Bolden
- Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
- Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown
- Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
- My Heart Fills with Happiness by Monique Gray Smith
- Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
- Out of Breath: Kendra's Big Secret by Destiney Mayhew, Aderemi Abosede, Kairon Cunningham
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Rooster Joe and the Bully / Gallo Joe Y El Abuson by Xavier Garza
- Salsa by Jorge Argueta
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- Taking Down Ms. Moody by Rochelle Jones, Destiney Mayhew, Naseem Roach
- Adventures of Sparrowboy, The by Brian Pinkney
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Hoodie Hero, The by Ashley Cooper, Daequan Golden, Rico McCard
- Knife and the Butterfly, The by Ashley Hope Pérez
- Marrow Thieves, The by Cherie Dimaline
- Stars Beneath Our Feet, The by David Barclay Moore
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
- When I Get Older by K'Naan
- Yummy by Greg Neri
Peace
- Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia by Jeanette Winter
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
- Peace Book, The by Todd Parr
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- Waiting for the BiblioBurro by Monica Brown
People & Places
- 42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
- Teddy Roosevelt by Sharon Gayle
Play
- First Snow by Bomi Park
Poetry
- Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle
- Marti's Song for Freedom by Emma Otheguy
- Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
- One Last Word by Nikki Grimes
Public Policy
- President Donald Trump by Joanne Mattern
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
Racism
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Cause by Tonya Bolden
- Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden
- Crow by Barbara Wright
- Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule by Harriette Gillem Robinet
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Laura Ingalls Is Ruining My Life by Shelley Tougas
- Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano
- Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
- Mississippi Morning by Ruth Vander Zee
- Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection - Volume 2 by Hope
- Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
- Ruth and the Green Book by Calvin A. Ramsey
- Satchel Paige by James Sturm
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
- Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Read Alouds
- All the Colors We are by Katie Kissinger
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Big Bed, The by Bunmi Laditan
Refugees
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
Religion
- Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
- Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
School
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Fall in Line, Holden! by Daniel W. Vandever
- Grace for President by Kelly S. DiPucchio
- Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
- One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
- Out of Breath: Kendra's Big Secret by Destiney Mayhew, Aderemi Abosede, Kairon Cunningham
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Taking Down Ms. Moody by Rochelle Jones, Destiney Mayhew, Naseem Roach
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani
Science
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Boy who Harnessed the Wind, The by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer
- Mangrove Tree, The by Cindy Trumbore, Susan L. Roth
- Secret Project, The by Jonah Winter
- Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
Science Fiction/Fantasy
- Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
- First Snow by Bomi Park
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown
- Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac
Siblings
- Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish
- Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman
Slavery
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
- Birthday Cake for George Washington, A by Ramin Ganeshram
- Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton by Don Tate
- Tea Cakes for Tosh by Kelly Starling Lyons
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
- Unspoken by Henry Cole
South America
- Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
- I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
- Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
- Head of the Saint, The by Socorro Acioli
- Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
- Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago
Spirituality
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Sports
- 42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
- Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Growing Up Pedro by Matt Tavares
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Rudas: Nino's Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Satchel Paige by James Sturm
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
- Banana-Leaf Ball, The by Katie Smith Milway
- Great Wall of Lucy Wu, The by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Stories in Verse
- Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Somos Como Las Nubes / We Are Like the Clouds by Jorge Argueta
- We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson
Technology
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Teen Years
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Time to Dance, A by Padma Venkatraman
- Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Crazy by Amy Reed
- 8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
- Our Chemical Hearts by Krystal Sutherland
- Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
- Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
- Cuentos de SanTana by Sarah Rafael García
- Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo
- Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
- Stars Beneath Our Feet, The by David Barclay Moore
- When We Collided by Emery Lord
- Yummy by Greg Neri
Transportation
- Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas
U.S. History
- Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
- Crow by Barbara Wright
- District Comics by Matt Dembicki
- Fannie Never Flinched by Mary Cronk Farrell
- Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
- How to Build a Museum by Tonya Bolden
- I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
- Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
- Birthday Cake for George Washington, A by Ramin Ganeshram
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson
- Satchel Paige by James Sturm
- Shame the Stars by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown
- Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
- Sylvia and Aki by Winifred Conkling
- Teddy Roosevelt by Sharon Gayle
- Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
- Great Migration, The by Eloise Greenfield
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- Secret Project, The by Jonah Winter
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
- Unspoken by Henry Cole
War
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Caminar by Skila Brown
- Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
- In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
- My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs
- Boy who Spat in Sargrenti's Eye, The by Manu Herbstein
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- Secret Project, The by Jonah Winter
Weather
- First Snow by Bomi Park
- Hope Springs by Eric Walters
- Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
World History
- 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
- Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
- Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
- Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
- Hurricane Dancers by Margarita Engle
- My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
- Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
- Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
- Boy who Spat in Sargrenti's Eye, The by Manu Herbstein
- Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
- Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
- Syria Dilemma, The by Nader Hashemi and Danny Postel
- Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
