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Kween

Kween

By: Vichet Chum
ISBN: 9780063223356
Fiction, Teen, LBGTQIA+
The Blackwoods

The Blackwoods

By: Brandy Colbert
ISBN: 9780063091597
Fiction, Teen, Historical Fiction
The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent

The Young Teacher and the Great Serpent

By: Irene Vasco
Illustrated by:
Juan Palomino
ISBN: 9780802856173
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
Wheel of the Year: An Illustrated Guide to Nature’s Rhythms

Wheel of the Year

By: Fiona Cook
Illustrated by:
Jessica Roux
ISBN: 9781524874803
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Transported: 50 Vehicles That Changed the World

Transported

By: Matt Ralphs
Illustrated by:
Rui Ricardo
ISBN: 9798887770208
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Stories of the Islands

Stories of the Islands

By: Clar Angkasa
ISBN: 9780823449781
Fiction , 7-12, Background / Culture
Sleeping Is Not For Me!

Sleeping Is Not For Me!

By: José Carlos Andrés
Illustrated by:
Alessandro Montagnana
ISBN: 9788419253767
Fiction, 4-6, Animals
Plátanos En Nuestro Patio

Plátanos En Nuestro Patio

By: Ro Peña
Illustrated by:
Lillie DeLecuona
ISBN: 9781735292281
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Pizza, Pickles, And Apple Pie: The Stories Behind the Foods We Love

Pizza, Pickles, And Apple Pie

By: David Rickert
Illustrated by:
David Rickert
ISBN: 9781662670138
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Our World: Ethiopia

Our World

By: Fitsum Tesfaye Habtemariam
Illustrated by:
Netsanet Tesfay
ISBN: 9798888590119
Fiction, 0-3, Background / Culture
On The Tip Of The Wave

On The Tip Of The Wave

By: Joanna Ho
Illustrated by:
Catia Chien
ISBN: 9781338715941
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Mama Lou’s Belly

Mama Lou’s Belly

By: Marie-Francine Herbert
Illustrated by:
Guillaume Perreault
ISBN: 9781459833883
Fiction, 4-6, Concepts
The Littlest Weaver

The Littlest Weaver

By: Robin Hall
Illustrated by:
Stella Lim
ISBN: 9781641709774
Fiction, 4-6, Mental/Physical Health
Let’s Play Jegi

Let’s Play Jegi

By: Im Seo-Ha
Illustrated by:
Choi Byung-dae
ISBN: 9781612545813
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
The Journey of the Ancestors’ Gifts

The Journey of the Ancestors’ Gifts

By: Linda Trinh
Illustrated by:
Clayton Nguyen
ISBN: 9781773218120
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
A History of the World in 25 Cities

A History of the World in 25 Cities

By: Tracey Turner, Andrew Donkin
Illustrated by:
Libby VanderPloeg
ISBN: 9798887770161
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Dreams Of Green: A Three Kings’ Day Story

Dreams Of Green

By: Mariel Jungkunz
Illustrated by:
Mónica Paola Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781662620379
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Brown Girls Rule

Brown Girls Rule

By: Ashok Banker
Illustrated by:
Brittney Bond
ISBN: 9781506484150
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Bring Back the Babka!

Bring Back the Babka!

By: Marilyn Wolpin
Illustrated by:
Madison Safer
ISBN: 9798888590089
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Boogie in the Bronx

Boogie in the Bronx

By: Jackie Azúa Kramer
Illustrated by:
Jana Glatt
ISBN: 9798888590003
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
All Kinds of Kids

All Kinds of Kids

By: Bill Martin Jr, Michael Sampson
Illustrated by:
Paul Meisel
ISBN: 9781612546414
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Nell Plants a Tree

Nell Plants a Tree

By: Anne Wynter
Illustrated by:
Daniel Miyares
ISBN: 9780062865779
Fiction, 4-6, Science
A Tree of Hope: The Miraculous Rescue of Puerto Rico’s Beloved Banyan

A Tree of Hope

By: Anna Orenstein-Cardona
Illustrated by:
Juan Manuel Moreno
ISBN: 9781506484099
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
The Planet in a Pickle Jar

The Planet in a Pickle Jar

By: Martin Stanev
Illustrated by:
Martin Stanev
ISBN: 9781838740184
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Global: One Fragile World. An Epic Fight for Survival

Global

By: Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin
Illustrated by:
Giovanni Rigano
ISBN: 9781728257235
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Ganesha Goes Green

Ganesha Goes Green

By: Lakshmi Thamizhmani
Illustrated by:
Debasmita Dasgupta
ISBN: 9781646869978
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
Food for the Future: Sustainable Farms Around the World

Food for the Future

By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Robert Sae-Heng
ISBN: 9781646868391
Nonficton, 4-6, Background / Culture
Flipflopi: How a Boat Made from Flip-Flops Is Helping to Save the Ocean

Flipflopi

By: Linda Ravin Lodding, Dipesh Pabari
Illustrated by:
Michael Machira Mwangi
ISBN: 9781506486406
Nonfiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Earth’s Incredible Places: Yellowstone

Earth’s Incredible Places

By: Cath Ard
Illustrated by:
Bianca Austria
ISBN: 9781838748562
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Earth’s Incredible Places: Everest

Earth’s Incredible Places

By: Sangma Francis
Illustrated by:
Lisk Feng
ISBN: 9781838748685
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Earth’s Incredible Places: Amazon River

Earth’s Incredible Places

By: Sangma Francis
Illustrated by:
Rômolo D'Hipólito
ISBN: 9781838748692
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash

Building an Orchestra of Hope

By: Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780802854674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Bompa’s Insect Expedition

Bompa’s Insect Expedition

By: David Suzuki, Tanya Lloyd Kyi
Illustrated by:
Qin Leng
ISBN: 9781771648820
Fiction, 4-6, Science
Black Beach: A Community, an Oil Spill, and the Origin of Earth Day

Black Beach

By: Shaunn, John Stith
Illustrated by:
Maribel Lechuga
ISBN: 9781499813043
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Arthi’s Bomma

Arthi’s Bomma

By: Mamta Nainy
Illustrated by:
Shruti Prabhu
ISBN: 9781949528749
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Benita and the Night Creatures

Benita and the Night Creatures

By: Mariana Llanos
Illustrated by:
Cocoretto
ISBN: 9798888590027
Fiction, 4-6, Humor
Building a Dream: How the Boys of Koh Panyee Became Champions

Building a Dream

By: Darshana Khiani
Illustrated by:
Dow Phumiruk
ISBN: 9780802855473
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Colorful Mondays: A Bookmobile Spreads Hope in Honduras

Colorful Mondays

By: Nelson Rodríguez, L.A. Montes
Illustrated by:
Rosana Faría, Carla Tabora
ISBN: 9780802856166
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
Ellie’s Deli: Wishing on Matzo Ball Soup!

Ellie’s Deli

By: Lisa Greenwald
Illustrated by:
Galia Bernstein
ISBN: 9781524881115
Fiction, 7-12, Diversity
I Love You Mucho Mucho

I Love You Mucho Mucho

By: Rachel Más Davidson
Illustrated by:
Rachel Más Davidson
ISBN: 9781506488660
Fiction, 4-6, Spanish
Joy to the World!: Christmas Around the Globe

Joy to the World!

By: Kate DePalma
Illustrated by:
Sophie Fatus
ISBN: 9781646862979
Nonfiction, 4-6, Poetry
Locs, Not Dreads

Locs, Not Dreads

By: Tonya Abari
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 978-1959244028
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Only in New York

Only in New York

By: Heather Alexander
Illustrated by:
Joseph Moffat-Pena
ISBN: 9780711281431
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Salma Writes a Book

Salma Writes a Book

By: Danny Ramadan
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781773218021
Fiction, 7-12, LGBTQ+
Stay Up

Stay Up

By: Khodi Dill
Illustrated by:
Stylo Starr
ISBN: 9781773218076
Nonfiction, Teen, Background / Culture
You Truly Assumed

You Truly Assumed

By: Laila Sabreen
ISBN: 9781335418654
Fiction, Teen, Background / Culture
Seoulmates

Seoulmates

By: Susan Lee
ISBN: 9781335915788
Fiction, Teen, Romance
My Mechanical Romance

My Mechanical Romance

By: Alexene Farol Follmuth
ISBN: 9780823450107
Fiction, Teen, Romance
Ain’t Burned All the Bright

Ain’t Burned All the Bright

By: Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by:
Jason Griffin
ISBN: 9781534439467
Fiction, Teen, Background / Culture
Tumble

Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez
ISBN: 9780593325179
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
True History: Immigration

True History

By: Jaclyn Backhaus
ISBN: 9780593386125
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Thirst

Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj
ISBN: 9780593354391
Fiction, 7-12, Science
Team Chu and the Battle for Blackwood Arena

Team Chu and the Battle for Blackwood Arena

By: Julie Dao
ISBN: 9780374388751
Fiction, 7-12, Series
Star Child

Star Child

By: Ibi Zoboi
ISBN: 9780399187384
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Singing With Elephants

Singing With Elephants

By: Margarita Engle
ISBN: 9780593206690
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
The Road to After

The Road to After

By: Rebekah Lowell
ISBN: 9780593109618
Fiction, 7-12, Poetry
Operation Sisterhood

Operation Sisterhood

By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
ISBN: 9780593379899
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

Maizy Chen’s Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee
ISBN: 9781984830258
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Karthik Delivers

Karthik Delivers

By: Sheela Chari
ISBN: 9781419755224
Fiction, 7-12, Music / Art
Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller
ISBN: 9780593310526
Fiction, 7-12, Mystery / Thriller
Isla to Island

Isla to Island

By: Alexis Castellanos
Illustrated by:
Alexis Castellanos
ISBN: 9781534469242
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Freewater

Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
ISBN: 9780316056618
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Falling Short

Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros
ISBN: 9780062881724
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Wonderful Hair: The Beauty of Annie Malone

Wonderful Hair

By: Eve Catarevas
Illustrated by:
Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781954354104
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend

Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend

By: Katie Zhao
ISBN: 9780593426579
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Miss Quinces: A Graphic Novel

Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo
Illustrated by:
Kat Fajardo
ISBN: 9781338535594
Fiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Hispanic Star: Celia Cruz

Hispanic Star

By: Claudia Romo Edelman and William Alexander
ISBN: 9781250828132
Nonfiction, 7-12, Music / Art
H Is for Harlem

H Is for Harlem

By: Dinah Johnson
Illustrated by:
April Harrison
ISBN: 9780316322379
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
Building an Orchestra of Hope: How Favio Chavez Taught Children to Make Music from Trash

Building an Orchestra of Hope

By: Carmen Oliver
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780802854674
Nonfiction, 7-12, Background / Culture
Build a House

Build a House

By: Rhiannon Giddens
Illustrated by:
Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9781536222524
Fiction, 7-12, Music / Art
The World Belonged to Us

The World Belonged to Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson
Illustrated by:
Leo Espinosa
ISBN: 9780399545498
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
My Love Will Never Leave You

My Love Will Never Leave You

By: Stephen Hogtun
Illustrated by:
Stephen Hogtun
ISBN: 9781547608997
Fiction, 4-6, Coming of Age
The Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship

The Kindest Red

By: Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali
Illustrated by:
Hatem Aly
ISBN: 9780759555709
Fiction, 4-6, Religion
Gigi and Ojiji

Gigi and Ojiji

By: Melissa Iwai
Illustrated by:
Melissa Iwai
ISBN: 9780063208063
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Berry Song

Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade
Illustrated by:
Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9780316494175
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
All Are Neighbors

All Are Neighbors

By: Alexandra Penfold
Illustrated by:
Suzanne Kaufman
ISBN: 9780593429983
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Who Works at Night?: Jobs People Do While You Sleep

Who Works at Night?

By: Peter Arrhenius
Illustrated by:
Ingela P. Arrhenius
ISBN: 9798887770116
Nonfiction, 4-6, Concepts
The Walking School Bus

The Walking School Bus

By: Aaron Friedland, Ndelenka Mandela
Illustrated by:
Andrew Jackson Obol
ISBN: 9781771644693
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
A Song So Black, So Proud!

A Song So Black, So Proud!

By: R.J. Owens
Illustrated by:
Keisha Okafor
ISBN: 9781534112704
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry
River of Mariposas

River of Mariposas

By: Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781419760617
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Paul Bunyan: The Invention of an American Legend

Paul Bunyan

By: Noah Van Sciver
Illustrated by:
Noah Van Sciver
ISBN: 9781662665226
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Patrick’s Perfect Mistake

Patrick’s Perfect Mistake

By: Paul Gibson
Illustrated by:
Felipe Maldonado
ISBN: 9781958302651
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
Old to Joy

Old to Joy

By: Anita Crawford Clark
ISBN: 9781957655062
Fiction, 4-6, Mental/Physical Health
Nuestra celebración del Día de Muertos

Nuestra celebración del Día de Muertos

By: Ana Aranda
Illustrated by:
Ana Aranda
ISBN: 9780593532935
Fiction, 4-6, Diversity
Look: A Tummy Time Book

Look

By: Gavin Bishop
Illustrated by:
Gavin Bishop
ISBN: 9781776575015
Fiction, 4-6, Poetry
I Love You Mucho Mucho

I Love You Mucho Mucho

By: Rachel Más Davidson
Illustrated by:
Rachel Más Davidson
ISBN: 9781506488660
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Goddess: 50 Goddesses, Spirits, Saints and Other Female Figures Who Have Shaped Belief

Goddess

By: Dr. Janina Ramirez
Illustrated by:
Sarah Walsh
ISBN: 9798887770109
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Dancing the Tinikling

Dancing the Tinikling

By: Bobbie Peyton
Illustrated by:
Diobelle Cerna
ISBN: 9781534111967
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
What the Bread Says

What the Bread Says

By: Vanessa Garcia
Illustrated by:
Tim Palin
ISBN: 9781735345185
Fiction, 4-6, Action / Adventure
We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America’s Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia

We Are Your Children Too

By: P. O'Connell Pearson
ISBN: 9781665901390
Nonfiction, Teen, Background / Culture
We Are Water Protectors

We Are Water Protectors

By: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by:
Michaela Goade
ISBN: 9781250203557
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Love & Resistance

Love & Resistance

By: Kara H.L. Chen
ISBN: 9780063237834
Fiction, Teen, Background / Culture
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers: A Story Inspired by Loujain Al Hathloul

Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers

By: Lina AlHathlou, Uma Mishra-Newbery
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Green
ISBN: 9781662650642
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Fry Bread: A Native America Family Story

Fry Bread

By: Kevin Noble Maillard
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9781626727465
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Black Is a Rainbow Color

Black Is a Rainbow Color

By: Angela Joy
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9781626726314
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Americans

Americans

By: Douglas Wood
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Sayles
ISBN: 9781416927563
Nonfiction, 7-12, Diversity
The ABCs of Black History

The ABCs of Black History

By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523507498
Nonfiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
Who Am I? (Own Voices, Own Stories)

Who Am I? (Own Voices, Own Stories)

By: Julie Buchholtz
Illustrated by:
Aliya Ghare
ISBN: 9781534111813
Fiction, 4-6, Background / Culture
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