Diverse Books: Race & Ethnicity

The idea that every citizen's vote counts is one deeply valued in America. But the right to vote is not automatic for all people. Long lines, unequal access, and misinformation often keep… Read More →

Cici has a lot to figure out. She's learning how to make friends. She's learning how to be a better big sister. Oh, and she's learning how to use her fairy powers! Things look easy for… Read More →

The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American combat pilots in US military history. Ride along with these brave pilots on the dangerous military missions that changed the course of history. Read More →

Doing gymnastics, Ágnes Keleti feels free—until the day her coach tells her there's a new law in Hungary barring Jewish athletes from the gym. Once Germany sends soldiers into Budapest, they… Read More →

En Njau, Gambia, las bolsas de plástico se apilaban en montones horribles al costado de los caminos. El agua se estancaba en ellas y atraía mosquitos y enfermedades. Mataban el ganado que… Read More →

Cuando Carlos tenía 19 años, su mamá decidió dejar su vida en El Salvador y buscar un nuevo comienzo en Estados Unidos. Para el viaje al norte, contrató los servicios de un coyote. Carlos se… Read More →

"[Un] llamado para que las niñas rechacen las limitaciones impuestas por los demás sobre ellas y sus sueños."—excelente, The Horn Book Magazine "Una vez soñé que nadaba / en el mar / y vi… Read More →

¡Cici está lista para todas sus actividades de campamento favoritas! Tiene todo planeado para el viaje con su papá, su hermana y su amiga Kendra. Pero con los nuevos poderes de hada de Cici,… Read More →

« Rempli de merveille, de chagrin et de bonheur. » —Alison McGhee, N°1 au classement des ventes du New York Times, auteur de Someday L'histoire sincère d'une petite fille qui cherche beauté… Read More →

"Repleto de maravilla, tristeza y felicidad". —Alison McGhee, #1 New York Times autora del éxito en ventas Someday Una historia conmovedora de una niña que busca la belleza y la conexión en… Read More →

Winner of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards for Author and Illustrator A Caldecott Honor Book A Sibert Honor Book Longlisted for the National Book Award A Kirkus Prize Finalist A Boston… Read More →

In the spring and summer of 2020, several high-profile cases put a renewed spotlight on law enforcement's use of force in the United States, especially against Black people. Activist groups… Read More →

¿Qué puedes hacer para defender la amabilidad racial? Elmo y sus amigos aprenden junto con los jóvenes lectores sobre la justicia racial. Inspirado en la asamblea pública de la CNN y Sesame… Read More →

Cuando Cici se pone celosa de su compañera de clase Kendra, ella arruina la muñeca de Kendra. ¡Entonces los cambios aparecen en Kendra! En esta novela gráfica, Cici aprende a ver lo mejor de… Read More →

Vigilantes are regular citizens who take justice into their own hands, outside of the law. When people take action in this way, the consequences can be devastating. Over the course of… Read More →

Born a slave, Frederick Douglass grew up facing hunger, hard work, and terrible beatings. After overhearing that reading was the key to freedom, Frederick became determined to learn to read.… Read More →

Sarah Winnemucca, a Northern Plains Indian, lived in the last half of the nineteenth century when white settlers were moving west into land the Paiutes had inhabited for thousands of years.… Read More →

Sojourner Truth was born into slavery in New York in 1797 or 1798. She never knew for sure which year she was born or even whether it was summer or winter. By the time she was a young woman,… Read More →

Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were… Read More →

For many Indigenous peoples, water is sacred. Indigenous peoples have lived by important water sources throughout their histories. But in the 1800s, treaties with the US government and people Read More →

This authentic, loving celebration of gratitude & community—written by a citizen of the Cherokee nation—follows celebrations and experiences through the seasons of a year, underscoring… Read More →

"The only way we could win was to keep fighting for a long time...the only way we could win was by staying with it."—Cesar Chavez As the sun rose on September 8, 1965, in Delano, California, Read More →

We are the hopes and dreams of our ancestors. We are unstoppable! This powerful poem was written by five Black, bold, and brilliant children, along with Wisdom Mawusi, writer, educator, and… Read More →