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2026 Notable Social Studies Trade Books

Book recommendations from social studies educators for librarians, booksellers, educators, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with social studies content in 2025.

 
The ABCs of Women’s History

The ABCs of Women’s History

By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523523290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper

Ablaze: The Story of America’s First Female Smokejumper

By: Jessica Lawson
Illustrated by:
Sarah Gonzales
ISBN: 9780593463659
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa

Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa

By: Sara Andrea Fajardo
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9781250838612
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
All the Stars in the Sky

All the Stars in the Sky

By: Art Coulson
Illustrated by:
Winona Nelson
ISBN: 9781665931373
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
 
Allyship as Action: 7 Ways to Advocate for Others

Allyship as Action: 7 Ways to Advocate for Others

By: Tanya Boteju
Illustrated by:
Bithi Sutradhar
ISBN: 9781459840478
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
America Gives Thanks

America Gives Thanks

By: Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by:
Thai My Phuong
ISBN: 9780593658819
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA

Are We There Yet?: The First Road Trip Across the USA

By: Stacy McAnulty
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Baddeley
ISBN: 9781665937474
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Are You a Friend of Dorothy?: The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped

Are You a Friend of Dorothy?: The True Story of an Imaginary Woman and the Real People She Helped

By: Kyle Lukoff
Illustrated by:
Levi Hastings
ISBN: 9781665931663
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters’ Fight for Abolition and Women’s Rights

Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters’ Fight for Abolition and Women’s Rights

By: Angelica Shirley Carpenter
ISBN: 9798765627433
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

By: Erin Entrada Kelly
ISBN: 9780063218901
Nonfiction, 7-12, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World

The Atlas of Languages: Words Around the World

By: Rachel Lancashire
Illustrated by:
Jenny Zemanek
ISBN: 9781419766831
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Ballet Brown (An Original Picture Book)

Ballet Brown (An Original Picture Book)

By: Bellen Woodard
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781546134077
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
A Banquet for Cecilia: How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America

A Banquet for Cecilia: How Cecilia Chiang Revolutionized Chinese Food in America

By: Julie Leung
Illustrated by:
Melissa Iwai
ISBN: 9780759557413
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
 
Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince

Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince

By: Laura Obuobi
Illustrated by:
Olivia Duchess
ISBN: 9780063222465
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Binna’s Dalgona

Binna’s Dalgona

By: Sojung Kim-McCarthy
ISBN: 9780593856550
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers

Bittersweet: Based on the True Tale of the Berlin Candy Bombers

By: Christy Mandin
Illustrated by:
Christy Mandin
ISBN: 9781665960588
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood

Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood

By: Leah Johnson (editor)
ISBN: 9781368098960
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Anthology / Collection, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots

Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots

By: Sylvia Rodriguez
Illustrated by:
Sylvia Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781623545901
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Black History Is Your History

Black History Is Your History

By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
Brave

Brave

By: Weshoyot Alvitre
Illustrated by:
Weshoyot Alvitre
ISBN: 9780593531600
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Bread Days

Bread Days

By: Hannah Chung
Illustrated by:
Hannah Chung
ISBN: 9781662621017
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
 
Brown Girl in the Snow

Brown Girl in the Snow

By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Marianne Ferrer
ISBN: 9781771649261
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
 
The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan

The Camel Library: A True Story from Pakistan

By: Marzieh Abbas
Illustrated by:
Anain Shaikh
ISBN: 9781250322029
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Animals
 
CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella

CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella

By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781623543891
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
 
CLIMATE: How Wladimir Köppen Studied Weather and Drew the First Climate Map

CLIMATE: How Wladimir Köppen Studied Weather and Drew the First Climate Map

By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629443058
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
The Cookie Vote

The Cookie Vote

By: Daniel Bernstrom and Margaret McNamara
Illustrated by:
G. Brian Karas
ISBN: 9780593173305
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
 
Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons

Dad, Is It Time to Gather Mint?: Celebrating the Seasons

By: Tyna Legault Taylor
Illustrated by:
Michelle Dao
ISBN: 9781774921227
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
 
A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools

A Dangerous Idea: The Scopes Trial, the Original Fight over Science in Schools

By: Debbie Levy
ISBN: 9781547612215
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
 
The Daughter of Auschwitz: The Girl Who Lived to Tell Her Story

The Daughter of Auschwitz: The Girl Who Lived to Tell Her Story

By: Tova Friedman
ISBN: 9780063381544
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
 
Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine

Dedushka: Memories of My Grandpa and Ukraine

By: Katerina Spaeth
Illustrated by:
Katerina Spaeth
ISBN: 9781223188973
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Family / Community
 
Dig!

Dig!

By: Ruth Hatfield
Illustrated by:
Sophia Watts
ISBN: 9780711295681
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
 
Diyas at Circle Time: A Celebration of South Asian Festivals Around Diwali Time

Diyas at Circle Time: A Celebration of South Asian Festivals Around Diwali Time

By: Anjali Joshi
Illustrated by:
Tim Palin
ISBN: 9781949528008
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
Down on the Bayou

Down on the Bayou

By: Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9780593707883
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)

Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)

By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre

Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre

By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Nicole Xu
ISBN: 9798765627228
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
El Niño

El Niño

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Illustrated by:
Joe Cepeda
ISBN: 9781338068559
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Coming of Age
 
Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born

Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born

By: Richard Michelson
Illustrated by:
Alyssa Russell
ISBN: 9798217003259
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Faye and the Dangerous Journey: An Ojibwe Removal Survival Story

Faye and the Dangerous Journey: An Ojibwe Removal Survival Story

By: Kim Sigafus
Illustrated by:
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
ISBN: 9781669086277
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
 
A Festa for Luana

A Festa for Luana

By: Joana Pastro
Illustrated by:
Duda Oliva
ISBN: 9781665924795
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
Fierce Aunties!

Fierce Aunties!

By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
 
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality

Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality

By: Jeff Gottesfeld and Michelle Y. Green
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9781954354333
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Fighter in the Woods: The True Story of a Jewish Girl who Joined the Partisans in World War II

Fighter in the Woods: The True Story of a Jewish Girl who Joined the Partisans in World War II

By: Joshua M. Greene
ISBN: 9781546135852
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
 
A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change

A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change

By: Valerie Bolling
Illustrated by:
TeMika Grooms
ISBN: 9781623545826
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Fortune Cookies for Everyone!: The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat

Fortune Cookies for Everyone!: The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat

By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Collen Kong-Savage
ISBN: 9781636551593
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Fred Flips

Fred Flips

By: Frederick Richard with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Darcie Olley
ISBN: 9781638192299
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown: A Picture Book

Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown: A Picture Book

By: Nydia Armendia-Sánchez
Illustrated by:
Loris Lora
ISBN: 9781949480351
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II

The Friendship Train: A True Story of Helping and Healing after World War II

By: Debbie Levy
Illustrated by:
Boris Kulikov
ISBN: 9781547608027
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
Game Changers: Stories of Hijabi Athletes from around the World

Game Changers: Stories of Hijabi Athletes from around the World

By: Charlene Smith
Illustrated by:
Natalya Tariq
ISBN: 9781459838048
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
 
George Washington’s Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America

George Washington’s Spectacular Spectacles: The Glasses That Saved America

By: Selene Castrovilla
Illustrated by:
Jenn Harney
ISBN: 9781662680434
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
The Gift of Eid

The Gift of Eid

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi
Illustrated by:
Aaliya Jaleel
ISBN: 9780823455652
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
The Gift of the Great Buffalo

The Gift of the Great Buffalo

By: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781547606887
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
 
Girls on the Rise

Girls on the Rise

By: Amanda Gorman
Illustrated by:
Loveis Wise
ISBN: 9780593624180
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Girls with Goals

Girls with Goals

By: Clelia Castro-Malaspina
ISBN: 9781836001898
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, The Korean Harvest Festival

Giving Thanks with Halmoni: Celebrating Chuseok, The Korean Harvest Festival

By: Kathleen Choi/Sook Nyul Choi
Illustrated by:
Il Sung Na
ISBN: 9781636551616
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
 
Grandmother Moon

Grandmother Moon

By: Wunneanatsu Lamb-Cason
Illustrated by:
Trisha B. Waters
ISBN: 9781506487038
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Hick: The trailblazing journalist who captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s heart

Hick: The trailblazing journalist who captured Eleanor Roosevelt’s heart

By: Sarah Miller
ISBN: 9780593649091
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham Lincoln

Hiding in Plain Sight: Kate Warne and the Race to Save Abraham Lincoln

By: Beth Anderson
Illustrated by:
Sally Wern Comport
ISBN: 9781635928235
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
The History of We

The History of We

By: Nikkolas Smith
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593619681
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Hopeful Heroes: More Poems about Amazing Latinos

Hopeful Heroes: More Poems about Amazing Latinos

By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Juliet Menéndez
ISBN: 9781250313942
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
The House on the Canal

The House on the Canal

By: Thomas Harding
Illustrated by:
Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9781536240702
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
How the U.S. Government Works: A Kid’s Guide to Civics

How the U.S. Government Works: A Kid’s Guide to Civics

By: Syl Sobel J.D.
ISBN: 9781464229992
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Chapter Book, Government / Politics / Law
 
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America

How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America

By: Clint Smith, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
ISBN: 9780316578509
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
 
A Hug Like Michelle’s, a Voice Like Beyoncé’s: A Picture Book

A Hug Like Michelle’s, a Voice Like Beyoncé’s: A Picture Book

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771507
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
I am Sally Ride

I am Sally Ride

By: Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by:
Christopher Eliopoulos
ISBN: 9780593533420
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
I Love Salmon and Lampreys

I Love Salmon and Lampreys

By: Brook Thompson
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Khmelevska
ISBN: 9781597146685
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
 
I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You This

By: Eugene Yelchin
Illustrated by:
Eugene Yelchin
ISBN: 9781536215533
Nonfiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
 
If You Were a Kid at the March on Washington

If You Were a Kid at the March on Washington

By: Aaron Talley and Josh Gregory
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781546136231
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
Imogen: The Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham

Imogen: The Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham

By: Elizabeth Partridge
Illustrated by:
Yuko Shimizu
ISBN: 9781984835185
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Interpreter

The Interpreter

By: Olivia Abtahi
Illustrated by:
Monica Arnaldo
ISBN: 9780593620441
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
It’s About Time!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #6 (A Nonfiction Graphic Novel)

It’s About Time!: Big Ideas That Changed the World #6 (A Nonfiction Graphic Novel)

By: Don Brown
Illustrated by:
Don Brown
ISBN: 9781419773310
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Graphic Novel, History
 
Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library

Jella Lepman and Her Library of Dreams: The Woman Who Rescued a Generation of Children and Founded the World’s Largest Children’s Library

By: Katherine Paterson
Illustrated by:
Sally Deng
ISBN: 9781452182629
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Juneteenth Alphabet

The Juneteenth Alphabet

By: Andrea Underwood Petifer
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781464219016
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Concepts
 
Kente for Jojo

Kente for Jojo

By: Bernard Mensah
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9780593567128
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, How-to / Activity
 
Lady of the Lines: How Maria Reiche Saved the Nazca Lines by Sweeping the Desert

Lady of the Lines: How Maria Reiche Saved the Nazca Lines by Sweeping the Desert

By: Michaela Maccoll
Illustrated by:
Elisa Chavarri
ISBN: 9781662620096
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
Let’s Fly!: Barrington Irving’s Record-Breaking Flight Around the World

Let’s Fly!: Barrington Irving’s Record-Breaking Flight Around the World

By: Barrington Irving and Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World

Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World

By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
The Library in the Woods

The Library in the Woods

By: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781541599123
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
 
A Line Can Go Anywhere

A Line Can Go Anywhere

By: Caroline McAlister
Illustrated by:
Jamie Green
ISBN: 9781250310378
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Lost Women of Science

The Lost Women of Science

By: Melina Gerosa Bellows and Katie Hafner
Illustrated by:
Karyn Lee
ISBN: 9780593896716
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
Love Your Neighbor

Love Your Neighbor

By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Jayri Gomez
ISBN: 9781638192268
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Friendships
 
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children’s Music

Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children’s Music

By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Make Good Trouble

Make Good Trouble

By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
ISBN: 9780744092196
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope

Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope

By: Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by:
Sona Avedikian
ISBN: 9781797222332
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades

Marjory’s River of Grass: Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Fierce Protector of the Everglades

By: Josie James
ISBN: 9780316446914
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Max in the Land of Lies

Max in the Land of Lies

By: Adam Gidwitz
ISBN: 9780593112113
Fiction, 7-12, Prose, Historical Fiction
 
Maya Angelou Finds Her Voice

Maya Angelou Finds Her Voice

By: Connie Roop and Peter Roop
Illustrated by:
Noa Denmon
ISBN: 9781481449267
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Maybe Just Ask Me!

Maybe Just Ask Me!

By: Katie Mazeika
Illustrated by:
Katie Mazeika
ISBN: 9781665949897
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Disabilities
 
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography)

The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography)

By: James Howe
Illustrated by:
Jack Wong
ISBN: 9781419755217
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Muzoon: From Refugee to Leader

Muzoon: From Refugee to Leader

By: Muzoon Almellehan
Illustrated by:
Asma Enayeh
ISBN: 9781984852038
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
 
My Home Is In My Backpack

My Home Is In My Backpack

By: Eugenia Perrella; translated by Sally Polson
Illustrated by:
Angela Salerno
ISBN: 9781782509257
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
 
Nainai’s Mountain

Nainai’s Mountain

By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Joey Chou
ISBN: 9780823452187
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Places / Travel
 
Never Silent: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Story

Never Silent: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Story

By: Setsuko Thurlow and Kathy Lowinger
Illustrated by:
Michelle Theodore
ISBN: 9781773219851
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

The Nine Moons of Han Yu and Luli

By: Karina Yan Glaser
ISBN: 9780063284432
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Fantasy
 
Oh No! Chinese School!

Oh No! Chinese School!

By: Crystal Murakami
Illustrated by:
Jon Kenzo Okeya
ISBN: 9781949567151
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land

One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781662680458
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
One Wrong Step

One Wrong Step

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
ISBN: 9781338275865
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Mystery / Thriller
 
Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb: Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer and the Atomic Bomb: Young Readers Edition of AMERICAN PROMETHEUS

By: Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, Adapted by Eric S. Singer
ISBN: 9780593856451
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
Origin: An Illuminating Look at Indigenous Peoples and Their Connection to the Natural World

Origin: An Illuminating Look at Indigenous Peoples and Their Connection to the Natural World

By: Nat Cardozo; translated by Layla Benitez-James/Ian Farnes
Illustrated by:
Nat Cardozo
ISBN: 9781636551555
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2)

Outsider Kids: A Parachute Kids Graphic Novel (Parachute Kids #2)

By: Betty C. Tang
Illustrated by:
Betty C. Tang
ISBN: 9781338832716
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Graphic Novel, Immigrant Experience
 
The Peanut Man

The Peanut Man

By: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrated by:
Raúl Colón
ISBN: 9781682635681
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
 
Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home

Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home

By: N. H. Senzai
Illustrated by:
Anna Rich
ISBN: 9781984816986
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Putin vs Zelensky: The Russo-Ukranian War

Putin vs Zelensky: The Russo-Ukranian War

By: Ben Thompson
ISBN: 9781250339560
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
Rap It Up!

Rap It Up!

By: Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ernel Martinez
ISBN: 9781250833570
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Rebellion 1776

Rebellion 1776

By: Laurie Halse Anderson
ISBN: 9781416968269
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Historical Fiction
 
Refugee: The Graphic Novel

Refugee: The Graphic Novel

By: Alan Gratz
Illustrated by:
Syd Fini
ISBN: 9781338733969
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction
 
Remember Who You Are

Remember Who You Are

By: Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince
Illustrated by:
Sara General
ISBN: 9781459840317
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace

Returning the Sword: How a Japanese Sword of War Became a Symbol of Friendship and Peace

By: Caren Stelson
Illustrated by:
Amanda Yoshida
ISBN: 9798765611531
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Rise Up!: 25 Powerful Protests in American History

Rise Up!: 25 Powerful Protests in American History

By: Rachel C. Katz
Illustrated by:
Sophie Bass
ISBN: 9798888593684
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Rosa by Any Other Name

Rosa by Any Other Name

By: Hailey Alcaraz
ISBN: 9780593525579
Fiction, 0-3, Prose, Historical Fiction
 
Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher

Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher

By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Sacred Stone Camp

The Sacred Stone Camp

By: Rae Rose
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9780593696637
Nonfiction, Teen, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor

By: Padma Venkatraman
ISBN: 9780593112502
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Immigrant Experience
 
The Sandy Lake Tragedy: Following in the Footsteps of the Ojibwe

The Sandy Lake Tragedy: Following in the Footsteps of the Ojibwe

By: Emily Faith Johnson
ISBN: 9798875206139
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, History
 
A Sea of Lemon Trees

A Sea of Lemon Trees

By: María Dolores Águila
ISBN: 9781250342614
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Historical Fiction
 
She Persisted: Kamala Harris

She Persisted: Kamala Harris

By: Raakhee Mirchandani with introduction by Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. Clark
ISBN: 9798217039593
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel

Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide

By: Pablo Leon
Illustrated by:
Pablo Leon
ISBN: 9780063223554
Fiction, Teen, Graphic Novel, Historical Fiction
 
The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II

The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II

By: Tonya Abari
Illustrated by:
Lance Evans
ISBN: 9780063265769
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies

Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies

By: Margi Preus
Illustrated by:
Jaime Zollars
ISBN: 9781419756719
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The Spy in the Museum: How Rose Valland Saved Art from the Nazis

The Spy in the Museum: How Rose Valland Saved Art from the Nazis

By: Erin McGuire
Illustrated by:
Erin McGuire
ISBN: 9781534466173
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

By: Rekha S Rajan
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781665957038
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
This Skirt Won’t Work

This Skirt Won’t Work

By: Jennifer Cooper
Illustrated by:
Eva Byrne
ISBN: 9781728267845
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Through Sand and Salt: A Tale of Discovery Across the Sahara

Through Sand and Salt: A Tale of Discovery Across the Sahara

By: Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9781547607051
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Places / Travel
 
To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South Poles

To the Top of the World: Barbara Hillary, the First Black Woman to Reach the North and South Poles

By: Deborah Blumenthal
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Magloire Williams
ISBN: 9781665927734
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities

To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities

By: Patricia Morris Buckley
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780063046979
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
 
The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods

The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods

By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong
ISBN: 9781636551319
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
 
Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1)

Under Attack (Kidnapped From Ukraine #1)

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
ISBN: 9781546104513
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Historical Fiction
 
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—and Helped Change History

Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—and Helped Change History

By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Jerry Jordan
ISBN: 9780593524909
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared

Vanished: Seven Women Magicians Who Simply Disappeared

By: Anna Hays
Illustrated by:
Mary Kate McDevitt
ISBN: 9780593712559
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
 
We Are American, Too

We Are American, Too

By: Kristen Mei Chase
Illustrated by:
Jieting Chen
ISBN: 9780374390211
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
 
What Color Is the Baby? A Celebration of Skin Tones

What Color Is the Baby? A Celebration of Skin Tones

By: Harshini Vankineni
Illustrated by:
Neha Rawat
ISBN: 9781536228946
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Family / Community
 
What Will I Do if I Miss You? A Picture Book for Separation Anxiety

What Will I Do if I Miss You? A Picture Book for Separation Anxiety

By: Melissa T. Shultz
Illustrated by:
Lilia Miceli
ISBN: 9798893960037
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
 
Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts’ Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park

Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts’ Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park

By: Janice Hechter
Illustrated by:
Janice Hechter
ISBN: 9781643713809
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
 
Where Only Storms Grow

Where Only Storms Grow

By: Alyssa Colman
ISBN: 9780374392789
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Historical Fiction
 
Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater?: Jacques Cousteau

Who Discovered How to Breathe Underwater?: Jacques Cousteau

By: Ned Wolfe
Illustrated by:
Caroline Hu
ISBN: 9780593385647
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
 
Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels

By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
Livi Gosling
ISBN: 9781728297781
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
 
The World Entire: A True Story of Extraordinary World War II Rescue

The World Entire: A True Story of Extraordinary World War II Rescue

By: Elizabeth Brown
Illustrated by:
Melissa Castrillón
ISBN: 9781452170985
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
 
A World Worth Saving

A World Worth Saving

By: Kyle Lukoff
ISBN: 9780593618981
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, Fantasy
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