Many Americans of all ages are unfamiliar with the Indigenous protest movements that followed the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. This book in the I Am America series highlights the fictionalized experience of a Lakota girl during a famous protest at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Readers looking for a nonfiction account of this era might appreciate Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac, about the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969. Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
Many Americans of all ages are unfamiliar with the Indigenous protest movements that followed the Civil Rights era of the 1960s. This book in the I Am America series highlights the fictionalized experience of a Lakota girl during a famous protest at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Readers looking for a nonfiction account of this era might appreciate Of All Tribes by Joseph Bruchac, about the occupation of Alcatraz in 1969.
Race & Ethnicity | Indigenous
A nonverbal kid saves the day when he gets lost at the Santa Claus parade in this graphic novel from the parent of a nonverbal child. The visual format is a great support for developing readers and expressing the rich inner world of a kid who's often misunderstood by others. Disability
A nonverbal kid saves the day when he gets lost at the Santa Claus parade in this graphic novel from the parent of a nonverbal child. The visual format is a great support for developing readers and expressing the rich inner world of a kid who's often misunderstood by others.
Disability
Gamers will find a lot to relate to in RPG-obsessed Rafa in this spooky mystery novel about a kid sent to a mysterious ranch in New Mexico after a school prank goes wrong. A great choice for fans of Holes! Race & Ethnicity | Latine
Gamers will find a lot to relate to in RPG-obsessed Rafa in this spooky mystery novel about a kid sent to a mysterious ranch in New Mexico after a school prank goes wrong. A great choice for fans of Holes!
Race & Ethnicity | Latine
Two cousins experience the rise of Cuban communism as one family flees and the other stays behind. While set in the 1960s, themes of family separation under strife are all-too-common for immigrant and refugee families from many regions. A Spanish edition is available as Hasta siempre Cuba, mi isla. Language | Spanish
Two cousins experience the rise of Cuban communism as one family flees and the other stays behind. While set in the 1960s, themes of family separation under strife are all-too-common for immigrant and refugee families from many regions. A Spanish edition is available as Hasta siempre Cuba, mi isla.
Language | Spanish
Fans of animal stories like Pax and A Wolf Called Wander will enjoy the latest novel from Sri Lankan author Nizrana Farook, in which a young girl protects a beloved wild leopard from local poachers. This novel stands alone, but readers who enjoy it will also want to check out the companion novels The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Boy Who Met a Whale. Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Fans of animal stories like Pax and A Wolf Called Wander will enjoy the latest novel from Sri Lankan author Nizrana Farook, in which a young girl protects a beloved wild leopard from local poachers. This novel stands alone, but readers who enjoy it will also want to check out the companion novels The Girl Who Stole an Elephant and The Boy Who Met a Whale.
Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
A sweet story about a magical bookshop, where books appear on the counter each morning for the customers who will need them. One unclaimed book causes increasing discord until the reader in need of it--Annie's nonbinary sibling, Charlie. Hand this one to nonbinary students and their peers who want a better understanding of their friends' experiences. Gender Identity & Sexuality
A sweet story about a magical bookshop, where books appear on the counter each morning for the customers who will need them. One unclaimed book causes increasing discord until the reader in need of it--Annie's nonbinary sibling, Charlie. Hand this one to nonbinary students and their peers who want a better understanding of their friends' experiences.
Gender Identity & Sexuality
A Ukrainian Jewish family flees their shtetl as pogroms sweep the Russian Empire and seeks refuge in North Dakota, where 11-year-old Shoshana struggles to fit in with her Christian classmates. Pair this with Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park, and Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich for a multidimensional exploration of the pioneer era. Religion | Jewish
A Ukrainian Jewish family flees their shtetl as pogroms sweep the Russian Empire and seeks refuge in North Dakota, where 11-year-old Shoshana struggles to fit in with her Christian classmates. Pair this with Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park, and Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich for a multidimensional exploration of the pioneer era.
Religion | Jewish
Every family has special food traditions that connect them to their cultural heritage and beloved elders. In search of her own connections, foster kid Mo begins compiling other people's family recipes online. This provides a great opportunity for kids to reflect on their own family's traditions. Recipes can also be used to support procedural writing activities, math lessons exploring fractions, and health lessons related to nutrition. Income Inequality
Every family has special food traditions that connect them to their cultural heritage and beloved elders. In search of her own connections, foster kid Mo begins compiling other people's family recipes online. This provides a great opportunity for kids to reflect on their own family's traditions. Recipes can also be used to support procedural writing activities, math lessons exploring fractions, and health lessons related to nutrition.
Income Inequality
Scooby-Doo meets Stranger Things in this spooky mystery from We Need Diverse Books co-founder Ellen Oh, in which a loyal canine saves his human companion from an evil billionaire whose sinister lab is polluting their small town. Hand this one to fans of Last Kids on Earth and some animal lovers (although especially sensitive readers will probably want to steer clear). Race & Ethnicity | Asian & Pacific Islander
Scooby-Doo meets Stranger Things in this spooky mystery from We Need Diverse Books co-founder Ellen Oh, in which a loyal canine saves his human companion from an evil billionaire whose sinister lab is polluting their small town. Hand this one to fans of Last Kids on Earth and some animal lovers (although especially sensitive readers will probably want to steer clear).
How do you reflect the diversity of Muslim experiences in a single book? Team up with three other Muslim authors to tell the story of four kids stuck in an airport when a storm cancels their flights home from a Muslim convention. The airport setting creates a unique setting and the "locked in" element could appeal to fans of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler or Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Religion | Muslim
How do you reflect the diversity of Muslim experiences in a single book? Team up with three other Muslim authors to tell the story of four kids stuck in an airport when a storm cancels their flights home from a Muslim convention. The airport setting creates a unique setting and the "locked in" element could appeal to fans of From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler or Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library.
Religion | Muslim
A pair of magical spectacles helps a young Black girl explore her family's legacy in this historical novel from Nisi Shawl, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy books for adults. Set in 1962 as Winna investigates her ancestors' escape from slavery with the help of family ghosts, the story shines a light on two significant periods in American history. Race & Ethnicity | Black
A pair of magical spectacles helps a young Black girl explore her family's legacy in this historical novel from Nisi Shawl, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy books for adults. Set in 1962 as Winna investigates her ancestors' escape from slavery with the help of family ghosts, the story shines a light on two significant periods in American history.
Race & Ethnicity | Black
In children's books, it's common for immigrant kids to relocate with their entire families or for the rest of the family to join an immigrant parent. But what about a kid who's left behind with another relative while both parents put down roots in a new place? When her aging grandmother is no longer able to care for her, 10-year-old Lina finally joins her parents and younger sister (who she's never met) in California after 5 years apart and discovers that they've been misleading her about their new life in America. While Lina's situation is unique, Kelly Yang does an amazing job of conveying her feelings of loneliness and jealousy--feelings all kids can relate to. Citizenship Status
In children's books, it's common for immigrant kids to relocate with their entire families or for the rest of the family to join an immigrant parent. But what about a kid who's left behind with another relative while both parents put down roots in a new place? When her aging grandmother is no longer able to care for her, 10-year-old Lina finally joins her parents and younger sister (who she's never met) in California after 5 years apart and discovers that they've been misleading her about their new life in America. While Lina's situation is unique, Kelly Yang does an amazing job of conveying her feelings of loneliness and jealousy--feelings all kids can relate to.
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