Diverse Books: #OwnVoices
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Bo y la clase de poesía (Bo and the Poetry Lesson)
From the Series Bo en The Buzz (Bo at the Buzz) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
Bo tiene que escribir un poema para la escuela, pero la poesía le parece tonta. Mira cómo encuentra las palabras correctas para terminar esta actividad. La vida de Bo es siempre agitada. Y no Read More →
Bo y la huerta comunitaria (Bo and the Community Garden)
From the Series Bo en The Buzz (Bo at the Buzz) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
Bo y sus amigos están trabajando en una huerta comunitaria en la escuela. ¿Pero qué sucede si no logran ponerse de acuerdo sobre qué plantar? Podrás ver lo que deciden mientras Bo aprende… Read More →
Bo y la mentirita (Bo and the Little Lie)
From the Series Bo en The Buzz (Bo at the Buzz) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
El abuelo de Bo le pide que envíe una carta importante. Pero cuando Bo se olvida de hacerlo, le miente al abuelo. Acompaña a Bo a aprender la importancia de decir la verdad. La vida de Bo es… Read More →
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
I could hand you a braid of sweetgrass as thick and shining as the braid that hung down my grandmother’s back. But it is not mine to give, nor yours to take. Wiingaashk belongs to herself. I… Read More →
Call Me Miss Hamilton: One Woman's Case for Equality and Respect
Discover the true story of the woman Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nicknamed "Red" because of her fiery spirit! Mary Hamilton grew up knowing right from wrong. She was proud to be Black, and… Read More →
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Two poets, one white and one black, explore race and childhood in this must-have collection tailored to provoke thought and conversation. How can Irene and Charles work together on their… Read More →
Carl Walker: The Sound of Justice
From the Series Difference Makers
Music is the language of the soul. Carl Walker is a musician, pastor, and the cofounder of Walker West Music Academy, a music school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Driven by a mission to use music… Read More →
Clasificado (Classified): La carrera secreta de Mary Golda Ross, ingeniera aeroespacial cheroqui (The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer)
“Despegue. ¡Una biografía que llega más allá de las estrellas!”—excelente, Kirkus Reviews Mary Golda Ross trabajaba en muchos proyectos clasificados como ingeniera aeroespacial del siglo XX,… Read More →
Classified: The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
An American Indian Library Association Youth Literature Award Honor Picture Book Mary Golda Ross designed classified airplanes and spacecraft as Lockheed Aircraft Corporation's first female… Read More →
Classroom Confidence: Georgie Dupree
From the Series Georgie Dupree
A is for Affirmation! Georgie Dupree loves learning, but on her first day at her new school, she has worrisome thoughts about the school year: “What if I get lost? What if I don’t make any… Read More →
Cruzita and the Mariacheros
Pura Belpré Children’s Author Honor Book Cruzita is going to be a pop star. All she has to do is win a singing contest at her favorite theme park and get famous. But she can’t go to the… Read More →
Daim Ntawv Qhia Mus Rau Hauv Lub Ntiaj Teb (A Map into the World)
"Tsuas muaj kev xav tsis thoob thiab kev tu siab thiab kev zoo siab tas mus li xwb."—Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times tus neeg sau phau ntawv Someday uas tau muag zoo tshaj plaws Zaj dab neeg Read More →
Dancehall Rebel
What do you do when the musical culture you love comes with a legacy of intolerance? Denise is a teen who was raised on Jamaican dancehall music; her dad is a leading local DJ who has imbued… Read More →
Desde las copas de los árboles (From the Tops of the Trees)
“Padre, ¿el mundo entero es un campamento de refugiados?” La pequeña Kalia no ha visto nunca el mundo más allá de las cercas del campo de refugiados Ban Vinai. El campamento tailandés alberga Read More →
Difference Makers — Library Bound Hardcover Set
From the Series Difference Makers
In this captivating series, young readers are introduced to a diverse array of inspiring leaders who have made a significant impact in their communities and beyond. Each book in the series… Read More →
Drawn to Friends: Georgie Dupree
From the Series Georgie Dupree
Georgie Dupree loves to have fun with her friends, but what happens when she moves to a new city where she doesn’t have a single one? When the usually bubbly and ever-so-spunky Georgie can’t… Read More →
Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre
In the mid-1800s, a wave of Chinese immigrants traveled to the West Coast of the United States. They were following rumors of Gold Mountain, a land rich with treasure for all who came. When… Read More →
Eighteen Vats of Water
As long as he can remember, Xian has wanted to be a great calligrapher, like his father. When he turns six, he's finally old enough to start studying. Calligraphy is more than writing—it's… Read More →
El secreto del plátano (The Secret of the Plátano)
Bajo la luna llena, Abuela dirige un baile encantado y ayuda a su nieto curioso a descubrir el ritmo de los latidos de su corazón, mientras escucha el susurro de la brisa. Under the full… Read More →
Emilia's Corte
Through a hand-me-down traditional Mayan skirt, Emilia takes flight and sees her neighborhood in a new way, embracing her Guatemalan culture and letting her personality shine through her… Read More →
Everything Together: A Second Dad Wedding
When Jeremiah arrives in Minneapolis to spend the summer with his Dad, everything feels odd. His dad's fiancé, Michael, has buried the apartment in piles of DIY wedding decorations. His best… Read More →
Flower Queen
From the Series Queen Bee
Queen Bee thinks taking care of the class flowers will be royally easy! But the job ends up not being that simple. Will Beena learn how to ask for help? Beena loves all things royal, which… Read More →
Forsooth
Thirteen-year-old Calvin knows he's destined to be a star. . . if he can just stop making embarrassing mistakes onstage, like getting stuck on a single line—"Forsooth!"—and then falling off… Read More →
From the Tops of the Trees
Winner of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature in the Picture Book Category "Father, is all of the world a refugee camp?" Young Kalia has never known life beyond the fences of the… Read More →