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This page contains links to children’s books on diversity, multiculturalism, prejudice reduction, and related topics. As an Amazon Associate, up to 15% of online book purchases made by clicking a link below will go toward supporting this web site.

Age appropriateness is color-coded as follows:

Purple = Baby Through Preschool
Maroon = 4-8 Years Old
Teal = 9-12 Years Old
Olive = 13 Years and Up

The topics:

Booklist by Topic:

Talking About Color and Diversity //hard to find books for older readers (9-12).

*****[9-12] Abdul-Jabbar, K., & Obstfeld, R. (2018). Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court. Little, Brown and Company. //linked to paperback
[Baby] Anderson, A. (2022). Neither. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
—–[Baby] Azeez, M., Murphy, T., & Clarke, D. (2018). Soulful Sydney Explores Diversity. Soulful Sydney Press.//other more recent or popular books
*****[4-8] Bates, A. J. (2018). The Big Umbrella. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.//updated publisher
+++++[4-8] Bolling, V., & Pew, K. (2024). I See Color. Harper.
+++++[4-8] Brooks, F. (2024). All About Diversity. Usborne.
*****[4-8] Byers, G. (2018). I Am Enough. Balzer + Bray. //linked to paperback
+++++[13+] Colbert, B. (2021). The Only Black Girls in Town. Little, Brown and Company.
?????[4-8] Cole, E. (2021). Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger. Go2Publish LLC. //not sure if publisher is Go2Publish LLC or World of Kids Books
+++++[4-8] Cherry, M. A., & Harrison, V. (2019). Hair Love. Kokila
*****[4-8] Chung, A. (2018). Mixed: A Colorful Story. Henry Holt and Company. //linked to paperback
+++++[Baby] Davies, B. (2023). No Matter What . . . We All Belong. Tiger Tales.
+++++[Baby] Detrick-Jules, S., & Brown, T. (2023). My Hair is Like the Sun. Chronicle Books.
—–[4-8] DeRolf, S. (1998). The Crayon Box That Talked. Random House.
*****[4-8] Dr. Seuss Enterprises. (2019). The Sneetches, and Other Stories. HarperCollins Children’s Books. //linked to paperback
+++++[13+] Erebia, F. (2023). Pedro & Daniel. Levine Querido.
+++++[Baby] Feder, T. (2021). Bodies Are Cool. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[4-8] Fields, M. (2019). Honeysmoke. Imprint.
+++++[13+] Flake, S. (2018). The Skin I’m In (20th Anniversary Edition). Jump at the Sun.
+++++[9-12] Gonzalez, C. D. (2022). Invisible. Graphix.
+++++ [4-8] Goss, N., & Goss, A. (2023). We All Belong (8th ed.). Goss Castle.
—–[Baby] Hamanaka, S. (1994). All the Colors of the Earth. Morrow Junior Books.
+++++[4-8] Harper, C. (2025). Diversity Is Our Strength. Published Nerd LLC.
*****[4-8] Herman, S. (2019). Teach Your Dragon About Diversity. DG Books Publishing. //changed age range from baby to 4-8
+++++[4-8] Ho, J. (2021). Eyes That Kiss in the Corners. Harper.
+++++[Baby] Hooks, B. (2022). Skin Again. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Hossain, M. (2026). Ritu in the Sun. Crown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Joseph, F. (2023). The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Joy, A. (2020). Black Is a Rainbow Color. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Kaepernick, C. (2022). I Color Myself Different. Scholastic Inc.
*****[Baby] Kates, B. J. (2021). We’re Different, We’re the Same. Random House. //linked to boardbook to since it’s the newest edition compared to the 1991 version even though a little bit more expensive
—–[4-8] Katz, K. (2002). The Colors of Us. Henry Holt and Company.
?????[13+] Larsen, N. (2018). Passing. Penguin Books. //more like 14-15 and up
+++++[13+] Lawton, G. (2021). Raceless. Harper Perennial.
—–[4-8] Levine, A. & Sasso, S. E. (2019). Who Is My Neighbor? Flyaway Books.
+++++[Baby] Madison, M., & Ralli, J. (2021). Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race. RISE.
*****[Baby] Manushkin, F., & Tobia, L. (2018). Happy in Our Skin. Candlewick.//moved from interracial category here
+++++ [4-8] Merritt, O. (2025). All of Us: The Magic of Diversity. Olivia Merritt.
+++++[4-8] Miller, S. (2019). Don’t Touch My Hair. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[13+] Morrison, T. (2007). The Bluest Eye. Vintage Books.
+++++[4-8] Nyong’o, L. (2019). Sulwe. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] Parr, T. (2009). It’s Okay to Be Different. Little, Brown and Company. //update pub. date
[4-8] Penfold, A. (2018). All Are Welcome. Alfred A. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] Perry, L. M. (2016). Skin Like Mine. G Publishing.
+++++[13+] Phillips, D. (2018). Darkest Child. Soho Press.
?????[13+] Reece, R. L. (2026). The Shades of Black Folk: Colorism Past, Present, and Future. Polity Press Ltd. //probably aimed for a bit older than 13+
+++++[4-8] Reeves, H. W. (2026). We the People Is All the People. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Rhodes, J. P. (2021). Black Brother, Black Brother. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Rivera, L. C. (2023). I Love My Spots. Harper.
—–[4-8] Rozanes, A. (2018). Part of the Rainbow. Yazamia Ltd.
+++++[Baby] Smith, N. S. (2022). Our Beautiful Colors. Golden Books.
+++++[4-8] Spillett, T. (2022). Beautiful You, Beautiful Me. Owlkids Books.
+++++[4-8] Theordore, A. (2022). A History of Me. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[13+] Thomas, A. (2022). The Hate U Give. Balzer + Bray. //may work better in contemporary racism.
+++++[4-8] Ward, C. I. (2025). Made for More. Allida.
+++++[13+] Wilkerson, I. (2023). Caste (Adapted for Young Adults). Ember.
[4-8] Woodson, J. (2018). The Day You Begin. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Woodson, J. (2022). Harbor Me. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[4-8] Woodward, B. (2022). More than Peach. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[13+] Yang, G. L. (2021). American Born Chinese. First Second.
+++++[13+] Zoboi, I. (2026). (S)kin. Versify.

Contemporary Racism and Racial Equality

[Baby] Agarwal, P. (2021). Standing Up to Racism. Pat-a-Cake.
[Baby] Ahn, C. (2025). A Little Book About Bias. DK Children.
[9-12] Bajaj, V. (2022). Count Me In. Nancy Paulsen Books.
[9-12] Barnes, D. (2025). The Incredibly Human Henson Blayze. Viking.
[4-8] Brown, T. F., & Smith, N. (2023). That Flag. HarperCollins.
[9-12] Brown, A. C. (2023). I’m Still Here: Loving Myself in a World Not Made for Me. Convergent Books.
[9-12] Brown, W. T. (2024). Dream, Annie, Dream. Quill Tree Books.
[4-8] Celano, M., Collins, M., & Hazzard, A. (2018). Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice. Magination Press.
[4-8] Charles, T. (2021). All Because You Matter. Orchard Books.
[4-8] Clarke, M. B. (2021). When We Say Black Lives Matter. Candlewick Press.
[9-12] Craft, J. (2019). New Kid. HarperCollins.
[4-8] Cortez, R. (2020). The ABCs of Black History. Workman Kids.
[4-8] Devenny, J. (2021). Race Cars: A Children’s Book About White Privilege. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
[4-8] Diggs, T. (2015). Chocolate Me!. Square Fish.
[13+] Hammonds, J. (2024). We Deserve Monuments. Square Fish.
[9-12] Harrison, V. (2017). Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History. Little, Brown and Company.
[9-12] Hudson, W., & Hudson, C. W. (Eds.). (2018). We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices. Crown Books for Young Readers.
[13+] Johnson, K. (2022). This Is My America. HarperCollins.
[13+] Joseph, F. (2026). This Thing of Ours. Candlewick Press.
[13+] Khan-Cullors, P., & Bandele, A. (2021). When They Call You a Terrorist: A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World. Canongate Books.
[Baby] Kendi, I. (2021). The Antiracist Baby. Puffin.
[13+] Mafi, T. (2018). A Very Large Expanse of Sea. Harper.
[9-12] McGhee, H. (2024). The Sum of Us: How Racism Hurts Everyone. Yearling Books.
[4-8] McKay, J. (2025). Eden’s Light. Viking.
[4-8] Memory, J. (2023). A Kids Book About Racism. DK Publishing.
[4-8] Merritt, T. (2022). Door Made for Me. WorthyKids.
[13+] Morris, B. (2020). SLAY. Simon Pulse.
[9-12] Ramée, L. M. (2019). A Good Kind of Trouble. Balzer + Bray.
[13+] Reynolds, J., & Kiely, B. (2015). All American Boys. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
[4-8] Reynolds, J., Brundidge, S., & Coyle, L. (2022). A Walk to the Store. Beaver’s Pond Press.
[13+] Reynolds, J. (2022). Ain’t Burned All the Bright. Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
[13+] Reynolds, J., & Kendi, I. X. (2025). Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
[9-12] Rhodes, J. P. (2018). Ghost Boys. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
[13+] Slater, D. (2023). Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
[13+] Slater, D. (2027). The 57 Bus. Square Fish.
[9-12] Sorell, T., & Waters, C. (2025). Mascot. Charlesbridge.
[4-8] Spilsbury, L. (2018). Racism and Intolerance. Barron’s Educational Series.
[13+] Stone, N. (2018). Dear Martin. Crown Books for Young Readers.
[13+] Tian, X. (2023). This Place Is Still Beautiful. Balzer + Bray.
[13+] Watson, R. (2018). Piecing Me Together (rep. ed.). Bloomsbury.
[9-12] Williams, A. D. (2020). Genesis Begins Again. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
[13+] Zoboi, I., & Salaam, Y. (2021). Punching the Air. Balzer + Bray.

Interracial Families and Friendships

+++++[13+] Abdel-Fattah, R. (2017). The Lines We Cross. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] Abrams, S., & Burris, K. (2022). Stacey’s Remarkable Books. Balzer + Bray.
—–[4-8] Ada, A. F. (2004). I Love Saturdays y Domingos. Aladdin Paperbacks.
+++++[13+] Alifirenka, C., & Ganda, M. (2016). I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives. Little, Brown and Company.
[4-8] Alko, S. (2015). The Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage. Arthur A. Levine Books.
+++++[13+] Atta, D. (2021). The Black Flamingo. Balzer + Bray.
—–[4-8] Chin-Lee, C. (1993). Almond Cookies and Dragon Well Tea. Polychrome Pub.
+++++[9-12] Craft, J. (2023). School Trip. Quill. Tree Books.
—–[4-8] Davol, M. W. (2019). Black, White, Just Right! A. Whitman.
+++++[9-12] Day, C. (2020). I Can Make This Promise. Heartdrum.
+++++[13+] de la Peña, M. (2018). Mexican WhiteBoy. Ember.
+++++[13+] Díaz, N. (2020). Color Me In. Ember.
+++++[9-12] Deibert, E. (2025). Bea Mullins Takes a Shot. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Detlefsen, L. H. (2024). At the End of the Day. Alfred A. Knopf.
*****[4-8] Diggs, T. (2021). Mixed Me! Square Fish.
+++++[Baby] Doerrfeld, C. (2019). Goodbye, Friend! Hello, Friend! Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Donaldson, J., & Scheffler, A. (2020). The Smeeds and the Smoos. Scholastic Press.
[9-12] Draper, S. M. (2020). Blended. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
+++++[Baby] Eliopoulos, C. (2020). The Yawns are Coming! Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Faruqi, S. (2026). Some of Us Are Brave. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[9-12] Faruqi, S. (2022). A Place at the Table. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Fisher, L. (2023). Friends Beyond Measure. Harper.
+++++[4-8] Ford, J. R., & Ford, V. (2021). Calvin. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
+++++[Baby] Forshaw, L. (2020). Find Out About: Families. Pat-a-Cake.
+++++[13+] Gibney, S. (2024). The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be. Dutton Books.
+++++[4-8] Gill, D. (2025). No More Chairs. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[9-12] Gino, A. (2020). You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P! Scholastic Inc.
+++++[Baby] Gómez, B. (2024). Bookie & Cookie. Rocky Pond Books.
—–[Baby] Fanning, N. (2018). The Mismatched Twins. Neli Fanning.
+++++[4-8] Hall, T. (2025). Harlem Honey: The Adventures of a Curious Kid. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Higuera, D. B. (2022). Lupe Wong Won’t Dance. Levine Querido.
+++++[9-12] Hilton, M. (2017). Full Cicada Moon. Puffin Books.
+++++[9-12] Hiranandani, V. (2022). How to Find What You’re Not Looking For. Kokila.
+++++[4-8] Ho, J. (2024). Eyes that Weave the World’s Wonders. Harper.
+++++[13+] Hook, L. (2026). Names and Faces. Henry Holt and Company.
[13+] Howell, P. H. (2017). Loving vs. Virginia. Chronicle Books.
—–[4-8] Igus, T. (2001). Two Mrs. Gibsons. Children’s Book Press.
+++++[9-12] Kelkar, S., & Lerner, J. (2026). Roohi and Nate Are Not on the Same Page. Amulet Books.
+++++[4-8] Kenyon, R. T. (2025). You Can Sit With Me. Feiwel and Friends Book.
+++++[4-8] Kim, K. (2024). Half Dragon, Half Tiger. Corgi Bottom Books.
+++++[4-8] Kirkfield, V. (2020). Making Their Voices Heard: The Inspiring Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe. Little Bee Books.
+++++[4-8] Kirst, S. (2023). Dad and Daddy’s Big Big Family. Magination Press.
+++++[9-12] Lacera, M., & Lacera, J. (2024). The Wild Ones. Children’s Book Press.
—–[9-12] Lansana, Q. A. (2016). A Gift from Greensboro. Penny Candy Books.
+++++[9-12] Latham, I., & Waters, C. (2018). Can I Touch Your Hair? Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[4-8] Laurent, L. (2026). Secret Gardeners. Pajama Press.
+++++[4-8] Leung, J. (2023). The Truth About Dragons. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[9-12] Levy, D. A. (2024). Not Another Banned Book. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Lim, H. (2024). Sourgrass. Beach Lane Books.
+++++[9-12] Lockington, M. J. (2022). For Black Girls Like Me. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Lopez, S. (2025). Just Right Family: An Adoption Story. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[9-12] Lucas, C. (2025). You Owe Me One, Universe. Amulet Books.
+++++[4-8] MacLeod, K. (2024). Continental Drifter. First Second.
+++++[9-12] Maldonado, T. (2021). What Lane? Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[4-8] Mata, N. (2025). New. HarperCollins.
+++++[13+] Mari, C. (2024). Halfway There. Little, Brown Ink.
+++++[Baby] McQuinn, A. (2023). Leo at the Park. Charlesbridge.
+++++[4-8] Nazario, T. (2018). And That’s Why She’s My Mama. Tiarra Nazario.
*****[9-12] Noah, T. (2020). It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers). Yearling. //linked to paperback & changed publisher
+++++[Baby] Osakwe, L. (2024). Let’s Be Friends. Tiger Tales.
+++++[4-8] Oz, S. (2020). I Am Whole. Nielsen.
+++++[9-12] Palmer, C. (2024). Camp Prodigy. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Patricelli, L. (2023). Snow! Leslie Patricelli Board Books.
+++++[Baby] Patricelli, L. (2026). Spring! Leslie Patricelli Board Books.
+++++[4-8] Percival, T. (2023). Finn’s Little Fibs. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Phi, B. (2020). My Footprints. Raintree.
+++++[4-8] Ramírez, M. (2025). Santiago’s Dinosaurios. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[Baby] Raschka, C. (2020). Yo! Yes? Scholastic Inc.
+++++[9-12] Robinson, S. (2017). The Hero Two Doors Down. Scholastic Press.
+++++[Baby] Saks, D. (2026). Friends Belong. RISE.
+++++[4-8] Smith, K. (2020). Boxitects. Clarion Books.
+++++[13+] Sauvage, B. (2018). Sing, Unburied, Sing. Scribner.
+++++[Baby] Shannon, G. (2022). One Family. Farrar, Straus and Giroux
+++++[9-12] Sloan, H. G., & Wolitzer, M. (2020). To Night Owl from Dogfish. Puffin Books.
—–[13+] Staples, F. S. (2006). Dangerous Skies. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
+++++[9-12] Steinkellner, E. (2026). Last Day Pool Party. Labyrinth Road.
+++++ Subiask, T. (2021). Jenny Mei is Sad. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[13+] Teer, S. (2024). Brownstone. Versify.
+++++[9-12] Tropper, J. (2024). Animal Rescue Friends: Finding Home. Andrews McMeel Publishing. //chose the most recent book in the series
+++++[4-8] Hiranandani, V. (2025). Many Things at Once. Random House Studio.
+++++[4-8] Wall, A. (2025). The Day I Had a Spaceship. MamaBear Books.
+++++[9-12] Weeks, S., & Varadarajan, G. (2018). Save Me a Seat. Scholastic Inc.
—–[4-8] Wing, N. (1996). Jalapeño Bagels. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Woodfolk, A. (2024). Beach Hair. Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Woods, B. (2020). The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA. Puffin Books.
—–[4-8] Woodson, J. (2001). The Other Side. Putnam’s.
+++++[9-12] Yang, K. (2025). Finally Heard. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Yee, L. (2026). A Sea Monster Conundrum. Random House.
+++++[13+] Yoon, N. (2019). The Sun is Also a Star. Ember.

Multicultural and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

+++++[13+] Acevedo, E. (2020). The Poet X. Harper Teen.
+++++[4-8] Adjepong, E. (2023). Sankofa: A Culinary Story of Resilience and Belonging. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[13+] Ahmed, D. (2025). This Book Won’t Burn. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Akbari, N. (2026). Home Away from Home. Barefoot Books.
+++++[Baby] Alessandri, A. (2026). Our World: Colombia. Barefoot Books.
+++++[4-8] Alexander, K., & Palmer, C. (2025). How Sweet the Sound. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Alexander, K. (2019). The Crossover. HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Alikhan, S. (2023). I Can Be All Three. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
—–[9-12] Alvarez, J. (2001). How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay. Knopf.
—–[4-8] Andrews-Goebel, N. (2002). The Pot That Juan Built. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[4-8] Atinuke. (2024). Go Well, Anna Hibiscus! Candlewick Press.//most recent in series
+++++[Baby] Atinuke. (2019). Baby Goes to Market. Candlewick Press.
+++++[Baby] Baker, K. (2020). A Place Called Home: Look Inside Houses Around the World. Lonely Planet Kids.
+++++[4-8] Barnes, D. (2017). Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Bolden.
+++++[4-8] Barnes, D. (2021). I Am Every Good Thing. Farshore.
+++++[13+] Boulley, A. (2023). Firekeeper’s Daughter. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[9-12] Chan, R. (2024). Uprooted. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Chen, E. (2022). I Am Golden. Feiwel and Friends.
+++++[13+] Cisneros, S. (1991). The House on Mango Street. Vintage Books.
—–[9-12] DeSpain, P. (2005). Thirty-Three Multicultural Tales to Tell. August House.
—–[4-8] Dooley, N. (1996). Everybody Bakes Bread. Carolrhoda Books.
—–9-12] Dorling Kindersley Limited. (2002). A Life Like Mine: How Children Live Around the World. DK Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Drew, A. G. (2024). Ayo’s Adventure. Barefoot Books.
+++++[9-12] Erdrich, L. (2021). The Birchbark House. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Fahmy, H. (2025). Huda F Wants to Know? Dial Books.
+++++[13+] Fennell, S. J. (2024). Wild Tongues Can’t Be Tamed. Flatiron Books.
+++++[4-8] Fujimoto-Johnson, S. (2024). The Mochi Makers. Beach Lane Books.
—–[Baby] Gayle, H. S., & Swift, C.A (2013). ABC, Adoption & Me. WRB Publishing. //found more popular adoption books
+++++[4-8] George, K. M. (2024). Aloha Everything. Red Comet Press.
+++++[Baby] Habtemariam, F. T. (2026). Our World: Ethiopia. Barefoot Books.
+++++[4-8] Hernández, K. (2024). I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Hiranandani, V. (2023). The Night Diary. Kokila.
+++++[Baby] Isadora, R. (2017). Say Hello! Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Kamkwamba, W., & Mealer, B. (2023). The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[9-12] Keller, T. (2023). When You Trap a Tiger. Yearling.
+++++[9-12] Khan, H. (2018). Amina’s Voice. Salaam Reads.
+++++[4-8] Khan, N. (2021). Room for Everyone. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] King, T. (2022). Borders. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Kostecki-Shaw, J. S. (2024). Like You, Like Me. Christy Ottaviano Books.
+++++[Baby] Kuhlmann, J., Kuhlmann, K., & Hazell, H. (2023). Little Dumplings. Chronicle Books.
—–[9-12] Kindersley, B., & Kindersley, A. (2016). Children Just Like Me: A Unique Celebration of Children Around the World. Dorling Kindersley.
[4-8] Lamothe, M. (2023). This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World. Chronicle Books. .
+++++[4-8] Landry, A. (2025). Rez Kid. Kids Can Press.
+++++[9-12] Lapera, A. (2025). Mani Semilla Finds Her Quetzal Voice. Levine Querido.
+++++[13+] Lee, D. J. (2023). In Limbo. First Second.
+++++[13+] Leitich Smith, C. (Ed.). (2025). Legendary Frybread Drive-in. Heartdrum.
+++++[Baby] Lin, G. (2018). A Big Mooncake for Little Star. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Lindstrom, C. (2023). My Powerful Hair. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Lo, M. (2021). Last Night at the Telegraph Club. Dutton Books.
+++++[4-8] Loomis, I. (2022). Ohana Means Family. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[4-8] Maclear, K. (2024). Noodles on a Bicycle. Random House Studio.
+++++[Baby] Ma Daemicke, S. (2025). Our World: China. Barefoot Books.
+++++[9-12] Martin, P. (2023). Mexikid. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Medina, M. (2020). Merci Suárez Changes Gears. Candlewick Press.
—–[9-12] Milford, S. (1992). Hands Around the World: 365 Creative Ways to Encourage Cultural Awareness and Global Respect. Williamson Publishing.
—–[4-8] Morris, A. (1993). Bread, Bread, Bread. Mulberry Books.
+++++[Baby] Moor, Z. (2025). Our World: Philippines. Barefoot Books.
+++++Muhammad, I. (2019). The Proudest Blue. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Nayeri, D. (2025). A Knot Is Not a Tangle. Alfred A. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] Odeh, M. (2024). A Map for Falasteen. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[9-12] Ortega, C. A. (2022). Frizzy. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Oso, M. (2024). Before the Ships: The Birth of Black Excellence. Orchard Books.
+++++[13+] Pan, E. X. (2019). The Astonishing Color of After. Little, Brown Company.
+++++[Baby] Pawis-Steckley, M. (2026). Boozhoo! / Hello! Groundwood Books.
—–[4-8] Peacock, C. A. (2000). Mommy Far, Mommy Near: An Adoption Story. Albert Whitman.
+++++[9-12] Pérez, C. C. (2018). The First Rule of Punk. Puffin Books.
+++++[4-8] Perez, N. (2021). Coquí in the City. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Pliska, Z. M. (2023). Egyptian Lullaby. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[13+] Reyes, S. (2023). The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[4-8] Reynoso-Morris, A. (2024). Plátanos Are Love. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Ribay, R. (2025). Everything We Never Had. Kokila.
+++++[13+] Rogers, S. C. (2025). I’d Rather Burn than Bloom. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Russell, E. D. (2024) Seoul Food. Viking.
+++++[9-12] Safadi, S. S. (2025). Kareem Between. G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Sánchez, E. L. (2019). I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter. Ember.
+++++[9-12] Santat, D. (2023). A First Time for Everything. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Seales, S. (2024). My Daddy Is a Cowboy. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Sehgal, K., & Sehgal, S. (2023). The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk. Little Simon.
—–[4-8] Sis, P. (2010). Madlenka. Frances Foster Books.
—–[4-8] Smith, D. J. (2011). If the World Were a Village: A Book About the World’s People. Kids Can Press.
+++++[9-12] Tang, B. C. (2023). Parachute Kids. Graphix.
+++++[9-12] Tawney, R. (2026) All Mixed Up. Paw Prints Publishing
+++++[13+] Thomas, A. (2020). On the Come Up. Balzer + Bray. .
+++++[4-8] Thompkins-Bigelow, J. (2020). Our Name Is a Song. The Innovation Press.
+++++[13+] Treuer, A. (2025). Where Wolves Don’t Die. Levine Querido.
—–[Baby] Van Laan, N. (1995). Sleep, Sleep, Sleep: A Lullaby for Little Ones Around the World. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Wang, A., & Chin, J. (2021). Watercress. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[4-8] Wang, A. (2026). Luli and the Language of Tea. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[9-12] Watson, R. (2025). All the Blues in the Sky. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Winter, J. (2019). The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq. Clarion Books.
+++++[9-12] Woodson, J. (2025). Remember Us. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[Baby] Yehorushkina, K. (2025). Our World: Ukraine. Barefoot Books.

Slavery and Resistance

[4-8] Agostini, A. L. (2022). The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States. becker&mayer! kids.
[4-8] Alexander, K. (2023). An American Story. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Alexander, K. (2019). The Undefeated. Versify.
[9-12] Alexander, K. (2024). The Door of No Return. Little, Brown and Company.
[13+] Anderson, L. H. (2017). The Seeds of America Trilogy: Chains; Forge; Ashes. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
[9-12] Bryan, A. (2016). Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
+++++[9-12] Burg, A. (2018). Unbound. Scholastic Inc.
[9-12] Clark, A. C. (2024). The Story of Sojourner Truth: An Inspiring Biography for Young Readers. Callisto Publishing.
[9-12] Cline-Ransome, L. (2025). One Big Open Sky. Holiday House.
[4-8] Cline-Ransome, L. (2024). They Call Me Teach: Lessons in Freedom. Candlewick Press.
[9-12] Curtis, C. P. (2009). Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic Paperbacks.
+++++[9-12] Curtis, C. P. (2021). The Journey of Little Charlie. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[13+] Davis, K. C. (2019). In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives. Henry Holt and Company.
[9-12] Dockery, P. W. (2023). Slavery and the African American Story. Crown Books for Young Readers.
[13+] Draper, S. M. (2006). Copper Sun. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
[9-12] Dunbar, E. A. (2020). Never Caught: The Story of Ona Judge. Aladdin.
[4-8] Duncan, A. F. (2022). Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth. Tommy Nelson.
[4-8] Duncan, M. (2025). Freedom Braids. Lantana Publishing.
[13+] Engle, M. (2011). The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. Square Fish.
+++++[9-12] Giddens, R. (2022). Build a House. Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Hannah-Jones, N., Watson, R., & Smith, N. K. (2021). The 1619 Project: Born on the Water. Kokila.
[4-8] Hopkinson, D. (1993). Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt. Alfred A. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] Hubbard, R. L. (2020). The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read. Anne Schwartz Books.
+++++[13+] Hughes, L. (2020). Thirty Years a Slave: From Bondage to Freedom. Read & Co. History.
+++++[9-12] Hurston, Z. N., & Kendi, I. X. (2026). Barracoon. Amistad Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Hurston, Z. N., & Kendi, I. X. (2022). Magnolia Flower. Amistad Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Keller, S. (2024). Do You Know Them? Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Luqman‑Dawson, A. (2023). Freewater. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[9-12] McKissack, P. C., & McKissack, F. (1992). Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I A Woman? Scholastic.
+++++[13+] Morrison, T. (2004). Beloved. Vintage Books.
+++++[9-12] Nelson, K. (2013). Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Nelson, V. M. (2025). Almost to Freedom. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[4-8] Norwood, A. (2022). The History of Juneteenth: Notable Events for Young Readers. Callisto Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Ransome, J. E. (2019). The Bell Rang. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
—–[9-12] Rappaport, D. (2002). No More! Stories and Songs of Slave Resistance. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Schanke, L. (2025). Freedom at Dawn: Robert Smalls’s Voyage Out of Slavery. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[4-8] Schmidt, G. D. (2019). So Tall Within. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Senzai, N. H. (2025). Prince Among Slaves. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Smith, C. (2025). How the Word is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers). Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Tate, D. (2023). William Still and His Freedom Stories: The Father of the Underground Railroad. Peachtree Publishing Company.
[13+] Taylor, M. D. (2016). The Land. Puffin Books.
—–[9-12] Wait, L. (2003). Seaward Born. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
+++++[13+] Walker, D. F., & Anderson, M. K. (2024). Big Jim and the White Boy. Ten Speed Graphic.
+++++[13+] Walker, D. F. (2019). The Life of Frederick Douglass. Ten Speed Graphic.
+++++[13+] Walter, J. (2017). My Name is Not Friday. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[13+] Waters, C., & Latham, I. (2023). African Town. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
+++++[9-12] Weatherford, C. B. (2016). Freedom in Congo Square. little bee books.
+++++[9-12] Weatherford, C. B., & Weatherford, J. B. (2024). Kin: Rooted in Hope. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Weaterhford, C. B. (2022). BOX: Henry Brown Mails Himself to Freedom. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Williams, S. (2021). Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History. Abrams Books for Young Readers.

Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

—–[4-8] Abraham, P. (2002). Harriet Tubman. Children’s Press.
[9-12] Bader, B. (2017). The Underground Railroad. MCP Books.
—–[4-8] Bauer, M. D. (2010). My First Biography: Harriet Tubman. Scholastic.
—–[9-12] Bial, R. (1995). The Underground Railroad. Houghton Mifflin.
?????[13+] Bob the Drag Queen. (2026). Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert. Gallery Books. //unsure about citing author name
+++++[9-12] Brewer, C. (2025). Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems. What on Earth!
+++++[4-8] Brown-Wood, J. (2022). Harriet Tubman. Golden Books.
+++++[4-8] Cline-Ransome, L. (2019). Before She Was Harriet. Holiday House.
+++++[4-8] Clinton, C. (2021). When Harriet Met Sojourner. HarperCollins.
+++++[13+] Clinton, C. (2005). Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[9-12] Doak, R. S. (2015). Harriet Tubman. Scholastic.
+++++[13+] Dunbar, E. A. (2019). She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman. 37 Ink.
—–[4-8] Edwards, P. D. (1997). Barefoot: Escape on the Underground Railroad. HarperCollins.
?????[13+] Fields-Black, E. L. (2024). Combee. Oxford University Press. //may lean more towards academics
+++++[13+] Hale, N. (2015). The Underground Abductor. Amulet Books.
—–Hopkinson, D. (2005). Under the Quilt of Night. Aladdin Paperbacks.
+++++[Baby] Julian, R. (2023). Harriet Tubman. Ramya Julian.
+++++[4-8] Levine, E., & Nelson, K. (2007). Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story From The Underground Railroad. Scholastic Press.
*****[9-12] McDonough, Y. Z. (2023). What Was the Underground Railroad? Penguin Workshop.
[4-8] Meltzer, B. (2018). I Am Harriet Tubman. Dial Books.
+++++[9-12] Messner, K., & Hooks, G. (2022). The Underground Railroad. Random House Children’s Books.
+++++[13+] Miles, T. (2025). Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People. Penguin Books.
+++++[4-8] Pete, P., & Van Cleave, R. G. (2026). Harriet Tubman: Beacon of Hope. Bushel & Peck Books.
[9-12] Petry, A. (2018). Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. Amistad.
+++++[4-8] Pinkney, A. D., & Clinton, C. (2021). She Persisted: Harriet Tubman. Philomel Books
+++++[4-8] Platt, C. (2020). The Story of Harriet Tubman. Callisto Kids.
+++++[Baby] Poelman, H. (2018). Courageous People Who Changed the World. Familius.
[4-8] Ringgold, F. (1992). Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky. Crown.
—–[13+] Sawyer, K. K. (2010). Harriet Tubman: A Photographic Story of a Life. DK Publishing.
+++++[9-12] Smith, N. S. (2019). Ann Fights for Freedom: An Underground Railroad Survival Story. Stone Arch Books.
—–[9-12] Stearns, D. (2006). Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. World Almanac Library.
+++++[4-8] Steenwyk, E. V. (2022. Blacksmith’s Song. Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.
+++++[13+] Taylor, W. (2021). Harriet Tubman: Toward Freedom. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[4-8] Time for Kids. (2005). Harriet Tubman: A Woman of Courage. Harper Collins.
+++++[9-12] Tisby, J. (2025). Stories of the Spirit of Justice. Zonderkidz.
+++++[4-8] Turner, G. T. (2026). The Gift of Freedom: How Harriet Tubman Rescued Her Brothers. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
[4-8] Vegara, I. S. (2018). Harriet Tubman. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
[4-8] Weatherford, C. B. (2006). Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. Hyperion Books for Children.
+++++[13+] Whitehead, C. (2018). The Underground Railroad. Vintage Books.
+++++[9-12] Wilkins, E. (2022). If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad. Scholastic Press.
*****[4-8] Winter, J. (1992). Follow the Drinking Gourd. Dragonfly Books.
—–[9-12] Winters, K. (2018). Voices from the Underground Railroad. Dial Books.//was debating deleting

Jim Crow, Segregation, and Integration

—–[4-8] Adler, D. A. (1997). A Picture Book of Thurgood Marshall. Holiday House.
+++++[9-12] Águila, M. D. (2025). A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Alston, A. N. (2021). The Story of Ruby Bridges. Rockridge Press.
+++++[4-8] Anderson, B. (2020). Lizzie Demands a Seat! Calkins Creek.
+++++[13+] Angelou, M. (2015). I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings. Ballantine Books.
+++++[4-8] Armand, G. (2023). All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration. Scholastic Press.
+++++[13+] Avery, J. N. (2025). Those Who Saw the Sun. Levine Querido.
+++++[4-8] Bardhan-Quallen, S. (2022). The United States v. Jackie Robinson. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[4-8] Barton, C. (2022). Moving Forward. Beach Lane Books.
+++++[9-12] Beals, M. P. (2018). March Forward,Girl. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Blue, R., & Naden, C. (2009). Ron’s Big Mission. Dutton Children’s Books.
*****[9-12] Boyce, J. A. A., & Levy, D. (2024). This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. //linked to the paperback
[9-12] Bridges, R. (1999). Through My Eyes. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] Bridges, R. (2020). This is Your Time. Delacorte Press.
+++++[9-12] Bryan, A. (2019). Infinite Hope. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
[13+] Bundy, T. (2018). Walking with Miss Millie. Puffin Books.
+++++[9-12] Chan, M. (2024). Mamie Takes a Stand: The True Story of Mamie Tape, a Chinese American Girl’s Fight for School Rights. Ten Peaks Press.
+++++[13+] Cline‑Ransome, L. (2023). For Lamb. Holiday House.
+++++[4-8] Cline-Ransome, L. (2022). Overground Railroad. Holiday House.
+++++[13+] Colbert, B. (2022). Black Birds in the Sky. Clarion.
[4-8] Coleman, E. (1996). White Socks Only. A. Whitman.
[4-8] Coles, R. (2000). The Story of Ruby Bridges. Scholastic.
+++++[4-8] Commeh, K. (2026). Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim. Barefoot Books.
+++++[9-12] Coy, J. (2025). Game Changer. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[13+] Crowe, C. (2018). Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Dawson, K. V. (2022). Opening the Road: Victor Hugo Green and His Green Book. Beaming Books.
[9-12] Draper, S. M. (2016). Stella by Starlight. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
?????[9-12] Gates, H. L., & Bolden, T. (2019). Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow. Scholastic Focus//more about reconstruction
+++++[4-8] Gauch, P. L., & Henderson, L. (2026). I Am the River. Levine Querido.
+++++[4-8] Gladden, Y., & Pizzoli, T. (2022). When the Schools Shut Down. HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Gottesfeld, J., & Green, M. Y. (2025). Fight for the Right to Read. Creston Books.
+++++[13+] Hartfield, C. (2022). A Few Red Drops. Clarion Books.
+++++[9-12] Hawthorne, B., & Jewell, T. (2026). Main Street: A Community Story About Redlining. Kokila.
+++++[4-8] Hubbard, C. (2022). Marvelous Mabel. Lee & Low Brooks.
+++++[4-8] Hughes, L. (2017). That is My Dream. Anne Schwartz Books.
+++++[9-12] Johnson, V. (2019). The Parker Inheritance. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] King, H. T. (2021). Saving American Beach. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
+++++[4-8] LaNier, C. W., & Page, L. F. (2026). Carlotta’s Special Dress. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Lee, H. (2002). To Kill a Mockingbird (Revised Ed.). Harper Perennial.
+++++[13+] Lupano, W. (2025). Surrounded: America’s First School for Black Girls, 1832. NBM Publishing. //not sure it fits the time period
+++++[13+] Maddox, M. (2025). A Man Named Branch: The True Story of Baseball’s Great Experiment. Loch Ness Books.
?????[13+] Mawhinney, L. (2024). Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children. Magination Press.
[4-8] McKissack, P. C., & Pinkney, J. (2001). Goin’ Someplace Special. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Meyer, S. L. (2016). New Shoes. Holiday House.
—–[9-12] Morrison, T. (2004). Remember: The Journey to School Integration. Houghton Mifflin Company.
*****[9-12] Parsons, K. (2020). How High the Moon. Little, Brown and Company.//linked to paperback
+++++[9-12] Pearson, P. O. (2024). We Are Your Children Too. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Pink, R. (2022). Angel of Greenwood. Square Fish.
[4-8] Ramsey, C. A., & Strauss, G. (2010). Ruth and the Green Book. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[9-12] Ramsey, C. A. (2025). The Library in the Woods. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[13+] Rembert, W., & Kelly, E. I. (2023). Chasing Me to My Grave. Bloomsbury Publishing.
+++++[13+] Robin, T. (2014). Lies We Tell Ourselves. MIRA Books. //check publisher
+++++[4-8] Rodrigues, T. (2026). Where They Gather. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Rigaud, D., & Penn, C. (2023). Step by Step!: How the Lincoln School Marchers Blazed a Trail to Justice. Daydreamers Press.
+++++[9-12] Scattergood, A. (2015). Glory Be. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] Shetterly, M. L. (2018). Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black women and the Space Race. Harper.
[4-8] Smith, C. R. Jr. (2022). Bessie the Motorcycle Queen. Orchard Books.
+++++[9-12] Smith, S. K. (2020). Pictures at the Protest. MB3 Press.
+++++[13+] Taylor, C. (2025). Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. Abrams Press.
*****[13+] Taylor, M. D. (2004). Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Revised ed.). Puffin Books.
+++++[9-12] Thorpe, A. (2021). The Story of Jackie Robinson. Rockridge Press.
[4-8] Tonatiuh, D. (2014). Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation. Harry N. Abrams.
+++++[9-12] Tuck, P. M. (2018). As Fast as Words Could Fly. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[9-12] Walls LaNier, C., & Page, L. F. (2024). A Mighty Long Way. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Watson, R. (2021). Harlem’s Little Blackbird: The Story of Florence Mills. Dragonfly Books.
?????[4-8] Weatherford, C. B. (2023). Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[9-12] Weatherford, C. B. (2021). Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[4-8] Weatherford, C. B., & Morrison, F. (2023). How Do You Spell Unfair? Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Weatherford, C. B. (2024). The Doll Test. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[9-12] Weaver, L. Q. (2020). My Year in the Middle. Candlewick Press.
[4-8] Wiles, D. (2001). Freedom Summer. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
[9-12] Woodson, J. (2016). Brown Girl Dreaming. Puffin Books.

The U.S. Civil Rights Movement

—–[9-12] Adamson, H. (2016). The Civil Rights Movement: An Interactive History Adventure. Capstone Press.
+++++[13+] Baldwin, J. (1993). The Fire Next Time (Revised Ed.). Vintage Books.
+++++[4-8] Baptiste, T (2022). Because Claudette. Dial Books for Young Readers.
[9-12] Belafonte, H. (2019). We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Bolling, V. (2025). A Flea for Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change. Charlesbridge.
+++++[9-12] Brown, W. M. (2025). My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement. Square Fish.
[4-8] Clark-Robinson, M. (2018). Let the Children March. HMH Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Colvin, C., & Hoose, P. (2024). Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now! Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Cooke, S. (2025). Change is Gonna Come. little bee books.
+++++[4-8] Clark-Robinson, M. (2018). Let the Children March. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.
+++++[9-12] Curtis, C. P. (2020). The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963 (25th anniversary ed.). Yearling.
?????[4-8] Dalton, A. (2023). To Go Boldly. Harper. //might be tangential
[4-8] Evans, S. W. (2016). We March. Square Fish.
—–[13+] Goldman, S. R. (2016). Freedom Summer: The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi. Holiday House.
[4-8] Hooks, G. (2017). If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement. Children’s Press.
*****[13+] Hoose, P. (2011). Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice. Square Fish.//m
[9-12] Jackson, L. W. (2017). Midnight Without a Moon. HMH Books for Young Readers.
+++++Jennings, T. C., & Stevens-Holsey, R. (2022). Pauli Murray: The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist. Yellow Jacket.
+++++[9-12] Joy, A. (2022). Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Kampion, H., & Lyons, R. C. (2024). Rollin’ On Down the Line: Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 Whistle-stop Tour for Civil Rights. Sleeping Bear Press.
+++++[13+] Kendi, I. X. (2025). Malcolm Lives. Farrar Straus Giroux.
—–[9-12] King, C., & Osborne, L. B. (1997). Oh, Freedom!: Kids Talk About the Civil Rights Movement With the People Who Made It Happen. A.A. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] King, C. S. (2024). Coretta: The Autobiography of Mrs. Coretta Scott King. Henry Holt and Company.
—–[9-12] Levine, E. (1993). Freedom’s Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories. Putnam.
[13+] Levine, K. (2013). The Lions of Civil Rights. Puffin Books.
[4-8] Levinson, C. (2017). The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist.Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
?????[13+] Lewis, J., & Aydin, A. (2016). March (Trilogy Slipcase Set). Top Shelf Productions. //need the text in parentheses?
+++++[4-8] Long, M. G. (2023). Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington. little bee books.
+++++[9-12] Lowery, L. B., Leacock, E., & Buckley, S. (2016). Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March. Speak.
+++++[13+] Lewis, J., & Aydin, A. (2021). Run. Abrams ComicArts.
+++++[4-8] Magoon, K. (2023). The Highest Tribute: Thurgood Marshall’s Life, Leadership, and Legacy. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[13+] Magoon, K. (2023). Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. Candlewick.
+++++[9-12] Mallory, S. B. (2021). The History of the Civil Rights Movement: Notable Events for Young Readers. Callisto Publishing.
+++++[9-12] Martin, E. (2023). And We Rise. Viking.
+++++[4-8] Meadows, M. (2024). Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues. Harper.
+++++[4-8] Meltzer, M. (2023). I Am John Lewis. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[9-12] Moses, S. P. (2024). We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[4-8] Moses, S. P. (2025). Sharing the Dream. Nancy Paulsen Books
+++++[4-8] Mulholland, L. (2016). She Stood for Freedom: The Untold Story of a Civil Rights Hero, Joan Trumpauer Mulholland. Shadow Mountain.
+++++[9-12] Nelson, V. M. (2026). Radiant. Dutton’s Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Owens, R. J. (2026). Walk the Walk. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] McBride, A. (2025). Onyx & Beyond. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Peoples, D. (2025). Be the Light: How She Became Angela Davis. Greenwillow Books.
+++++[13+] Person, C. (2022). Buses Are a Comin’. St. Martin’s Griffin.
—–[4-8] Rappaport, D. (2005). The School Is Not White! A True Story of the Civil Rights Movement. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children.
+++++[4-8] Ramsey, C. A., & Stroud, B. (2016). Belle, The Last Mule at Gee’s Bend. Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Robinson, S. (2019). Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] Romito, D. (2018). Pies From Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained The Montgomery Bus Boycott. little bee books.
+++++[4-8] Saloman, N. (2024). A Voice of Hope: The Myrlie Evers-Williams Story. Philomel.
+++++[13+] Shabazz, I., & Jackson, T. D. (2021). The Awakening of Malcolm X. Farrar Straus Giroux.
+++++[9-12] Shabazz, I., & Watson, R. (2018). Betty Before X. Square Fish.
+++++[9-12] Smith, L. (2017). Nina: Jazz Legend and Civil-Rights Activist Nina Simone. Charlesbridge.
+++++[9-12] Smith, S. L., & Who HQ. (2020). What is the Civil Rights Movement?. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[4-8] Staples, M., & Weatherford, C. B. (2024). Bridges Instead of Walls: The Story of Mavis Staples. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[9-12] Stone, N. (2021). Clean Getaway. Yearling.
—–[9-12] Supples, K. (2006). Speaking Out: The Civil Rights Movement, 1950-1964. National Geographic.
+++++[9-12] Talley, A. & Gregory, J. (2025). If You Were a Kid at the March on Washington. Children’s Press.
+++++[13+] Taylor, M. D. (2021). All the Days Past, All the Days to Come. Penguin Books.
+++++[9-12] Thomas, P. (2026). Writing Toward Justice. Calkins Creek.
—–[9-12] Turck, M. C. (2000). The Civil Rights Movement for Kids: A History With 21 Activities. Chicago Review Press.
+++++[13+] Walker, D. F. (2021). The Black Panther Party. Ten Speed Graphic.
??????[4-8] Waters, M. W. (2021). Liberty’s Civil Rights Road Trip. ‎ Flyaway Books. //not too many reviews but recent
+++++[9-12] Weston, M. (2025). The Story of Fannie Lou Hammer. Callistor Publishing LLC.
+++++[4-8] Weatherford, C. B., & Collier, B. (2026). Troubled Waters. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
*****[9-12] Weatherford, C. B., & Holmes, E. (2018). Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer Candlewick.
+++++[4-8] Weatherford, C. B., & Sanders, R. (2022). A Song for the Unsung. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[9-12] Wiles, D. (2017). Revolution. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[9-12] Williams-Garcia, R. (2012). One Crazy Summer. Amistad.
[4-8] Winter, J., & Evans, S. W. (2015). Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Schwartz & Wade.

The Story of Rosa Parks //very few Rosa Parks Books

—–[4-8] Adler, D. A. (1993). A Picture Book of Rosa Parks. Holiday House.
+++++[9-12] Burke, L. (2021). Rosa Parks. Sunbird Books.
+++++[9-12] Baptiste, T. (2023). Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Clinch, S. (2025). Rosa Parks. Golden Books.
—–[4-8] Edwards, P. D. (2005). The Bus Ride That Changed History: The Story of Rosa Parks. Houghton Mifflin.
+++++Fitzpatrick, I., & Who HQ. (2021). Who Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott?: Rosa Parks. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[9-12] Giovanni, N. (2008). Rosa. Square Fish.
—–[9-12] Greenfield, E. (1995). Rosa Parks. HarperCollins.
[Baby] Kaiser, L. (2019). Rosa Parks. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
[4-8] Kittinger, J. S. (2017). Rosa’s Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights. Calkins Creek.
+++++[9-12] Leslie, T. (2019). So Other People Would Be Also Free: The Real Story of Rosa Parks for Kids. Callisto Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Meltzer, B. (2014). I am Rosa Parks. Rocky Pond Books.
—–[4-8] Miller, W. (1998). The Bus Ride. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[4-8] Nhin, M. (2021). Rosa Parks. Grow Grit Press.
[9-12] Parks, R., & Haskins, J. (1999). Rosa Parks: My Story. Dial Books.
*****[4-8] Parks, R., & Haskins, J. (2021). I am Rosa Parks. Random House Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] Parks, R., & Haskins, J. (1999). Rosa Parks: My Story. Puffin Books.
—–[9-12] Parks, R., & Reed, G. J. (1996). Dear Mrs. Parks: A Dialogue With Today’s Youth. Lee & Low Books.
[9-12] Patrick, D. L. (2018). A Girl Named Rosa: The True Story of Rosa Parks. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] Pinkey, A. D. (2008). Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation. Greenwillow Books.
[4-8] Ringgold, F. (1999). If a Bus Could Talk: The Story of Rosa Parks. Simon & Schuster Books for Young People.
+++++[13+] Theoharis, J., & Colbert, B. (2021). The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks (Adapted for Young People). Beacon Press.
—–[9-12] Weidt, M. N. (2003). Rosa Parks. Lerner Publications.
—–[9-12] Wilson, C. (2001). Rosa Parks: From the Back of the Bus to the Front of a Movement. Scholastic.

Martin Luther King, Jr.

+++++[4-8] Ades, A. (2021). The Rabbi and the Reverend. Kar-Ben Publishing.
[4-8] Albee, S. (2018). Martin Luther King Jr.: A Peaceful Leader. Harper.
+++++[4-8] Bader, B. (2018). Martin Luther King Jr.. Golden Books.
[9-12] Bader, B. (2007). Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[4-8] Churnin, N. (2019). Martin & Anne: The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank. Creston Books.
+++++[4-8] Duncan, A. F. (2026). The Dream Builder’s Blueprint: Dr. King’s Message to Young People. Calkins Creek.
+++++[9-12] Duncan, A. F. (2018). Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968. Calkins Creek.
+++++[13+] Eig, J. (2025). King: A Life (Young Adult Edition). Farrar Straus and Giroux Books.
[9-12] Farris, C. K. (2003). My Brother Martin: A Sister Remembers Growing Up with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Gamble, A., & Jasper, M. (2020). Good Night Martin Luther King Jr.. Good Night Books.
—–[9-12] Haskins, J. (1992). The Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot: A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement. Scholastic.
+++++[Baby] Holub, J. (2021). This Little Dreamer. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] Kaiser, L., & Who HQ. (2020). Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.?. RISE.
*****[4-8] King, M. L. K., Jr. (2024). I Have a Dream. Random House Children’s Books.
+++++[13+] King, M. L. (2010). Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story. Beacon Press.
+++++[4-8] King III, M. L. (2018). My Daddy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Amistad.
+++++[4-8] King, Y. R. (2024). We Dream a World. Orchard Books.
+++++[9-12] Kirkwood, K. J. (2024). Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round. Versify.
—–[9-12] Levine, E. (1994). If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King. Scholastic.
—–[4-8] Marzollo, J. (1993). Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King. Scholastic.
—–[4-8] Mattern, J. (1992). Young Martin Luther King, Jr.: “I Have a Dream”. Troll Associates.
[4-8] Meltzer, B. (2016). I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[Baby] Meltzer, B. (2019). I am Brave: A Little Book About Martin Luther King, Jr.. Rocky Pond Books.
—–[4-8] Moore, J. R. (2015). The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.. WorthyKids.
+++++[4-8] Nhin, M. (2022). Martin Luther King, Jr. Grow Grit Press LLC.
—–[9-12] Outcalt, T. (2016). All About Martin Luther King, Jr. Blue River Press.
—–[9-12] Pastan, A. (2004). Martin Luther King, Jr.. DK Publishing.
+++++[9-12] Pinkney, A. D. (2019). Martin Rising. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[9-12] Platt, C. (2020). The Story of Martin Luther King Jr.. Rockridge Press.
+++++[4-8] Rappaport, D. (2007). Martin’s Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] Ringgold, F. (1995). My Dream of Martin Luther King. Crown.
—–[9-12] Ruiz, R. (2019). Martin Luther King Jr.: A Graphic History of America’s Great Civil Rights Leader. B.E.S. Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Sánchez Vegara, M. I. (2020). Martin Luther King Jr.. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
?????[13+] Swanson, J. L. (2018). Chasing King’s Killer. Scholastic Press.//not sure if this would fit
+++++Weatherford, C. B. (2022). Be a King: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream and You. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] Wittenstein, B. (2022). A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech that Inspired a Nation. Neal Porter Books.

Thanksgiving and Native People of the Americas

+++++[13+] Alexie, S. (2007). The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Alexie, S. (2016). Thunder Boy. Jr. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Bruchac, J. (2006). Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two. Speak.
—–[9-12] Bruchac, J. (2003). The Trail of Tears. Random House.
++++++Bruchac, J. (2022). Rez Dogs. Dial Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] Buchanan, K. (1994). This House Is Made of Mud / Esta Casa Está Hecha de Lodo. Northland Publishing.
+++++[Baby] Van Camp, R. (2018). Little You. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[9-12] Coombs, L. (2023). Colonization and the Wampanoag Story. Crown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Day, C. (2024). We Still Belong. Heartdrum.
—–[4-8] Dengler, M. (1996). The Worry Stone. Cooper Square Publishing LLC.
?????[13+] Dimaline, C. (2017). The Marrow Thieves. Cormorant Books Inc. //leans more toward science fiction
+++++[13+] Dunbar-Ortiz, R., Mendoza, J., & Reese, D. (2019). An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States for Young People. Beacon Press.
+++++[9-12] Duncan, V. (2026). Buffalo Dreamer. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Dupuis, J. K., & Kacer, K. (2019). I Am Not a Number. Second Story Press.
[13+] Erdoes, R., & Ortiz, A. (Eds.). (1998). American Indian Trickster Tales. Viking.
+++++[4-8] Fairbanks, A. (2024). This Land. Crown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Fairbanks, A. (2026). Boarding Schools and the Indigenous Story. Crown Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] George, J. C. (1993). The First Thanksgiving. Philomel Books.
+++++[4-8] Goade, M. (2022). Berry Song. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++Goodluck, L. (2023). Rock Your Mocs. Heartdrum.
+++++Goodluck, L. (2022). Forever Cousins. Charlesbridge.
[9-12] Grace, C. O., & Bruchac, M. M. (2001). 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving. National Geographic Society.//not many books on thanksgiving for older readers so kept
+++++[13+] Graves, B. (2024). Rez Ball. Heartdrum.
+++++[4-8] Greendeer, D., Perry, A., & Bunten, A. (2022). Keepunumuk: Weeâchumun’s Thanksgiving Story. Charlesbridge.
+++++[4-8] Grimes, N., & Wells, S. (2026). Stronger Than. Heartdrum.
+++++[4-8] Harjo, J. (2023). Remember. Random House Studio. //linked to hardcover bc paperback shows different book.
+++++[4-8] Hilderman, T. (2024). Métis Like Me. Tundra Books.
—–[4-8] Hunter, S. H. (1996). The Unbreakable Code. Northland Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Janicki, P. (2023). The Secret Pocket. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[9-12] Johnson, A. R. (2023). The Star that Always Stays. Holiday House.
+++++[13+] Jones, D. S. (2024). Stealing Little Moon. Scholastic Focus.
[Baby] Joosse, B. M. (2014). Mama, Do You Love Me? (10th anniversary commemorative ed.). Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Keene, A. (2021). Notable Native People: 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present. Ten Speed Press.
?????[13+] Kimmerer, R. W. (2024). The Serviceberry. Scribner. //may lean more toward environmentalism
+++++[4-8] Kinew, W. (2026). Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes. Tundra Books.
+++++[Baby] Lamouche, S. (2025). Pêyak Little Duck. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[9-12] Lindstrom, C. (2026). Red River Rose. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Lindstrom, C. (2023). Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior. Roaring Brook Press.
Lindstrom, C. (2020). We Are Water Protectors. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++ [Baby] Maillard, K. N. (2019). Fry Bread. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] McGinty, A. B. (2021). The Water Lady. Anne Schwartz Books.
+++++[9-12] McManis, C. W., & Sorrel, T. (2023). Indian No More. Tu Books. //check publisher
—–[9-12] Murdoch, D. H. (2005). North American Indian (rev. ed.). DK Publishing in Association with the American Museum of Natural History.
+++++[13+] Nagle, R. (2025). By the Fire We Carry. Harper.
+++++Newell, C. (2021). If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving. Scholastic Press.
—–[9-12] Norman, H. (1997). The Girl Who Dreamed Only Geese, and Other Tales of the Far North. Harcourt Brace.
—–[9-12] Olsen, M. (1998). Native American Sign Language. Troll Associates.// prices seems unreasonable and book is a bit older
+++++[13+] Orange, T. (2018). There There. Vintage Books.
—–[4-8] Oughton, J. (1992). How the Stars Fell Into the Sky: A Navajo Legend. Houghton Mifflin.
+++++Prince, L., & Prince, G. (2022). Be a Good Ancestor. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[9-12] Reno, G. (2026). Find Her. Holiday House.
+++++[4-8] Robertson, D. A. (2016). When We Were Alone. HighWater Press.
+++++[4-8] Rogers, A. L. (2024). Chooch Helped. Levine Querido.
+++++[13+] Rogers, A. (2022). Man Made Monsters. Levine Querido.
—–[4-8] Santiago, C. (2002). Home to Medicine Mountain. Children’s Book Press.
+++++[9-12] Smith, C. L. (2021). Ancestor Approved. Heartdrum.
+++++[Baby] Gray-Smith, M. (2016). My Heart Fills with Happiness. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[4-8] Sorell, T. (2019). At the Mountain’s Base. Kokila.
+++++[Baby] Sorell, T. (2025). On Powwow Day. Charlesbridge.
+++++[Baby] Sorell, T. (2021). We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga. Charlesbridge.
+++++[4-8] Sorell, T. (2021). We Are Still Here! Charlesbridge.
—–[4-8] Swamp, J. (1992). Giving Thanks: A Native American Good Morning Message. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[4-8] Thundercloud, R. (2022). Finding My Dance. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[13+] Treuer, A. (2021). Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask. //has a section on Thanksgiving
+++++[4-8] Weso, T. P. (2022). Native American Stories for Kids. Rockridge Press.
+++++[12+] Wilbur, M. (2023). Project 562: Changing the Way We See Native America.
?????[9-12] Young, B. (2022). Healer of the Water Monster. Heartdrum. //leans toward fantasy but rooted in Navajo folklore

Immigrants and Refugees

[13+] Abdel-Fattah, R. (2018). The Lines We Cross. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] Abtahi, O. (2025). The Interpreter. Kokila.
+++++[Baby] Abu-Khalaf, D. (2022). Salma the Syrian Chef. Annick Press.
+++++[13+] Aleman, D. (2022). Indivisible. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Andrus, J. (2025). Elsa’s Chessboard. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[9-12] Bajaj, V. (2022). Count Me In . Nancy Paulsen Books.
—–[9-12] Beatty, P. (2000). Lupita Mañana. Harpercollins Juvenile Books.
+++++[9-12] Behar, R. (2025). Across So Many Seas. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[4-8] Blackburne, L. (2021). I Dream of Popo. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[13+] Brown, D. (2021). The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Briseño, S. (2022). The Notebook Keeper: A Story of Kindness from the Border. Random House Studio.
+++++[4-8] Bowles, D. (2021). My Two Border Towns. Kokila.
+++++[4-8] Boukarim, L. (2025). Mariam’s Dream. Chronicle Books.
+++++[4-8] Boukarim, L. (2024). Lost Words. Chronicle Books.
+++++[13+] Bui, T. (2018). The Best We Could Do. Abrams ComicArts.
—–[4-8] Bunting, E. (1996). Going Home. Harpercollins Juvenile Books.
+++++[9-12] Burgess, T. (2026). Danilo Was Here. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Cho, T. (2024). The Other Side of Tomorrow. HarperAlley,
+++++[4-8] Choi, Y. (2001). The Name Jar. Dragonfly Books.
+++++[9-12] Cisneros, E. (2021). Efrén Divided. Quill Tree Books.
—–[4-8] Curtis, J. L. (2016). This Is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From. Workman Publishing Company.
[13+] Colfer, E., & Donkin, A. (2018). Illegal. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.
—–[4-8] Danticat, E. (2015). Mama’s Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation. Dial Books.
+++++[4-8] Deedy, L. G. (2025). New Shoes for Leo. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] de la Peña, M. (2018). Carmela Full of Wishes. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
+++++[13+] Deng, A., & Hutton, K. (2024). Don’t Look Back. Square Fish.
+++++[13+] DePrince, M., & DePrince, E. (2016). Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina. Ember.
[4-8] Díaz, J. (2018). Islandborn. Dial Books.
+++++[9-12] Dobbs, A. B. (2022). Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna. Sourcebooks Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Fleming, M. (2018). Hope More Powerful Than the Sea. Flatiron Books.
??????[4-8] Gravel, E. (2021). What is a Refugee?. Puffin.//having hard time checking paperback publisher
+++++[9-12] Gratz, A. (2017). Refugee. Scholastic Press.
+++++[13+] Ha, R. (2020). Almost American Girl. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[9-12] Hiranandani, V. (2025). Amil and the After. Kokila.
+++++[13+] Hoang, J. J. (2025). My Father, the Panda Killer. Ember.
+++++[4-8] Hosseini, K. (2018). Sea Prayer. Riverhead Books.
?????[13+] Iftin, A. N. (2021). Call Me American: The Extraordinary True Story of a Young Somali Immigrant (Adapted for Young Readers). Ember. //the one for adults is very popular but age is 22+
+++++[9-12] Jamieson, V., & Jamieson, O. (2020). When Stars Are Scattered. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Jiménez, F. (2024). The Circuit. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Juarez, E., & Norman, L. (2022). Until Someone Listens. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[13+] Katouh, Z. (2024). As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Khalil, A. (2020). The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story. Tilbury House Publishers.
—–[9-12] Knight, M. B. (1993). Who Belongs Here? An American Story. Tilbury House.
[4-8] Kuntz, D., & Shrodes, A. (2019). Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush’s Incredible Journey. Dragonfly Books.
+++++[9-12] Kuo, J. (2026). Land of Broken Promises. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[13+] Lahiri, J. (2019). The Namesake. Mariner Books Classics.
+++++[9-12] Lai, T. (2013). Inside Out And Back Again. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Lai, R. (2019). Pie in the Sky. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[4-8] Leung, J. (2026). Navigating Night. Anne Schwartz Books.
+++++[9-12] Meikle, F. (2026). My Name Is Samim. Kelpies.
[4-8] Méndez, Y. S. (2019). Where Are You From? HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Meza, E. (2023). To the Other Side. Katherine Tegen Books.
—–[4-8] Mills, D., Alva, A., & Navarro, C. (2018). La Frontera: El Viaje con Papa / The Border: My Journey With Papa (bilingual ed.). Barefoot Books.
+++++[9-12] Miyares, D. (2025). How to Say Goodbye in Cuban. Anne Schwartz Books.
[4-8] Morales, Y. (2018). Dreamers. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[4-8] Mo, C. (2024). Home in a Lunchbox. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[4-8] Morales, A. (2021). Areli Is a Dreamer. Random House Studio.
+++++[4-8] Moushabeck, H. (2023). Homeland: My Father Dreams of Palestine. Chronicle Books LLC.
+++++[13+] Mufleh, L. (2024). From Here. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Nayeri, D. (2023). Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story). Lantern Paperbacks.
+++++[Baby] Naylor-Ballesteros, C. (2019). The Suitcase. Nosy Crow.
+++++[4-8] Nguyen, V. T. (2024). Simone. Minerva.
+++++[9-12] Park, L. S. (2010). A Long Walk to Water. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Perkins, M. (2023). Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border. Square Fish.
+++++[13+] Pham, T. (2023). Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Phi, B. (2020). Different Pond. Raintree.
+++++[9-12] Pinkney, A. D. (2015). The Red Pencil. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Richards, D. (2021). Watch Me. Feiwel and Friends.
+++++[4-8] Ringgold, F. (2022). We Came to America. Dragonfly Books.
—–[9-12] Roberts, C., & Kai, H. (2017). Refugees and Migrants. Barron’s Education Series.
+++++[9-12] Salazar, A. (2022). Land of the Cranes. Scholastic Press.
—–[4-8] Sanna, F. (2016). The Journey. Flying Eye Books.
+++++[13+] Sepetys, R. (2017). Salt to the Sea. Penguin Books.
+++++[9-12] Skalietska, Y. (2022). You Don’t Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine. Union Square & Co.
+++++[13+] Tan, A. (2019). Joy Luck Club. Penguin Books.
+++++[4-8] Tan, S. (2025). The Arrival. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[4-8] Thai, C. (2025). The Endless Sea. Candlewick Press.
+++++[13+] Torres Sanchez, J. (2021). We Are Not from Here. Penguin Books.
+++++[Baby] Van, M. T. (2022). Wishes. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[13+] Uwiringiyimana, S., & Pesta, A. (2018). How Dare The Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child. Katherine Tegen Books.
+++++[9-12] van de Vendel, E., & Elman, A. (2026). Mishka. Lantern Paperbacks. //over 1,700 reviews on goodreads
+++++[13+] Villasante, A. (2025). The Grief Keeper. Nancy Paulsen Books.
—–[9-12] Wallace, S. N., & Wallace, R. (2018). First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[9-12] Walters, E., & Mutinda, D. (2026). Collision. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[13+] Wamariya, C. (2019). The Girl Who Smiled Beads: A Story of War and What Comes After. Broadway Books.
+++++[9-12] Warga, J. (2021). Other Words for Home. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[4-8] Weinstein, E. (2026). Five Stories. Holiday House.
+++++[4-8] Whitehill, M., Jackson, J., & Perez, N. (2022). Our World is a Family. Sourcebooks eXplore.
—–[4-8] Williams, K. L., & Mohammed, K. (2007). Four Feet, Two Sandals. Eerdmans.
—–[4-8] Yaccarino, D. (2014). All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel. Dragonfly Books.
+++++[4-8] Yang, K. K. (2024). The Rock in My Throat. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[9-12] Yang, K. (2019). Front Desk. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[9-12] Yee, L. (2023). Maizy Chen’s Last Chance. Yearling.
+++++[13+] Yousafzai, M. (2021). We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[13+] Zoboi, I. (2018). American Street. Balzer + Bray.

The Internment of Japanese Americans

+++++[13+] Abe, F., & Nimura, T. (2021). We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration. Chin Music Press.
+++++[13+] Abe, F. (2024). The Literature of Japanese American Incarceration. Penguin Books.
+++++[9-12] Atkins, L., & Yogi, S. (2025). Fred Korematsu Speaks Up. Heyday.
—–[9-12] Bailey, R. A. (2014). The Japanese Internment Camps. Cherry Lake Publishing.
+++++[13+] Chee, T. (2022). We Are Not Free. Clarion Books.
+++++[9-12] Conkling, W. (2013). Sylvia & Aki. Yearling.
[9-12] Dallas, S. (2015). Red Berries, White Clouds, Blue Sky. Sleeping Bear Press.
+++++[9-12] Faulkner, M. (2019). Gaijin: American Prisoner of War. Little, Brown Books.
+++++[4-8] Fujimoto‑Johnson, S. (2025). Shell Song. Beach Lane Books.
+++++[13+] Fukuda, A. (2021). This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II. Tor Teen.
—–[9-12] Funke, T. (2009). The No-No Boys. Fort Collins, CO: Victory House Press.
*****[4-8] Grady, C. (2019). Write to Me: Letters from Japanese American Children to the Librarian They Left Behind. Charlesbridge Publishing.
[13+] Houston, J. W., & Houston, J. D. (2017). Farewell to Manzanar. Houghton Mifflin.
+++++[13+] Hughes, K. (2020). Displacement. First Second.
?????[13+] Hughes, D. (2017). Four-Four-Two. Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.//thinking of deleting to have more recent books but unsure
[9-12] Kadohata, C. (2020). A Place to Belong. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
—–[9-12] Layson, A. H., & Viola, H. J. (2008). Lost Childhood: My Life in a Japanese Prison Camp During World War II. National Geographic Children’s Books.
—–[9-12] Lieurance, S. (2009). The Lucky Baseball: My Story in a Japanese-American Internment Camp. Enslow Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Malaspina, A. (2019). A Scarf for Keiko. Kar‑Ben Publishing.
—–[13+] Marrin, A. (2016). Uprooted. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] McAlister, C. (2025). A Line Can Go Anywhere: The Brilliant, Resilient Life of Artist Ruth Asawa. Roaring Brook Press.
*****[4-8] Mochizuki, K. (2018). Baseball Saved Us (25th Anniversary Ed.). Lee & Low Books.
[4-8] Moss, M. (2016). Barbed Wire Baseball: How One Man Brought Hope to the Japanese Internment Camps of WWII. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Nagai, M. (2018). Dust of Eden. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[9-12] Partridge, E. (2022). Seen and Unseen. Chronicle Books.
+++++[13+] Reeves, R. (2016). Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese American Internment in World War II. Picador.
??????[9-12] Sandler, M. W. (2020). Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II. Bloomsbury Children’s Books. //bit in the middle of popularity
—–[13+] Schiffer, V. (2011). Camp Nine: A Novel. The University of Arkansas Press.
[9-12] Sepahban, L. (2017). Paper Wishes. Farrar Straus Giroux Books.
+++++[9-12] Takei, G. (2024). My Lost Freedom. Crown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Takei, G., Eisinger, J., Scott, S., & Becker, H. (2019). They Called Us Enemy. Top Shelf Productions.
+++++[13+] Takei, G., & Eisinger, J. (2019). The War Outside. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Tokuda-Hall, M. (2022). Love in the Library. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Tonai, M., & Gutiérrez, J. (2026). Unbreakable: A Japanese American Family in an American Incarceration Camp. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++Tuininga, J. (2025). We Are Not Strangers. Abrams ComicArts.
+++++[9-12] Uchida, Y. (2022). Journey to Topaz (50th anniversary ed.). Heyday.
+++++[4-8] Ward, C. I. (2024). Love Grows Here. Albert Whitman & Company.
?????[13+] Warren, A. (2021). Enemy Child: The Story of Norman Mineta, a Boy Imprisoned in a Japanese American Internment Camp During World War II. Margaret Ferguson Books. //was thinking of deleting given lower number of reviews compared books published around the same year
+++++[9-12] Wenjen, M. (2026). Barbed Wire Between Us. Red Comet.
+++++[4-8] Yamasaki, K. (2019). Fish for Jimmy. Holiday House.

Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust

+++++[4-8] Argaman, I. (2020). Bear and Fred: A World War II Story. Amazon Crossing Kids.
+++++[13+] Arnold, E. K. (2024). The Blood Years. Clarion Books.
—–[13+] Ayer, E. H. (2000). Parallel Journeys. Aladdin Paperbacks.//more recent books with same number of reviews
*****[9-12] Bartoletti, S. C. (2019). The Boy Who Dared. Scholastic Inc.//updated publisher
[13+] Bitton-Jackson, L. B. (1997). I Have Lived a Thousand Years: Growing Up in the Holocaust. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Blum, I. (2023). The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen. Philomel.
[13+] Boyne, J. (2016). The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (10th anniv. ed.). Random House Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Boxer, E. (2023). Hidden Hope. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Boxer, E. (2024). The Tree of Life: How a Holocaust Sapling Inspired the World. Rocky Pond Books.
+++++[4-8] Brown, E. (2025). The World Entire. Chronicle Books.
—–[9-12] Bunting, E. (1989). Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust. Jewish Publication Society.
+++++[13+] Artifice, S. (2025). Artifice. Scholastic Press.
+++++[13+] Cameron, S. (2020). The Light in Hidden Places. Scholastic Press.
—–[9-12] Cohn, J. (1995). The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate. Morton Grove, IL: A. Whitman.
+++++[9-12] Dronfield, J. (2023). The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story Retold for Young Readers. Quill Tree Books.
+++++13+] Eger, E. E. (2025). The Ballerina of Auschwitz (Young Adult ed.). Atheneum.
+++++[9-12] Forman, G. (2024). Not Nothing. Aladdin.
+++++[13+] Frank, A. (1996). The Diary of a Young Girl. Anchor Books.
+++++[4-8] Golabek, M., & Cohen, L. (2021). Hold on to Your Music. Little, Brown, and Company.
+++++[9-12] Golodryga, B., & Levi, Y. (2025). Don’t Feed the Lion. Arcadia Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Gottesfeld, J. (2016). The Tree in the Courtyard: Looking Through Anne Frank’s Window. Alfred A. Knopf.
+++++[13+] Gratz, A., & Gruener, R. (2021). Prisoner B-3087. Scholastic Press.
+++++[9-12] Greene, J. M., & Finder, R. (2022). My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s List. Scholastic Inc.
[9-12] Herman, G. (2018). What Was the Holocaust? Penguin Workshop.
+++++[13+] Hesse, M. (2021). They Went Left. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[9-12] Hoffman, A. (2024). When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary. Scholastic Press.
+++++[9-12] Iturbe, A. (2023). The Librarian of Auschwitz. Macmillan.
+++++[13+] Kessler, L. (2022). When the World Was Ours. Aladdin.
+++++[9-12] Kor, E., & Davidson, D. (2023). I Will Protect You: A True Story of Twins Who Survived Auschwitz. Little, Brown, and Company.
+++++[13+] Kor, E. M., & Rojany Buccieri, L. (2020). Surviving the Angel of Death: The True Story of a Mengele Twin in Auschwitz. Tanglewood.
+++++[9-12] Korman, G. (2023). Linked. Scholastic Inc.
+++++[9-12] Khan, H. N. (2026). Safiyyah’s War. Allida.
+++++[9-12] Levi, L. (2026). Just a Girl. Harper.
[9-12] Leyson, L. (2015). The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible… on Schindler’s List. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Lowe, M. (2024). Aviva vs. the Dybbuk. Lantern Paperbacks.
*****[9-12] Lowry, L. (2011). Number the Stars. Clarion Books.
+++++[9-12] Mackler, C. (2025). Right Back at You. Scholastic Press.
—–[9-12] Matas, C. (1993). Daniel’s Story. Scholastic.//not many recent reviews
+++++[4-8] Meltzer, B. (2020). I am Anne Frank. Rocky Pond Books.
—–[4-8] Mochizuki, K. (1997). Passage to Freedom: The Sugihara Story. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[13+] Morris, H. (2019). The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Young Adult ed.). Bonnier Echo.
+++++[9-12] Nadel, E., Savos, S., & Strout, B. (2024). The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival. Roaring Book Press.
+++++[9-12] Nayeri, D. (2026). The Teacher of Nomad Land. Lantern Paperbacks.
+++++[2024] Nielsen, J. A. (2024). Uprising. Scholastic Press.
+++++[9-12] Palacio, R. J. (2021). White Bird: A Wonder Story. Alfred A. Knopf.
*****[13+] Perl, L., & Lazan, M. B. (2016). Four Perfect Pebbles: A Holocaust Story. Greenwillow Books.
*****[13+] Reiss, J. (2019). The Upstairs Room. Harper.
+++++[4-8] Rosen, M. (2025). One Day: A True Story of Survival in the Holocaust. Candlewick Studios.
—–[9-12] Roy, J. (2016). Jars of Hope: How One Woman Helped Save 2,500 Children During the Holocaust. Capstone Press.
*****[13+] Sender, R. M. (2016). The Cage. Simon Pulse.
+++++[4-8] Sharkan, D. (2026). Sharing Shalom. Holiday House.
+++++[13+] Sheinkin, S. (2023). Impossible Escape. Roaring Book Press.
+++++[13+] Shusterman, N. (2023). Courage to Dream: Tales of Hope in the Holocaust. Graphix.
+++++[9-12] Sís, P. (2021). Nicky & Vera: A Quiet Hero of the Holocaust and the Children He Rescued. Norton Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Spiegelman, A. (1996). The Complete Maus. Pantheon.
+++++[9-12] Stelson, C. (2023). Stars of the Night. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[4-8] Stiefel, C. (2022). The Tower of Life: How Yaffa Eliach Rebuilt Her Town in Stories and Photographs. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] Weinstein, J. S. (2023). What Rosa Brought. Katherine Tegen Books.
+++++[13+] Wiesel, E. (2006). Night. Hill & Wang.
+++++[13+] Wiemer, L. (2020). The Assignment. Delacorte Press.
+++++[13+] Wilson, K. (2021). White Rose. Versify.
*****[9-12] Yolen, J. (2004). The Devil’s Arithmetic. Puffin Books.
+++++[13+] Zusak, M. (2016). The Book Thief. Alfred A. Knopf.

Holidays and Religious Diversity

+++++[4-8] Ali, A. E. (2020). Our Favorite Day of the Year. Salaam Reads.
—–[Baby] Apple, E. (2019). One More Meal. Little Moon Books.
+++++[4-8] Briseño, S. (2024). Tamales For Christmas. Random House Studio.
+++++[Baby] Campbell Books. (2023). Busy Lunar New Year. Campbell Books.
+++++[13+] Boyett, J. (2016). 12 Major World Religions: The Beliefs, Rituals, and Traditions of Humanity’s Most Influential Faiths. Zephyros Press.
+++++[Baby] Campbell Books. (2024). Busy Eid. Campbell Books.
—–[4-8] Chakraborty, A., & Kumar, V. (2016). Let’s Celebrate 5 Days of Diwali (2nd ed.). Bollywood Groove. //replace with more recent diwali books
+++++[4-8] Chan, M. J. (2025). Weiwei’s Winter Solstice. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
—–[4-8] Chinn, K. (2002). Sam and the Lucky Money. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[4-8] Clayton, A. M. (2024). Hooray, It’s Three Kings Day! Familius.
+++++[9-12] Cohen, E. B. (2023). Two Tribes. Heartdrum.
+++++[4-8] Copp, M. W. (2026). Sometimes We Pray. Charlesbridge.
+++++[4-8] Dobbs, A. P. (2025). The Giving Flower: The Story of the Poinsettia. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky.
+++++[Baby] Eliot, H. (2018). Día de los Muertos. Little Simon.
?????[Baby] Eliot, H. (2018). Diwali. Little Simon. //there’s a 2026 diwali book so consider deleting this one.
+++++[Baby] Eliot, H. (2024). Kwanzaa. Little Simon
—–[Baby] Eliot, H. (2018). Ramadan. Little Simon.//replace with 2025 ramadan board book
—–[4-8] Faruqi, R. (2015). Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story. Tilbury House Publishers. //replace with more recent Ramadan/eid books
+++++[4-8] Ganjehei, F., & DePalma, J. (2024). Beyond B‑Leaf: A Young Explorer’s Guide to Faith. Appleberry Press.
—–[9-12] Glossop, J. (2013). The Kids Book of World Religions. Kids Can Press.//perhaps replace this book with newer “Religion around the World” book linked below
+++++[4-8] Grace, C. (2021). A Year Full of Celebrations and Festivals. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
+++++[Baby] Gutiérrez, J., & Gutiérrez, S. (2024). The Ofrenda that We Built. Chronicle Books.
+++++[Baby] Hardianto, J. (2025). First Festivals: Ramadan. Running Press Kids.
+++++[4-8] Ho, R. (2023). Two New Years. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Jaigirdar, A. (2026). Nadia Islam, on the Record. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[Baby] Jerath. H. (2026). Let’s All Celebrate Diwali. Tiger Tales.
+++++[4-8] Kim, A. (2025). Tomorrow is New Year’s Day: Seollal, a Korean celebration of the Lunar New Year. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Kinew, W. (2024). An Anishinaabe Christmas. Tundra Books.
+++++[4-8] Kleinrock, L., & Prabhat, C. (2023). Come and Join Us!. Harper,
+++++[4-8] Khan, H. N., & Jadmiko, S. C. (2026). A Golden Eid. Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Lê, M. (2023). Enlighten Me. Little, Brown Ink.
+++++[9-12] Levy, J. S. (2024). Finn and Ezra’s Bar Mitzvah Time Loop. Katherine Tegen Books.
—–[4-8] Lin, G. (2010). Bringing in the New Year (rep. ed.). Dragonfly Books.//replace with other recent and popular books
+++++[4-8] Lumbard, R. Y. (2021). The Gift of Ramadan. Albert Whitman & Company.
[9-12] McAfee, D. G. (2018). The Belief Book. Atheist Republic.
+++++[4-8] Mehra, N. M. (2023). The Light Within You. Two Lions.
[Baby] Merberg, J. (2018). My First Jewish Baby Book: Almost Everything You Need to Know About Being Jewish—from Afikomen to Zayde. Downtown Bookworks.
—–[4-8] Minnick-Taylor, K. (2013). KWANZAA: How to Celebrate It in Your Home. Roar Enterprises.//other suggested books are more popular
—–[4-8] Moorman, M. (1994). Light the Lights! A Story About Celebrating Hanukkah & Christmas. Scholastic.
—–[Baby] Newman, T. (2016). Passover Is Coming!. Kar-Ben Publishing.//replaced with more recent
+++++[4-8] Ngyuen, T. (2025). Mai’s Áo Dài. Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
+++++[13+] Nhat Hanh, T. (2023). The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now. HarperOne.
—–[4-8] Older, E. (2000). My Two Grandmothers. Harcourt.
+++++[4-8] Olitzky, K., & Bodin Cohen, D. (2024). An Invitation to Passover. Kalaniot Books.
—–[4-8] Oxley, J., & Aronson, B. (2018). Peg + Cat: The Eid al-Adha Adventure. Candlewick.
+++++[Baby] Patel, S. (2021). Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth. Chronicle Books.
+++++[4-8] Pitman, G. E. (2021). A Church for All. Albert Whitman & Company.
—–[4-8] Polacco, P. (1996). The Trees of the Dancing Goats. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Preble, J. (2024). Lost and Found Hanukkah. Chronicle Books.
+++++[4-8] Qiu, Y. (2024). Our Lunar New Year. Yobe Qiu.
+++++[9-12] Sass, A. J. (2025). Just Shy of Ordinary. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. //Jewish Heritage
*****[4-8] Sehgal, S., & Sehgal, K. (2021). Festival of Colors. Little Simon.
+++++[4-8] Shafiroff, H. (2025). My Little Book of Big Jewish Holidays. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] Siddiqui, M. (2021). Barakah Beats. Scholastic Press.
—–[Baby] Singh, R. (2018). Diwali Lights. Orca Book Publishers.
+++++[4-8] Singh, S. J. (2025). A Vaisakhi to Remember. Kokila.
+++++[13+] Singh, S. J. (2024). The Light We Give: How Sikh Wisdom Can Transform Your Life. Riverhead Books.
—–[4-8] Stewart, W. (2019). What Do You Celebrate?. Dragonfly Books.
—–[4-8] Tran, Y. T. (2018). Golden Blooms: Celebrating Tet-Vietnamese Lunar New Year. Hsiao Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Williams, N., & McCall, S. R. (2025). Once Upon a Kwanzaa. Running Press Kids.
+++++[4-8] Yolen, J., & Stemple, H. E. Y. (2024). We Celebrate the Light. Rise
+++++[4-8] Yuksel, M. O., & Aly, H. (2021). In My Mosque. HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Zoboi, I. (2021). The People Remember. Versify.

Feminism and Gender Equality

+++++[13+] Adichie, C. N. (2015). We Should All Be Feminists. Vintage Books.
+++++13+] Adichie, C. N. (2018). Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions. Anchor Books.
+++++[13+] Anderson, L. H. (2019). Shout. Penguin Books.
+++++[13+] Atwood, M. (1998). The Handmaid’s Tale. Vintage Books.
+++++[13+] Blum, I. (2025). The Judgment of Yoyo Gold. Philomel. //questions community’s gender double standards
+++++[13+] Blumenthal, K. (2022). Jane Against the World. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Bolling, V. (2026). The March for Hope. Norton Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Brantz, L. (2019). Feminist Baby! He’s a Feminist Too! Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Breen, M. (2023). Smash the Patriarchy. Helvetiq.
+++++[4-8] Brewer, H. D. (2024). Love is Powerful. Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Brosgol, V. (2024). Plain Jane and the Mermaid. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Bryan, Z. (2020). Black Girl Magic. Arhaz Nyleak Books.
+++++[13+] Bushnell, C., & Cotugno, K. (2021). Rules for Being a Girl. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[13+] Caletti, D. (2025). Plan A. Ember.
+++++[13+] Charleyboy, L., & Leatherdale, M. B. (Eds.). (2017). #NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women. Annick Press.
[Baby] Chen, E. (2019). A Is for Awesome! 23 Iconic Women Who Changed the World. Feiwel & Friends.
+++++[4-8] Cavallo, F., & Favilli, E. (2025). Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women (2nd ed.). DK Publishing.
+++++[9-12] Chambers, V., & The Staff of The New York Times. (2024). Finish the Fight. Versify.
[4-8] Clinton, C. (2018). She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History. Philomel Books.
+++++[13+] Daré, A. (2021). The Girl with a Louding Voice. Dutton.
+++++[4-8] Davis, L. & Tyler, M. (2024). Girls of the World: Doing More Than Ever Before. HarperCollins.
+++++[9-12] Dee, B. (2020). Maybe He Just Likes You. Aladdin.
+++++[9-12] Dee, B. (2026). Tear this Down. Aladdin.
+++++[9-12] Dionne, E. (2022). Lifting As We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box. Viking.
+++++[4-8] DiPucchio, K. (2024). Grace for President. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[Baby] Fabrizio, A. (2020). Women Who Changed the World (Baby’s Big World) Little Hero.
+++++[Baby] Favili, E. & Cavallo, F. (2022). Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: Baby’s First Book of Extraordinary Women. Rebel Girls.
+++++[9-12] Fipps, L. (2023). Starfish. Nancy Paulson Books.
+++++[9-12] Firestone, C. (2022). Dress Coded. G. P. Putnam’s Sons.
*****[Baby] Ford, J. (2018). ABC for Me: ABC What Can She Be?. Walter Foster Jr.//updated publisher
[4-8] Galison, & Kleinman, E. (2017). Little Feminist Board Book Set. Mudpuppy.
—–[4-8] Gillibrand, K. (2018). Bold & Brave: Ten Heroes Who Won Women the Right to Vote. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Gorman, A. (2025). Girls On The Rise. Viking Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Gupta, R. (2023). I Kick and Fly. Scholastic Press.
+++++[13+] Ha, R. (2023). The Fox Maidens. Balzer + Bray.
—–[9-12] Halligan, K. (2018). Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Harris, M. (2026). Maya’s Big Question. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Harrison, V. (2023). Big. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[13+] Hernández, D., & Rehman, B. (Eds.). (2019). Colonize This!. Seal Press.
+++++[4-8] Hood, S. (2022). Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World. HarperCollins.
+++++[13+] Hooks, B. (2015). Feminism Is for Everyone (2nd ed.). Routledge.
[9-12] Ignotofsky, R. (2016). Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World. Ten Speed Press.
+++++[9-12] Ignotofsky, R. (2019). Women in Art: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Inspired the World. Ten Speed Press.
+++++[13+] Jennings, J. (2017). Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen. Ember.
+++++[9-12] Johnson, C., Council, L., & Choi, C. (2019). IntersectionAllies: We Make Room for All. Dottir Press.
?????[Baby] Kaiser, L. (2024). Who Is Billie Jean King? RISE. //no reviews but recent
+++++[13+] Kendall, M. (2020). Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot. Penguin Books.
—–[9-12] Langston-George, R. (2015). For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story. Capstone Young Readers.//there’s a more recent and popular Malala book linked below so consider deleting
+++++[13+] Levin, C. (2026). Imposter. Charlesbridge Teen.
[4-8] Levy, D. (2016). I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Mathieu, J. (2018). Moxie. First Square Fish.
+++++[13+] McCormick, P. (2008). Sold. Hyperion Paperbacks.
+++++[Baby] McIlroy, E. (2026). A Little Book About Feminism. DK Children.
+++++[13+] Méndez, Y. S. (2020). Furia. Algonquin Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Metcalf, L. H. (2026). Footprint. Charlesbridge Teen.
+++++[Baby] Mudpuppy. (2025). Little Feminist Board Book Set Volume 2: Modern Icons. Mudpuppy.
+++++[4-8] Munsch, R. (2018). The Paper Bag Princess. Annick Press.
+++++[13+] River, J. (2021). Juliet Takes a Breath. Dial Books. //15+ so unsure whether to keep
+++++[9-12] Saeed, A. (2022). Amal Unbound. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[4-8] Salazar, A. (2023). Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter. Scholastic Press.
+++++[Baby] Sanchez Vegara, M. I. (2022). Gloria Steinem. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] Sarsour, L. (2023). We’re in This Together. Salaam Reads.
+++++[9-12] Schneemann, K., & Williams, L. (2020). Go with the Flow. First Second.
+++++[13+] Semenya, C. (2025). The Race to be Myself. W.W Norton & Company.
+++++[13+] Shanté, A. (2024). The Unboxing of a Black Girl. Page Street Publishing.
—–[9-12] Skeers, L. (2017). Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels. Sourcebooks. //there’s a 2025 volume 2 edition
+++++[9-12] Skeers, L. (2025). Women Who Dared Volume 2: 52 More Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels. Sourcebooks. //there’s a 2025 volume 2 edition
+++++[4-8] Skeers, L. (2020). Dinosaur Lady. Sourcebooks Explore. //paperback not available
+++++[13+] Steven, L. (2018). Exact Opposite of Okay. Electric Monkey.
+++++[9-12] Tavares, M. (2023). Hoops. Candlewick Press.
—–[9-12] Thimmesh, C. (2000). Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women. Houghton Mifflin.
+++++[9-12] Traister, R. (2026). Angry Girls Will Get Us Through. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Ursu, A. (2022). The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy. Walden Pond Press.
+++++[9-12] Walsh, R., & O’Neill, B. (2020). The Great Book of Badass Women: 15 Fearless and Inspirational Women that Changed History. LAK Publishing.
+++++[13+] Walls, J. (2023). Brooms. Levine Querido.
+++++[13+] Watson, R. (2025). Black Girl You Are Atlas. Kokila.
?????[13+] Weston, K. (2024). Diary of a Confused Feminist. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers. //not sure whether to add (personal rule is +3.9 on Goodreads, but this is featured on many feminism book lists).
+++++[13+] Wickenden, D. (2022). The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights. Scribner.
+++++[4-8] Yasuda, A. (2025). Up, Up, Ever Up! Clarion Books.
+++++[9-12] Young, B. (2021). Prettiest. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Yousafzai, M. (2019). Malala’s Magic Pencil. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[9-12] Zimet, S. (2020). Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote. Viking.

Challenging Gender Norms

+++++[Baby] Ayala-Kronos, C. (2022). The Pronoun Book. Clarion Books.
+++++[13+] Bailar, S. (2024). He/She/They: How We Talk About Gender Matters. Hachette Go.
[4-8] Baldacchino, C. (2014). Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress. Groundwood Books.
+++++[4-8] Bloom, A. (2023). Flower Girl. Norton Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Brown, P. (2021). Fred Gets Dressed. Templar Publishing
+++++[9-12] Callans, J. (2026). Ollie in Between. Square Fish.
+++++[13+] Capetta, A. R. (2023). The Heartbreak Bakery. Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Chu, K. C. (2025). The Queen Bees of Tybee County. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[13+] Combs, A. L. (2025). Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Dale, L. K. (2022). Me & My Dysphoria Monster. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
—–[4-8] Davids, S. B. (2015). Annie’s Plaid Shirt. Upswing Press.
+++++[4-8] Davy, G. (2023). No One Owns the Colors. The Collective Book Studio.
+++++[4-8] Dawson, J. (2023). You Need to Chill!: A Story of Love and Family. Hachette Children’s Group.
+++++[13+] Deaver, M. (2020). I Wish You All the Best. Push.
—–[9-12] Dee, B. (2018). Star-Crossed. Aladdin.
—–[4-8] Fierstein, H. (2002). The Sissy Duckling. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] Finch, M., & Finch, P. (2018). Phoenix Goes to School. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
[13+] Frankel, L. (2018). This Is How It Always Is. Flatiron Books.
+++++[4-8] Gale, H. (2019). Ho’onani: Hula Warrior. Tundra Books.
+++++[13+] Garvin, J. (2017). Symptoms of Being Human. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[4-8] Gehl, L. (2023). Except When They Don’t. little bee books.
—–[9-12] Gino, A. (2017). George. Scholastic.//replace with Mellissa title below (it’s the same book but they renamed it).
+++++[9-12] Gino, A. (2022). Melissa. Scholastic.
+++++[13+] Girard, M. (2018). Girl Mans Up. HarperTeen.
+++++[13+] Gottlieb, I. (2022). Seeing Gender. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Gros, K. (2025). Carousel Summer. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[4-8] Hale, S. & Hale, D. (2024). The Princess in Black and the Prince in Pink. Candlewick Press.
[4-8] Hall, M. (2015). Red: A Crayon’s Story. Greenwillow Books.
[4-8] Herthel, J., & Jennings, J. (2014). I Am Jazz. Dial Books.
+++++[4-8] Hillman, J. (2022). Big Wig. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
?????[Baby] Hot Mess, L. M. (2020). The Hips on the Drag Queen Go Swish, Swish, Swish. Running Press Kids.//not sure how to format author’s name
?????[13+] Johnson, G. M. (2024). All Boys Aren’t Blue. Farrar Straus Giroux. //very popular but 16+
+++++[13+] Johnson, G. M. (2024). Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I’d Known. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Johnson, V. (2023). Molly’s Tuxedo. little bee books.
+++++[13+] Khorram, A. (2026). One Word, Six Letters. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[4-8] Lalji, S. (2025). So Devin Wore a Skirt. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Langley, K. (2021). When Langston Dances. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Leahy, E. S. (2024). Mallory in Full Color. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[4-8] Lee, K. (2023). Boys Don’t Fry. Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Lisel, S., & Sturges, L. (2024). Becoming Who We Are. A Wave of Blue.
*****[4-8] Love, J. (2024). Julián Is a Mermaid. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Love, J. (2025). Julián at the Wedding. Candlewick Press.
+++++[13+] Lovett, S. (2025). Shampoo Unicorn. Hyperion.
+++++[4-8] Lukoff, K. (2019). When Aidan Became a Brother. Lee & Low Books.
+++++[4-8] Lukoff, K. (2025). Are You a Friend of Dorothy. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Lukoff, K. (2022). Too Bright to See. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Machias, J. (2022). Both Can Be True. Quill Tree Books.
—–[4-8] Moradian, A. (2018). Jamie Is Jamie: A Book About Being Yourself and Playing Your Way. Free Spirit Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Negley, K. (2019). Mary Wears What She Wants. Balzer + Bray.
—–[4-8] Newman, L. (2017). Sparkle Boy. Lee & Low Books.//suggested similar more recent books
+++++[9-12] O’Hara, E., & Poblocki, D. (2025). Jackson Bright in the Spotlight. Amulet Books.
+++++[13+] Parish, T. (2024). Homebody. HarperAlley.
*****[Baby] Pearlman, R. (2021). Pink Is for Boys. Running Press Kids.
—–[9-12] Peters, J. A. (2006). Luna (rep. ed.). Little, Brown and Company.
?????[9-12] Polonsky, A. (2016). Gracefully Grayson. Hyperion.//consider deleting bc more recent books touch upon similar themes
+++++[4-8] Porter, B. (2026). Songbird in the Light. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Rainbow, R., & MacGibbon, J. (2025). Randy Rainbow and the Marvelously Magical Pink Glasses. Feiwel & Friends.
+++++[9-12] Riley, R. (2025). Jude Saves the World. Scholastic.
+++++[9-12] Salazar, A. (2026). Ultraviolet. Scholastic Press.
[4-8] Sanders, R. (2018). Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag. Random House Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Stuart, S. (2025). My Shadow is Purple. Larrikin House.
+++++[4-8] Stuart, S. (2021). How to Be a Real Man. Little Hare Books. //can’t find verification for 2022 pub. date
+++++[4-8] Thorn, T. (2019). It Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).
+++++[4-8] Tregoning, R. (2024). The Dress in the Window. Oxford University Press.
+++++[4-8] Trimmer, C. (2023). The Good Hair Day. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Underhill, E. (2023). Always the Most. Wednesday Books. //didn’t link to paperback
+++++[13+] Vaid-Menon, A. (2020). Beyond The Gender Binary. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[13+] Walls, J. (2023). Brooms. Levine Querido.
—–[4-8] Walton, J. (2016). Introducing Teddy. Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books.
+++++[13+] White, A. J. (2025). The Spirit Bares its Teeth. Peachtree Teen.
+++++[13+] Williamson, L. (2018). The Art of Being Normal. Square Fish.
+++++[9-12] Wibowo, J., & Wibowo, C. (2024). Lunar Boy. HarperAlley.
+++++[4-8] Wong-Kalu, H., Hamer, D., & Wilson, J. (2022). Kapaemahu. Kokila.
+++++[13+] Zeller, V. (2026). One of the Boys. Lantern Paperbacks.

Families with LGBTQ+ Members

+++++[13+] Albertalli, B. (2017). The Upside of Unrequited. Balzer + Bray.//queer sisters
+++++[9-12] Anderson, V. P., & Hill, T. (2024). Blood City Rollers. Labyrinth Road. //focuses on found families
+++++[13+] Aoki, R. (2022). Light from Uncommon Stars. Tor.
+++++[9-12] Bailar, S. (2023). Obie is Man Enough. Yearling. 
+++++[13+] Bayron, K. (2022). This Poison Heart. Bloomsbury YA. //Two moms
+++++[Baby] Beer, S. (2025). Baby, You’re a Rainbow! Dial Books.
[4-8] Beer, S. (2018). Love Makes a Family. Dial Books.
+++++[9-12] Blake, A. H. (2022). Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[9-12] Branfman, J. (2019). You Be You! The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
+++++[4-8] Brannen, S. S., & Soto, L. (2020). Uncle Bobby’s Wedding. Little Bee Books.
+++++[4-8] Brannen, S. S. (2024). Miles Comes Home. Little Bee Books.
+++++[4-8] Brown-Wood, J. (2023). Miguel’s Community Garden. Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.
[4-8] Bundo, M., & Twiss, J. (2018). A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Bunker, L. (2019). Zenobia July. Viking. 
+++++[4-8] Buttigieg, C. G., & Taylor, D. (2025). Papa’s Coming Home. Philomel Books.
+++++[13+] Callender, K. (2022). King and the Dragonflies. Scholastic Press.
+++++[4-8] Castle, P. (2022). Pringle & Finn. Paul Castle Studio.
+++++4-8] Clarkson, C. (2024). Chloe and the Fireflies. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12[ Connor, L. (2022). A Home for Goddesses and Dogs. Katherine Tegan Books.
+++++[9-12] Dairman, T. (2024). The Girl from Earth’s End. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Dale, A. H. (2024). Goodbye, Hello: A Going Home Travel Adventure. Holiday House.
+++++[4-8] Eady, A. (2025). The Gathering Table. Alfred A. Knopf.//gay uncles
+++++[Baby] Engle, C. (2019). Baby’s First Words. Barefoot Books
[4-8] Frances, L. (2019). My Awesome Brother: A Children’s Book About Transgender Acceptance. MABEL Media.
+++++[13+] Gardner, W. (2018). You’re Welcome, Universe. Ember.
[4-8] Genhart, M. (2018). Love Is Love. Little Pickle Press.
+++++[9-12] Grehan, M. (2023). The Lonely Book. Little Island Books.
+++++[4-8] Griffin, M. B. (2025). Far, Far Away. Charlesbridge.
+++++[4-8] Grigni, N. (2025). Mama Moon. Henry Holt and Company.
[4-8] Haack, D. (2018). Prince & Knight. little bee books.
+++++[9-12] Hagger‑Holt, S. (2020). Nothing Ever Happens Here. Yellow Jacket.
+++++[Baby] Hernández, M. (2020). Federico and All His Families. NubeOcho.
++++++[9-12] Hsieh, A. (2025). Lu and Ren’s Guide to Geozoology. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[9-12] Huntoon, C. (2025). Gong Overboard. Feiwel and Friends.
+++++[4-8] Husinger, E., & Walden, T. (2022). My Parents Won’t Stop Talking! Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[9-12] Hutchinson, S. T. (2025). The School for Invisible Boys. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Hutchinson, T. (2024). More Than You Imagine. Soaring Kite Books.
+++++[Baby] Joosten, M. (2025). You Are My Rainbow. Little Simon.
+++++[13+] Joukhadar, Z. (2021). The Thirty Names of Night. Atria Paperback.
[4-8] Joosten, M. (2019). My Two Dads and Me. Doubleday Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Karlsson, A. (2023). My Sister, Daisy. Capstone Editions.
+++++[4-8] LaCour, N. (2022). Mama and Mummy and Me in the Middle. Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Lancet‑Grant, J. (2025). The Pirate Moms. Crocodile Books.
+++++[4-8] Lancet‑Grant, J. (2022). The Marvelous Doctors for Magical Creatures. Oxford University Press.
+++++[Baby] Lang, S., & Lang, M. (2015). Families, Families, Families! Random House Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] Lincoln, B. (2025). The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues. Dutton Books for Young Readers
+++++[9-12] Lukoff, K. (2026). A World Worth Saving. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Lukoff, K. (2023). Different Kinds of Fruit. Dial Books for Young Readers. //trans dad
+++++[Baby] Malvi. (2025). You, Me, We: A Two‑Dad Surrogacy Story. Malvi.
+++++[Baby] Manushkin, F. (2020). Plenty of Hugs. Dial Books.
+++++[Baby] McGinty, A. B. (2021). Bathe the Cat. Chronicle Books
+++++[9-12] Melleby, N. (2023). The House on Sunrise Lagoon: Sam Makes a Splash. Algonquin Young Readers. //Two Moms
+++++[9-12] Melleby, N. (2024). The Science of Being Angry. Algonquin Young Readers.
+++++[Baby] Membrino, A. (2025). My Moms Love Me. Cartwheel Books.
+++++[4-8] Merritt, J. (2024). My Guncle and Me. Running Press Kids.
+++++[Baby] Moreno, D. (2025). Pride is Love. Random House Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Narvankar, A. (2020). Ritu Weds Chandni. Yali Books.
[Baby] Newman, L. (2009). Daddy, Papa, and Me. Tricycle Press.
+++++[13+] Nguyen, T. L. (2020). The Magic Fish. RH Graphic.
+++++[13+] Nielsen, S. (2016). We Are All Made of Molecules. Ember. //gay dad
+++++[4-8] Mercurio, P. (2020). Our Subway Baby. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Moon, S. (2027). Family Week. Aldred A. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] Murray, L. (2023). The Girl Who Loves Bugs. Macmillan Children’s Books.
[4-8] Newman, L. (2008). Mommy, Mama, and Me. Tricycle Press.
[4-8] Newman, L. (2016). Heather Has Two Mommies (rep. ed.). Candlewick Press.
+++++[4-8] Newman, L. (2024). Joyful Song: A Naming Story. Levine Querido.
*****[4-8] O’Leary, S. (2026). A Family Is a Family Is a Family. Groundwood Books.//updated publishing date.
+++++[4-8] Olson, A. (2025). Surrounded by Love. Kids Are Awesome Publishing LLC.
+++++[9-12] Parker, N. C. (2023). The Devouring Wolf. Razorbill.
[4-8] Parr, T. (2010). The Family Book (rep. ed.). Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Patterson, J. (2021). Born Ready: The True Story of a Boy Named Penelope. Crown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Peck, R. (2017). The Best Man. Puffin Books.
+++++[Baby] Peter, G. (2022). My Daddies! Puffin.
+++++[4-8] Peter, G. (2023). My Mommies Built a Treehouse. Lantana Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Pitman, G. E. (2020). My Maddy. Magination Press.
+++++[9-12] Reese, J. (2022). A Game of Fox & Squirrels. Square Fish.
[4-8] Richardson, J., & Parnell, P. (2015). And Tango Makes Three. Little Simon.
[Baby] Robertson, C. (2014). Two Dads. Sparklypoo Publications.’
—–[Baby] Robertson, C. (2018). Two Moms. Sparklypoo Publications.//not as popular
+++++[4-8] Rowley, S. (2026). Our Guncle. G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Royce, E. (2020). Auntie Uncle: Drag Queen Hero. POW! Kids Books.
+++++[13+] Saenz, B. A. (2017). The Inexplicable Logic of My Life. Clarion Books.
+++++[4-8] Savage, S. (2020). She’s My Dad! Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
+++++[Baby] Saks, D. (2021). Families Can. RISE.
+++++[4-8] Schiffer, M. B. & Clifton-Brown, H. (2015). Stella Brings the Family. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Sindu, S. (2023). Shakti. HarperAlley.
+++++[9-12] Smith, H. (2025). Tig. Tundra Books.
+++++[4-8] Smith, M. G. (2024). Circle of Love. Heartdrum.
+++++[9-12] Stead, R. (2022). The List of Things That Will Not Change. Yearling.
+++++[13+] Tagame, G. (2017). My Brother’s Husband. Pantheon Books.
+++++[4-8] Taussig, R. (2025). We Are the Scrappy Ones. Carolrhoda Books.
+++++[4-8] Tyner, C. (2014). Zak’s Safari. Christy Tyner.
+++++[Baby] Woodgate, H. (2025). Grandad’s Camper. little bee books.

Physical Disabilities, Differences, and Stigma

+++++[4-8] Adusei, D. R. (2024). Cesaria Feels the Beat. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Antrobus, R. (2022). Can Bears Ski? Candlewick Press.
+++++[9-12] Arango, A. B. (2025). It’s All or Nothing, Vale. Yearling.
+++++[13+] Barnard, S. (2019). A Quiet Kind of Thunder. Simon Pulse.
[9-12] Baron, C. (2019). All of Me. Feiwel & Friends.
[9-12] Bell, C. (2014). El Deafo. Amulet Books.
+++++[4-8] Berstorm, D. (2022). Song in the City. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Bowling, D. (2019). Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus. Union Square & Co.
+++++[9-12] Bradley, K. B. (2016). The War that Saved My Life. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Bryant, J. (2023). A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin. Dragonfly Books.
[4-8] Burcaw, S. (2017). Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[4-8] Catchpole, J., & George, K. (2021). What Happened to You? Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Catchpole, J., & Catchpole, L. (2023). You’re SO Amazing! Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Prevo, C. P. (2023). Tenacious: Fifteen Adventures Alongside Disabled Athletes. Lee & Low Books.
—–[4-8] Cramer, S. (2010). Cougar Cub Tales: I’m Just Like You. B&F Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Curry, S. (2024). I Am Extraordinary. Penguin Workshop.
—–[Baby] DeLoach, K. (2004). Daniel’s World: A Book About Children with Disabilities. Three Moons Media.
+++++[9-12] Draper, S. M. (2012). Out of My Mind. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Forrest, C. (2025). Where You See Yourself. Scholastic Press.
—–[4-8] Friedman, B. (2015). Daniel’s New Friend. Simon Spotlight.
+++++[4-8] Fritsch, K., & McGuire, A. (2021). We Move Together. AK Press.
—–[Baby] Gerlach, E. (2018). Ben’s Adventures: Day at the Beach. CharleyHouse Press.
+++++[13+] Gervais, A. (2022). The Silence Between Us. Blin,
—–[4-8] Graff, L. (2006). The Thing About Georgie. HarperCollins.
+++++[4-8] Hansen, A. S. (2025). Wanda Hears the Stars. Charlesbridge.
+++++[13+] Henley, A. (2023). A Face for Picasso. Farrar Straus Giroux.
+++++[Baby] Holub, J. (2022). This Little Wonder: A No-Limits Primer. Little Simon.
—–[4-8] Huss, S. (2018). Everybody Has Something Slightly Askew. Sally Huss.
+++++[13+] Heumann, J. (2020). Being Heumann. Beacon Press.
+++++[4-8] Kane, K., & McMillan, J. (2024). Monster Hands. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Kelly, L. (2020). Song for a Whale. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Kensky, J., & Downes, P. (2021). Rescue and Jessica. Candlewick.
+++++[4-8] Kurpiel, S. (2024). A Little Like Magic. Rocky Pond Books.
—–[4-8] Kupfer, W. (2012). Let’s Hear It for Almigal. Handfinger Press.
—–[Baby] Lauricella, L. (2018). Angel and Her Wonderful Wheels: A True Story of a Little Goat Who Walked with Wheels. Quarto Publishing Group.
+++++[9-12] LeZotte, A. C. (2024). Deer Run Home. Scholastic Press.
+++++[9-12] Lloyd, N. (2024). Hummingbird. Scholastic Press.
+++++[13+] Lockington, M. J. (2025). Forever Is Now. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Lockwood, K. (2024). My Body Beeps!: Growing Up With Diabetes. Acorn Cottage Press.
+++++[4-8] Lockwood, K. (2022). Why Me, Mama? Acorn Cottage Press.
+++++[4-8] Long, J. (2023). The Mermaid with No Tail. Sounds True.
—–[4-8] MacLachlan, P. (1980). Through Grandpa’s Eyes. Harper & Row.
+++++[4-8] MacLean, R. (2023). More than Words. Henry Holt and Company.
+++++[Baby] Madison, M. P. R., Ralli, J., & Eden, J. (2025). All of Us: A First Conversation About Disability. RISE.
+++++[4-8] Mazeika, K. (2025). Maybe Just Ask Me! Beach Lane Books.
+++++[9-12] Mendez, J. (2024). Aniana del Mar Jumps In. Dial Books for Young Readers.
—–[4-8] Nelson, V. (2019). Hiya Moriah. Koehler Books.
+++++[13+] Novic, S. (2023). True Biz. Random House.
+++++[13+] O’Neil, K. (2022). Lycanthropy and Other Chronic Illnesses. Quirk Books.
+++++[9-12] Palacio, R. J. (2012). Wonder. Knopf Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Palacio, R. J. (2017). We’re All Wonders. Alfred A. Knopf.
+++++[9-12] Pasternack, S. (2023). Black Bird, Blue Road. Versify.
+++++[9-12] Peretti, P. (2019). The Distance Between Me and the Cherry Tree. Atheneum Books for Young Readers
[9-12] Philbrick, R.(2001). Freak the Mighty. Scholastic.
+++++[4-8] Pimental, A. B. (2020). All the Way to the Top. Sourcebooks.
+++++[4-8] Prevo, P. C., (2023). Tenacious. Lee & Low Books Inc.
+++++[4-8] Que, J., & Marquez, C. (2023). Dancing Hands. Chronicle Books.
+++++[13+] Robinson, J. (2026). Whale Eyes. Penguin Workshop.
+++++[9-12] Roe, M. (2023). Air. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Sanchez, A., & Steele, G. (2025). A Sky that Sings. Lee & Low Books Inc.
—–[4-8] Schaefer, L. M. (2008). Some Kids Use Wheelchairs. Capstone Press.
+++++[4-8] Schulte, A. R. (2021). Dancing with Daddy. Two Lions.
+++++[4-8] Scott, J. (2025). I Talk Like a River. Neal Porter Books.
+++++[4-8] Singh, S. J. (2025). Fauja Singh Keeps Going. Puffin.
+++++[4-8] Slice, J., & Cupp, C. (2025). This is How We Talk: A Celebration of Disability and Connection. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Stocker, S. (2022). Listen. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Strocker, A. (2023). The Chance to Fly. Amulet Books.
+++++[13+] Sumner, J. (2026). Please Pay Attention. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Taussig, R. (2025). We Are the Scrappy Ones. Carolrhoda Books.
—–[4-8] Thomas, P. (2002). Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability. Barron’s Education Series.
[4-8] Thompson, L. A., & Qualls, S. (2015). Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah. Schwartz & Wade.
+++++[Baby] Turner, B. S., & Shrivastav, A. (2022). We Are Little Feminists: On-the-Go. Little Feminist.
+++++[13+] Walton, J. (2023). Stars in Their Eyes. Graphix.
?????[4-8] Webb, A. (2019). When Charley Met Emma. Beaming Books.//contemplating deleting
+++++[13+] Wong, A. (2023). Disability Visibility (Adapted for Young Adults). Ember.
+++++[13+] Yu, T. (2026). The Anti-Ableist Manifesto. Hachette Go.

Learning Disabilities and Cognitive Special Needs

+++++[4-8] Armstrong, M. (2025). Mia the Masterpiece. Random House Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Asbell, S. (2024). Flap Your Hands. Lee & Low Books Inc.
+++++[4-8] Avis, H. (2021). Different. WaterBrook.
+++++[4-8] Bailey, J. (2025). Henry, Like Always. Chronicle Books.
+++++[9-12] Balen, K. (2021). The Space We’re In. Margaret Ferguson Books.
+++++[4-8] Beaty, A. (2021). Aaron Slater, Illustrator. Abrams Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Burgess, R. (2022). Speak Up! Quill Tree Books.
+++++[9-12] Caela, C. (2022). Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers. Quill Tree Books.
?????[9-12] Cartaya, P. (2019). Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish. Puffin Books. //brother has Down syndrome and is central to plot
+++++[9-12] Conklin, C. (2024). A Perfect Mistake. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[9-12] Connor, L. (2020). The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle. Katherine Tegen Books.
[9-12] Cook, J. (2018). Uniquely Wired: A Story About Autism and Its Gifts. Boys Town Press.
+++++[13+] Davis, D. (2026). All the Noise at Once. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Drews, C. (2019). The Boy Who Steals Houses. Orchard Books.
—–[4-8] Edwards, B., & Armitage, D. (1999). My Brother Sammy. Millbrook Press.
[4-8] Esham, B. (2018). If You’re So Smart, How Come You Can’t Spell Mississippi. Sourcebooks.
+++++ [9-12] Garvey, N. (2024). Being Autistic (And What That Actually Means). Jessica Kingsley Publishers
+++++[4-8] Gutiérrez, J. (2023). Too Much!: An Overwhelming Day. Harry N. Abrams
—–[Baby] Hamblin, G. (2017). More Alike Than Different: A Down Syndrome Awareness Tale. NightinGail Books.
+++++[4-8] Hammond, T. (2025). A Day with No Words. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++ [4-8] Harris, N. (2023). My Brain is a Race Car: A Children’s Guide to a Neuro-Divergent Brain. Nell Harris
+++++ [4-8] Herman, S. (2021). A Dragon With ADHD. DG Books Publishing.
+++++[13+] Higashida, N. (2019). Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8. Random House.
+++++ [Baby] Hoffman, A. (2023). Masterpiece. Wishing Star Publishing.
[13+] Hunt, L. M. (2017). Fish in a Tree. Puffin Books.
[4-8] Kimmelman, L. (2017). We’re Amazing 1,2,3! A Story About Friendship and Autism. Golden Books.
+++++[13+] Klune, T. (2021). The Extraordinaries. Tor Teen.
+++++[9-12] Kuyatt, M. E. (2026). Good Different. Scholastic Press.
+++++[9-12] Larson, H. (2025). Very Bad at Math. HarperAlley.
—–[4-8] Lester, H. (1999). Hooway for Wodney Wat. Houghton Mifflin.
+++++[9-2] Lord, C. (2021). Because of the Rabbit. Scholastic Press.
??????[9-12] Lowry, L. (2025). Tree. Table. Book. Clarion Books. //Alzheimer’s
+++++[9-12] Martin, A. M. (2018). Rain Reign. Square Fish.
+++++[13+] McAnulty, D. (2022). Diary of a Young Naturalist. Milkweed Editions.
+++++[9-12] McDunn, G. (2019). Caterpillar Summer. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[9-12] McNicoll, E. (2024). Keedie. Knights Of.
+++++[9-12] McNicoll, E. (2022). A Kind of Spark. Yearling.
——[4-8] Melmed, R., & Sexton, A. (2015). Marvin’s Monster Diary: ADHD Attacks! (But I Rock It, Big Time). Familius.
—–[9-12] Ochiai, M. (2005). Different Croaks for Different Folks: All About Children with Special Learning Needs. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
+++++[9-12] Page, T. (2022). Button Pusher. First Second.
—–[9-12] Peete, H. R., & Peete, R. E. (2010). My Brother Charlie. Scholastic Press.
—–[Baby] Pitzer, M. W. (2013). I Like Berries, Do You?. Woodbine House.
[4-8] Polacco. P. (1998). Thank You, Mr. Falker. Philomel Books.
+++++[13+] Reyes, S. (2024). The Luis Ortega Survival Club. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[13+] Roe, R. (2017). A List of Cages. Hyperion.
+++++[4-8] Rudolph, S., & Vukadinovich, M. (2021). Brilliant Bea. Magination Press ― American Psychological Association.
+++++[9-12] Sass, A. J. (2023). Ellen Outside the Lines. Little, Brown and Company.
—–[4-8] Shally, C., & Harrington, D. (2012). Since We’re Friends: An Autism Picture Book. Sky Pony Press.
+++++ [4-8] Sotomayor, S., & López, R. (2019). Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You. Philomel Books.
+++++[4-8] Thomkins-Bigelow, J. (2022). Abdul’s Story. Salaam Reads.
—–[4-8] Vincent, A. (2017). My Brain Needs Glasses: ADHD Explained to Kids. Juniper Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Windness, K. (2023). Bitsy Bat, School Star. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
—–[9-12] Winkler, H. and Oliver, L. (2004). Niagara Falls, Or Does It?. Grosset & Dunlap.
—–[4-8] Yarborough, L. L. (2018). Nathan’s Autism Spectrum Superpowers. One Three Nine Inspired Press.

Speciesism and Animal Protection

+++++[9-12] Applegate, K. (2015). The One and Only Ivan. Harper.
+++++[9-12] Armstrong, C. (2024). No Time to Waste. Climate Kid Adventure Books.
—–[4-8] Arnosky, J. (2008). Dolphins on the Sand. G.P. Putnam’s Sons.
[4-8] Barcalow, J. (2017). That’s Not My Momma’s Milk! Vegan Publishers.
+++++[13+] Barker, J. (2021). Bear Boy. Brutus & Ursula.
—–[4-8] Bass, J. (2005). Herb the Vegetarian Dragon. Barefoot Books.
+++++[13+] Burling, A. (2025). Used or Abused?: Advocating for Animal Rights. Twenty-First Century Books.
????? [4-8] Chivvis, G., Pearson, M. (2025). What’s Wrong with Tom?: A Veterinary Tale of Courage and Compassion. Critter Care Collective.
+++++[Baby] Cole, A. (2019). I am Not Food. Vegan Publishers.
+++++[Baby] Cottingham, T. (2022). Fruit and Vegetables. Bloomsbury Publishing.
[4-8] Cummings, T. (2018). Can I Be Your Dog? Random House Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] Daniels, N. (2020). Junebug: No Life is Too Small. Vegan Publishing.
+++++[4-8] Downey, D. Jr. (2024). Hand and Paw: Maxine’s Tale of Compassion. Derrick Downey Jr.
+++++[Baby] Eckford, J. (2021). Baby Loves Vegan: An ABC of Plant Food. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Fletcher, R. (2022). The World’s Loneliest Elephant. Christy Ottaviano Books.
+++++[Baby] Flett, J. (2024). We All Play. Greystone Kids.
+++++[13+] Foer, J. S. (2010). Eating Animals. Little, Brown and Company.
[9-12] Furstinger, N. (2016). Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA and Friend to Animals. HMH Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Gold, H. (2021) The Last Bear. Harper.
+++++[13+] Herzog, H. (2021). Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat (2nd ed.). Harper Perennial.
+++++[4-8] Irwin, B. (2025).You Are a Wildlife Warrior!: Saving Animals & the Planet. Random House Books for Young Readers.
[4-8] Jenkins, S., Walter, D., & Crane, C. (2018). The True Adventures of Esther the Wonder Pig. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[13+] Joy, M. (2010). Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows. Conari Press.
+++++[13+] Lock, E. (2020). Animal Kind: Lessons on Love, Fear and Friendship from the Wild. Mango Publishing.
+++++[Baby] Marie, A. (2025). Reasons We Are Vegans. Adriane Marie.
+++++[4-8] Messner, K. (2026). How to Save a Tortoise. Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
+++++[13+] Neri, G. (2018). Grand Theft Horse. Tu Books.
—–[9-12] Newkirk, I. (2006). 50 Awesome Ways Kids Can Help Animals: Fun and Easy Ways to Be a Kind Kid. Warner Books.
+++++[9-12] Nguyen, T., & Zdung, J. (2021). Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear. Macmillan Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Percival, K. (2025). Safe Crossing. Chronicle Books.
+++++[13+] Pagel-Hogan, E. (2024). Animal Allies: 15 Amazing Women in Wildlife Research. Chicago Review Press.
+++++[9-12] Pollan, M. (2015). The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Rocky Pond Books.
[4-8] Pilkey, D. (1990). ‘Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. Scholastic.
+++++[13+] Recio, B. (2017). Inside Animal Hearts and Minds. Skyhorse Publishing.
[4-8] Roth, R. (2009). That’s Why We Don’t Eat Animals: A Book About Vegans, Vegetarians, and All Living Things. North Atlantic Books.
[9-12] Roth, R. (2012). Vegan Is Love: Having Heart and Taking Action. North Atlantic Books.
+++++[9-12] Roth, S. L. (2025). Parrots Over Puerto Rico. Lee & Low Books Inc.
[4-8] Roth, R. (2013). V Is for Vegan: The ABCs of Being Kind. North Atlantic Books.
+++++[13+] Safina, C. (2023). Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel. John Macrae Paperback.
—–[9-12] Simmons, J. (2010). Beryl: A Pig’s Tale. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Shamsi-Basha, K., & Latham, I. (2020). The Cat Man of Aleppo. G. P. Putnam’s.
+++++[Baby] Vegara, M. I. S. (2023). Jane Goodall. Frances Lincoln Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Whitecrow, D., & O’Connor, H. M. (2025). Across the Ice: How We Saved the Ojibwe Horse. Candlewick Press.
+++++[13+] Winters, E. (2023). This Is Vegan Propaganda: (And Other Lies the Meat Industry Tells You). Vermilion.
—–[9-12] Weil, Z. (2004). So, You Love Animals: An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Animals. New Society Publishers.
+++++[9-12] White, E. B. (1974). Charlotte’s Web. Harpertrophy.
+++++[13+] Zaleski, L. (2023).Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals. St. Martin’s Press.

+++++Cultivating Empathy and Compassion

+++++[13+] Abawi, A. (2019). A Land of Permanent Goodbyes. Penguin Books.
+++++[13+] Acevedo, E. (2022). Clap When You Land. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[13+] Acevedo, E. (2021). With the Fire on High. Quill Tree Books.
+++++[13+] Ahmed, S. (2020). Internment. Little, Brown and Company.
+++++[4-8] Alber, D. (2021). A Little SPOT of Empathy. Diane Alber Art LLC.
+++++[9-12] Arango, A. B. (2023). Iveliz Explains It All. Yearling.
+++++[9-12] Arango, A. B. (2024). Something Like Home. Yearling.
+++++[4-8] Berger, S. (2020). ABCs of Kindness: Everyday Acts of Kindness from A to Z. Highlights Press.
??????[13+] Brooks, N. (2025). Promise Boys. Square Fish.
+++++[4-8] Bussolari, C. (2021). Empathy is Your Superpower: A Book About Understanding the Feelings of Others. Rockridge Press.
+++++[9-12] Cline-Ransome, L. (2020). Finding Langston. Holiday House.
+++++[Baby] Cordell, M. (2017). Wolf in the Snow. Feiwel and Friends.
+++++[9-12] DiCamillo, K. (2007). The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. Candlewick Press.
+++++[13+] Dimaline, C. (2017). Bone Marrow Thieves. Cormorant Books Inc.
+++++[Baby] Doerrfeld, C. (2018). The Rabbit Listened. Dial Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Emezi, A. (2021). Pet. Knopf.
+++++[4-8] Fang, X. (2024). We Are Definitely Human. Tundra.
+++++[9-12] Faruqi, S. (2023). Saving Sunshine. First Second.
+++++[4-8] Frankel, E. (2024). A Plate of Hope. Random House Studio.
+++++[4-8] Garcia, G., & Tan, Y. H. (2017). Listening With My Heart. Skinned Knee Publishing.
+++++[13+] Hopkins, E. (2025). Sync. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[9-12] Hopson, N. R. (2023). Eagle Drums. Roaring Brook Press.
+++++[13+] Hosseini, K. (2018). The Kite Runner. Riverhead Books.
+++++[9-12] Jawando, D. (2026). If My Words Had Wings. Simon and Schuster.
+++++[13+] Khorram, A. (2019). Darius the Great is Not Okay. Penguin Books.
+++++[9-12] Krosoczka, J. J. (2018). Hey, Kiddo. Graphix.
+++++[4-8] Dalai Lama, H. H. the 14th. (2020). The Seed of Compassion. Kokila.
+++++[4-8] de la Peña, M. (2015). Last Stop on Market Street. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers.
+++++[4-8] McCloud, C. (2015). Have you Filled a Bucket Today? Bucket Fillers.
+++++[4-8] Miller, P. Z. (2020). Be Kind. Macmillian Children’s Books.
+++++[4-8] Moahloli, R. (2022). I Am You: A Book about Ubuntu. Amazon Crossing Kids.
+++++[4-8] Mora, O. (2018) Thank You, Omu! Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Nazemian, A. (2020). Like a Love Story. Balzer + Bray.
+++++[4-8] Oliver, J. (2023). Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth. Philomel.
+++++[4-8] O’Neill, D. (2026). Saturday at the Food Pantry. Albert Whitman & Company.
+++++[4-8] Ortego, A. (2020). Kindness is My Superpower. Slickcolors Inc.
+++++[9-12] Percival, T. (2026). The Wrong Shoes. Simon & Schuster.
+++++[9-12] Polak, M. (2026). Wanted: Your House. Kids Can Press.
+++++[13+] Reynolds, J. (2019). Long Way Down. Atheneum.
+++++[13+] Sáenz, B. A. (2014). Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers.
+++++[9-12] Schu, J. (2024). Louder Than Hunger. Candlewick Press.
+++++[Baby] Spinelli, E. (2021). We’re Better Together: A Book about Community. Highlights Press.
+++++[Baby] Stutzman, J. (2019). Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug. Chronicle Books.
+++++[13+] Tison, A. (2025). Saints of the Household. Square Fish.
+++++[9-12] Venkatraman, P. (2020). The Bridge Home. Nancy Paulsen Books.
+++++[Baby] Verde, S. (2021). I Am Love: A Book of Compassion. Harry N. Abrams.
+++++[Baby] Verde, S. (2020). I Am Human: A Book of Empathy. Abrams Appleseed.
+++++[13+] Villa, J. G. (2024). Ander & Santi Were Here. Wednesday Books.
+++++[4-8] Yamada, K. (2026). Others. Ten Speed Young Readers.
+++++[13+] Zamora, J. (2023). Solito. Hogarth.