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Activism

13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
Ballad of an American by Sharon Rudahl
Celebrate People's History! by Josh MacPhee
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
Kent State by Derf Backderf
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell
Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
No Voice Too Small by Lindsay H. Metcalf, Keila V. Dawson, Jeanette Bradley
One by Kathryn Otoshi
One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
Poisoned Water by Candy J Cooper, Marc Aronson
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
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance by Bethany C. Morrow
Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
Great Kapok Tree, The by Lynne Cherry
Hate U Give, The by Angie Thomas
Voting Booth, The by Brandy Colbert
Water Walker, The by Joanne Robertson
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Voice of Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago
Wangari Maathai by Franck Prévot
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
Grandpa Cacao by Elizabeth Zunon
Jahohora by Mari Serebrov
King Shaka by Luke W. Molver
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Nelson Mandela by Kadir Nelson
Nile Crossing by Katy Beebe
Noko and the Kool Kats by Fiona Moodie
One Shadow on the Wall by Leah Henderson
Orange for the Sunsets by Tina Athaide
Shaka Rising by Luke W. Molver
Sing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Solo by Kwame Alexander
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong'o
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
Wangari Maathai by Franck Prévot
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
We Kiss Them with Rain by Futhi Ntshingila
When I Get Older by K'Naan
When Morning Comes by Arushi Raina

African American

42 Is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
Werewolf Named Oliver James, A by Nicholas John Frith
Wish After Midnight, A by Zetta Elliott
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
Ballad of an American by Sharon Rudahl
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend by Calvin A. Ramsey, Bettye Stroud
Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Arisa White, Laura Atkins
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Black Is a Rainbow Color by Angela Joy
Black Lives Matter at School by Jesse Hagopian, Denisha Jones
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
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
Dream Builder by Kelly Starling Lyons
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
Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
How to Build a Museum by Tonya Bolden
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
It Jes' Happened by Don Tate
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Man Up! by Riley Campbell, London Jones, Shirelle Hurt
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Master George's People by Marfe Ferguson Delano
Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann
Milo's Museum by Zetta Elliott
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver
One Last Word by Nikki Grimes
Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito
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
Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons
So Done by Paula Chase
Someday Is Now by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Sometimes We Do by Omowale Moses
Spies of Mississippi by Rick Bowers
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights (Scholastic Focus) by Lawrence Goldstone
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
Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, The by Jeanne TheoharisBrandy Colbert
Voting Booth, The by Brandy Colbert
Women Who Caught the Babies, The by Eloise Greenfield
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford
Unspoken by Henry Cole
Voice of Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson
We Still Here by Marc Lamont Hill
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know about Horses? by Richard Van Camp
When Rosa Parks Went Fishing by Rachel Ruiz
Where's Rodney? by Carmen Bogan
William Still and His Freedom Stories by Don Tate

Afro-Latino

Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
Pelo Bueno by Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro
Jumbies, The by Tracey Baptiste
Yo Soy Muslim by Mark Gonzales

American Indians, First Nations, Metis, Inuit

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Pemmican Wars by Katherena Vermette
Ajijaak - Crane by Cecelia LaPointe
Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People, An by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Debbie Reese, Jean Mendoza
Apple by Eric Gansworth
Apple in the Middle by Dawn Quigley
At the Mountain's Base by Traci Sorell
Awâsis and the World-Famous Bannock by Dallas Hunt
Boozhoo: Come Play With Us by Fond du Lac Headstart
Bowwow Powwow by Brenda J. Child
Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José Older
Dragonfly Kites by Tomson Highway
Dreaming in Indian by Mary Beth Leatherdale and Lisa Charleyboy
Fall in Line, Holden! by Daniel W. Vandever
Fry Bread by Kevin Noble Maillard
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith
I Am Birch by Scott Kelley
I Am Not a Number by Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer
I See Me by Margaret Manuel
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell
Kiska by John Smelcer
Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina by Richard Van Camp
Mama, Do You Love Me? by Barbara M. Joosse
Mary and the Trail of Tears by Andrea L. Rogers
Mission to Space by John Bennett Herrington
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
Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse
Rock and Roll Highway by Sebastian Robertson
She Sang Promise by Jan Godown Annino
Spotted Tail by David Heska Wanbli Weiden
Stolen Words by Melanie Florence
Blue Raven, The by Richard Van Camp
Brave, The by James Bird
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
Range Eternal, The by Louise Erdrich
Sea in Winter, The by Christine Day
Secret Project, The by Jonah Winter
This Land Is My Land by George Littlechild
Urban Tribes by Lisa Charleyboy
We Sang You Home by Richard Van Camp
When I was Eight by Christy Jordan-FentonMargaret Pokiak-Fenton
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry by Joy Harjo
When We Were Alone by David Robertson
Wild Eggs by Suzie Napayok-Short
Wolf Mark by Joseph Bruchac
Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon
Zoe and the Fawn by Catherine Jameson

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
What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know about Horses? by Richard Van Camp

Arabic

Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs

Art

Celebrate People's History! by Josh MacPhee
Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
It Jes' Happened by Don Tate
Luis Paints the World by Terry Farish
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
Photographic by Isabel Quintero
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
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed
Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
First Snow by Bomi Park
Mali Under the Night Sky by Youme Landowne
My Night in the Planetarium by Innosanto Nagara
Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
Peace Tree from Hiroshima, The by Sandra Moore
Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel

Asian American

Different Pond, A by Bao Phi
Morning with Grandpa, A by Sylvia Liu
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
Every Falling Star by Sungju LeeSusan Elizabeth McClelland
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Kiyoshi's Walk by Mark Karlins
More to the Story by Hena Khan
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

Our Celebracin!: La Celebracion! by Susan Middleton Elya
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
Call Me Tree by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera
Caravan to the North by Jorge Argueta
César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Dalia's Wondrous Hair (El Cabello Maravilloso de Dalia) [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] by Laura Lacámara
Furqan's First Flat Top by Robert Liu-Trujillo
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
Bosque de Don Margarito by Andy Carter
Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
Por ahí viene el huracán: Una aventura de Isa y Mau by Laura Rexach Olivencia
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
Story Circle/El Circulo de Cuentos, The 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
Ballad of an American by Sharon Rudahl
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
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell
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
Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann
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
Unpresidented by Martha Brockenbrough
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
Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali
Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Man Up! by Riley Campbell, London Jones, Shirelle Hurt
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
Day You Begin, The by Jacqueline Woodson
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
Caravan to the North by Jorge Argueta
Dos Conejos Blancos by Jairo Buitrago
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
Bosque de Don Margarito by Andy Carter
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
Gravedigger's Archaeology, The by William Archila
Honey Jar, The by Rigoberta Menchú
Knife and the Butterfly, The by Ashley Hope Pérez
Only Road, The by Alexandra Diaz
Radius of Us, The by Marie Marquardt
Secret Legacy, The by Rigoberta Menchú

Civil Rights Movement

Belle, the Last Mule at Gee's Bend by Calvin A. Ramsey, Bettye Stroud
Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell
Martin's Big Words by Doreen Rappaport
Panther Baby by Jamal Joseph
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott by Dee Romito
Round & Round Together by Amy Nathan
Someday Is Now by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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
Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, The by Jeanne TheoharisBrandy Colbert
Teachers March!, The by Sandra Neil Wallace, Rich Wallace
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Voice of Freedom by Carole Boston Weatherford
We March by Shane W. Evans
When Rosa Parks Went Fishing by Rachel Ruiz

Cree

Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina by Richard Van Camp
Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas

Criminal Justice

Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
Missing Daddy by Mariame Kaba
Disturbed Girl's Dictionary, The by NoNieqa Ramos
Knife and the Butterfly, The by Ashley Hope Pérez
Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
We Still Here by Marc Lamont Hill
Yummy by Greg Neri

Cuba

Forest World by Margarita Engle

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
Violet the Snowgirl by Lisa L. Walsh
Walk with Me by Jairo Buitrago

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
All the Way to the Top by Annette Bay Pimentel
Benny Doesn't Like to Be Hugged by Zetta Elliott
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
Emmanuel's Dream by Laurie Ann Thompson
Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth
Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali
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

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
Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman
One by Kathryn Otoshi
Day You Begin, The by Jacqueline Woodson

Economic Class

Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera
Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
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
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
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
Black Lives Matter at School by Jesse Hagopian, Denisha Jones
Cheyenne Again by Eve Bunting
Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Sometimes We Do by Omowale Moses
Steamboat School by Deborah Hopkinson
Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Story Circle/El Circulo de Cuentos, The by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Two Girls Staring at the Ceiling by Lucy Frank

Environment

Ada's Violin by Susan Hood
Ajijaak - Crane by Cecelia LaPointe
Creekfinding by Jacqueline Briggs Martin
Forest World by Margarita Engle
Greta and the Giants by Zoë Tucker
Heroes of the Environment by Harriet Rohmer
Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
Bosque de Don Margarito by Andy Carter
Nibi Is Water by Joanne Robertson
Poisoned Water by Candy J Cooper, Marc Aronson
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Rainbow Weaver by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Great Kapok Tree, The by Lynne Cherry
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
Wangari Maathai by Franck Prévot

Europe

Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz

Fables

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Jahohora by Mari Serebrov
Jumbies, The by Tracey Baptiste
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
Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera
Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
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
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
Gbagba by Robtel Neajai Pailey
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
Grandpa Cacao by Elizabeth Zunon
Home at Last by Vera B. Williams
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
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
Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman
Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
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
Bosque de Don Margarito by Andy Carter
Marisol McDonald and the Monster by Monica Brown
Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña
Moony Luna / Luna, Lunita Lunera by Jorge Argueta
My Name is Not Easy by Debby Dahl Edwardson
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
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
Sing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
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
Violet the Snowgirl by Lisa L. Walsh
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

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
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
Benny Doesn't Like to Be Hugged by Zetta Elliott
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Dead Girls Society by Michelle Krys
Destiny's Gift by Natasha Anastasia Tarpley
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
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
One by Kathryn Otoshi
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

Abigail the Whale by Davide Cali
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
Lift as You Climb by Patricia Hruby Powell
Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
Luz Makes a Splash by Claudia Davila
Notyourprincess: Voices of Native American Women by Lisa Charleyboy, Mary Beth Leatherdale
Photographic by Isabel Quintero
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
Day You Begin, The by Jacqueline Woodson
Moon Within, The by Aida Salazar
Women Who Caught the Babies, The by Eloise Greenfield
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce, Debbie Levy
Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder

Graphic Novels and Comics

Ballad of an American by Sharon Rudahl
Displacement by Kiku Hughes
District Comics by Matt Dembicki
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
King Shaka by Luke W. Molver
Photographic by Isabel Quintero
Satchel Paige by James Sturm
Shaka Rising by Luke W. Molver
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

Hair

Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry
Pelo Bueno by Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro

Haiti

Mama's Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat
Pride by Ibi Zoboi
Deep Past of Haiti, The by Jubilee School's 2013 fifth and sixth grade class

Health

Broken Memory by Elisabeth Combres
Doctorcito by Juan J. Guerra
Women Who Caught the Babies, The by Eloise Greenfield

Historical Fiction

Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
Caminar by Skila Brown
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons
Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle
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
Old Man, The by Sarah V
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
Caravan to the North by Jorge Argueta
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
From North to South / Del Norte al Sur by Rene Lainez
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
Illegal by Bettina Restrepo
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
Mama's Nightingale by Edwidge Danticat
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
My Beautiful Birds by Suzanne Del Rizzo
My Shoes and I by René Colato Laínez
On the Other Side of the Garden by Jairo Buitrago, Elisa Amado
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
Radius of Us, The by Marie Marquardt
Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Uninterrupted View of the Sky, An by Melanie Crowder
We Are Here to Stay: Voices of Undocumented Young Adults by Susan Kuklin
When I Get Older by K'Naan

Jewish

Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani

Labor

Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera
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

Our Celebracin!: La Celebracion! by Susan Middleton Elya
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 / Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Ana María Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle by Hilda Eunice Burgos
Best Mariachi in the World by J. D. Smith
Call Me Tree by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Calling the Doves by Juan Felipe Herrera
César by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Dalia's Wondrous Hair (El Cabello Maravilloso de Dalia) [eBook - NC Kids Digital Library] by Laura Lacámara
From North to South / Del Norte al Sur by Rene Lainez
Grandma's Gift by Eric Velasquez
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina
I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
Islandborn by Junot Díaz
Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle
Joelito's Big Decision by Ann Berlak
Julián is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Just a Minute by Yuyi Morales
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
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero Weaver
One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
Photographic by Isabel Quintero
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
Moon Within, The by Aida Salazar
Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
Radius of Us, The by Marie Marquardt
Sky Painter, The by Margarita Engle
Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez
Smoking Mirror, The by David A. Bowles
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles

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
Jack (Not Jackie) by Erica Silverman
Music of What Happens, The by Bill Konigsberg
One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo by Laurin Mayeno
Queens of Geek by Jen Wilde
Queer History of the United States for Young People, A by Michael Bronski
She/He/They/Me by Robyn Ryle
Shine by Lauren Myracle
Sparkle Boy by Lesléa Newman
Stonewall by Rob Sanders
Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
Moon Within, The by Aida Salazar
Other Boy, The by M. G. Hennessey
Poet X, The by Elizabeth Acevedo
They, She, He, Me by Maya & Matthew Gonzalez
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Ziggy, Stardust and Me by James Brandon

Mexico

Enrique's Journey by Sonia Nazario
From North to South / Del Norte al Sur by Rene Lainez
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

Little Piece of Ground, A by Elizabeth Laird
Code Name: Butterfly by Ahlam Bsharat
Sitti's Secrets by Naomi Shihab Nye
Cat Man of Aleppo, The by Irene Latham, Karim Shamsi-Basha
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
My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin
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
Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons
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

Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Code Name: Butterfly by Ahlam Bsharat
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets by Hena Khan
Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali
Love, Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed
Mommy's Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
My Grandma and Me by Mina Javaherbin
Rad Women Worldwide by Kate Schatz
Compassionate Warrior, The by Elsa Marston
Proudest Blue, The by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Yo Soy Muslim by Mark Gonzales

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

Call Me Tree by Maya Christina Gonzalez
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
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
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
Front Desk by Kelly Yang
How to Build a Museum by Tonya Bolden
Little Night/Nochecita by Yuyi Morales
Love from A to Z by S. K. Ali
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
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Teddy Roosevelt by Sharon Gayle
Day You Begin, The by Jacqueline Woodson

Play

First Snow by Bomi Park

Poetry

Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir by Margarita Engle
Forest World by Margarita Engle
Honey, I Love by Eloise Greenfield
Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle
Kiyoshi's Walk by Mark Karlins
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
Sing to the Moon by Nansubuga Nagadya Isdahl
Gravedigger's Archaeology, The by William Archila
They Call Me Güero by David Bowles
When the Light of the World Was Subdued, Our Songs Came Through: A Norton Anthology of Native Nations Poetry by Joy Harjo

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
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Crossing Ebenezer Creek by Tonya Bolden
Different Differenter by Jyoti Gupta
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
Jazz Owls by Margarita Engle
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
Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race by Megan Madison, Jessica Ralli, Isabel Roxas
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
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh by Uma Krishnaswami
Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights (Scholastic Focus) by Lawrence Goldstone
Case for Loving, The by Selina Alko
Day You Begin, The by Jacqueline Woodson
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
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Unspeakable by Carole Boston Weatherford

Read Alouds

All the Colors We are by Katie Kissinger
Hands Up! by Breanna J. McDaniel
Sometimes We Do by Omowale Moses
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Big Bed, The by Bunmi Laditan

Refugees

Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Stepping Stones by Margriet Ruurs

Religion

Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert by Gary D. Schmidt
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
Story Circle/El Circulo de Cuentos, The by Diane Gonzales Bertrand
Whole Story of Half a Girl, The by Veera Hiranandani

Science

Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly
Mission to Space by John Bennett Herrington
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

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
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
Mirage by Somaiya Daud
Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko
Rebel Seoul by Axie Oh
Door at the Crossroads, The by Zetta Elliott
War Girls by Tochi Onyebuchi
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
Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Arisa White, Laura Atkins
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan
Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler
Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Gretchen Woelfle
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
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
Women Who Caught the Babies, The by Eloise Greenfield
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Unspoken by Henry Cole

Social Themes

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson

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
Little Piece of Ground, A by Elizabeth Laird
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
8th Grade Superzero by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai
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
Yummy by Greg Neri

Transportation

Nimoshom and His Bus by Penny M. Thomas

U.S. History

Wish After Midnight, A by Zetta Elliott
Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
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
Kent State by Derf Backderf
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
Sing a Song by Kelly Starling Lyons
Someday Is Now by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
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
Troublemaker for Justice by Jacqueline Houtman, Walter Naegle, Michael G. Long
Unbound: A Novel in Verse by Ann E. Burg
Unspoken by Henry Cole

Values & Virtues

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson

War

Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
Caminar by Skila Brown
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai
Fred Korematsu Speaks Up by Laura Atkins, Stan Yogi
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
Kiska by John Smelcer
Let's Go Swimming on Doomsday by Natalie C. Anderson
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
Cat Man of Aleppo, The by Irene Latham, Karim Shamsi-Basha
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
Por ahí viene el huracán: Una aventura de Isa y Mau by Laura Rexach Olivencia
Smell of Old Lady Perfume, The by Claudia Guadalupe Martinez

Women

Biddy Mason Speaks Up by Arisa White, Laura Atkins
Midnight Teacher by Janet Halfmann
Women Who Caught the Babies, The by Eloise Greenfield
Wangari Maathai by Franck Prévot

World History

13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance by Melissa Cardoza
Thunderous Whisper, A by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Ahimsa by Supriya Kelkar
Before We Were Free by Julia Alvarez
Black Dove, White Raven by Elizabeth Wein
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao Wenxuan
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