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Reach for the Skai

Reach for the Skai

By: Skai Jackson
ISBN: 9781984851543
Josephine Baker

Josephine Baker

By: Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Agathe Sorlet
ISBN: 9781786032287
The Boy Who Survived

The Boy Who Survived

By: Alton Carter
ISBN: 9781937054915
Cub

Cub

By: Cynthia Copeland
Illustrated by:
 Cynthia Copeland
ISBN: 9781616208486
Mario and the Hole in the Sky

Mario and the Hole in the Sky

By: Elizabeth Rusch
ISBN: 9781580895811
Orchestra

Orchestra

By: Avalon Nuovo
Illustrated by:
 David Doran
ISBN: 9781912497867
50 Trailblazers of the 50 States

50 Trailblazers of the 50 States

By: Tracy Packiam Alloway
Illustrated by:
 Ana Sanfelippo
ISBN: 9781786039675
Eclipse: How the 1919 Solar Eclipse Proved Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity

Eclipse

By: Darcy Pattison
Illustrated by:
 Peter Willis
ISBN: 9781629441252
Survivors of the Holocaust

Survivors of the Holocaust

By: Kath Shackelton
Illustrated by:
 Zane Whittingham
ISBN: 9781492688921
Think Smart, Be Fearless: A Biography of Bill Gates

Think Smart, Be Fearless

By: Sharon Mentyka
Illustrated by:
 Vivien Mildenberger
ISBN: 9781632171764
IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE: HOW GYO FUJIKAWA DREW THE WAY

IT BEGAN WITH A PAGE

By: Kyo Maclear
Illustrated by:
 Julie Morstad
ISBN: 9780062447623
Lailah’s Lunchbox

Lailah’s Lunchbox

By: Reem Faruqi
Illustrated by:
 Lea Lyon
ISBN: 9780884484318
Yay! You’re Gay! Now What?

Yay! You’re Gay! Now What?

By: Riyadh Khalaf
Illustrated by:
 Melissa McFeeters
ISBN: 9781786033659
Queer Heroes

Queer Heroes

By: Arabelle Sicardi
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Tanat-Jones
ISBN: 9781786034762
King of the Tightrope: When the Great Blondin Ruled Niagara

King of the Tightrope

By: Donna Janell Bowman
Illustrated by:
 Adam Gustavson
ISBN: 9781561459377
Carter Reads the Newspaper

Carter Reads the Newspaper

By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
 Don Tate
ISBN: 9781561459346
Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird

Away with Words

By: Lori Mortensen
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682630051
Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

Child of the Dream (A Memoir of 1963)

By: Sharon Robinson
ISBN: 9781338282801
Queer Heroes

Queer Heroes

By: Arabelle Sicardi
Illustrated by:
 Sarah Tanat-Jones
ISBN: 9781786034762
Girl Under a Red Moon: Growing Up During China’s Cultural Revolution

Girl Under a Red Moon

By: Da Chen
ISBN: 9781338263862
Monument Maker:Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial

Monument Maker

By: Linda Booth Sweeney
Illustrated by:
 Shawn Fields
ISBN: 9780884486435
The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars: The Story of Dr. Ellen Ochoa (Amazing Scientists)

The Astronaut With a Song for the Stars

By: Julia Finley Mosca
Illustrated by:
 Daniel Rieley
ISBN: 9781943147632
Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist: The True Story of a World Traveling Bug Hunter

Evelyn the Adventurous Entomologist

By: Christine Evans
Illustrated by:
 Yasmin Imamura
ISBN: 9781943147663
Doggy Defenders: Willow the Therapy Dog

Doggy Defenders

By: National Geographic Kids
ISBN: 9781426334474
Just Like Beverly: A Biography of Beverly Cleary

Just Like Beverly

By: Vicki Conrad
Illustrated by:
 David Hohn
ISBN: 9781632172228
The Woman Who Caught The Babies – A Story of African American Midwives

The Woman Who Caught The Babies – A Story of African American Midwives

By: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by:
 Daniel Minter
ISBN: 9780997772074
Monument Maker: Daniel Chester French and the Lincoln Memorial

Monument Maker

By: Linda Booth Sweeney
Illustrated by:
 Shawn Fields
ISBN: 9780884486435
Guts

Guts

By: Raina Telgemeier
ISBN: 9780545852500
King of King Court

King of King Court

By: Travis Dandro
ISBN: 9781770463592
Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Miguel Bustos
DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela

DK Life Stories

By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by:
 Charlotte Ager
ISBN: 9781465484000
Saturdays and Teacakes

Saturdays and Teacakes

By: Lester L. Laminack
Illustrated by:
 Chris Soentpiet
ISBN: 9781561453030
The Woman Who Caught The Babies – A Story of African American Midwives

The Woman Who Caught The Babies – A Story of African American Midwives

By: Eloise Greenfield
Illustrated by:
 Daniel Minter
ISBN: 9780997772074
Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain

Good Fortune

By: Li Keng Wong
ISBN: 9781561453672
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Imagine

Imagine

By: Juan Felipe
Illustrated by:
 Herrera
ISBN: 9780763690526
Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground

Zora and Me

By: T. R. Simon & Victoria Bond
ISBN: 9780763643010
Walk Together Children

Walk Together Children

By: Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by:
 Ashley Bryan
ISBN: 9780979300011
I’m Going to Sing

I’m Going to Sing

By: Ashley Bryan
Illustrated by:
 Ashley Bryan
ISBN: 9780979300028
A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE

A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE

By: Janet Wong
ISBN: 9781937057336
Carter Reads the Newspaper

Carter Reads the Newspaper

By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
 Don Tate
ISBN: 9781561459346
Snakes, Alligators, and Broken Hearts: Journeys of a Biologist’s Son

Snakes, Alligators, and Broken Hearts

By: Sneed B. Collard III
ISBN: 9780984446063
Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids

Children of the First People

By: Tricia Brown
Illustrated by:
 Roy Corral
ISBN: 9781513261973
Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood

Leaving China

By: James McMullan
Illustrated by:
 James McMullan
ISBN: 9781616202552
In Waves

In Waves

By: AJ Dungo
ISBN: 9781910620632
Back to School

Back to School

By: Maya Ajmera
Illustrated by:
 John D. Ivanko
ISBN: 9781580898379
Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Daria Solak
ISBN: 9781786037602
Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different

Stories for Kids Who Dare to Be Different

By: Ben Brooks
Illustrated by:
 Quinton Wintor
ISBN: 9780762468553
The Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11’s Third Man

The Far Side of the Moon

By: Alex Irvine
Illustrated by:
 Ben Bishop
ISBN: 9780884487593
David Bowie (Little People, Big Dreams)

David Bowie (Little People, Big Dreams)

By: Isabel Sanchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
 Ana Albero
ISBN: 9781786033321
The Space Race

The Space Race

By: Sarah Cruddas
ISBN: 9781465481450
Enemy Child

Enemy Child

By: Andrea Warren
ISBN: 9780823441518
DK Life Stories: Florence Nightingale

DK Life Stories

By: Kitson Jazynka
Illustrated by:
 Charlotte Ager
ISBN: 9781465478436
Tippy Finds a Home

Tippy Finds a Home

By: Mary Beth Stevens
Illustrated by:
 Susan Spellman
ISBN: 9781942155201
Yay! You’re Gay! Now What

Yay! You’re Gay! Now What

By: Riyadh Khalaf
Illustrated by:
 Melissa McFeeters
ISBN: 9781786033659
I Am a Feminist: Claiming the F-Word in Turbulent Times

I Am a Feminist

By: Monique Polak
ISBN: 9781459818927
Sparky & Spike: Charles Schulz and the Wildest, Smartest Dog Ever

Sparky & Spike

By: Barbara Lowell
Illustrated by:
 Dan Andreasen
ISBN: 9781944903589
Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids

Children of the First People

By: Tricia Brown
Illustrated by:
 Roy Corral
ISBN: 9781513261973
O Captain, My Captain

O Captain, My Captain

By: Robert Burleigh
Illustrated by:
 Sterling Hundley
ISBN: 9781419733581
How to Become an Accidental Genius

How to Become an Accidental Genius

By: Elizabeth MacLeod & Frieda Wishinshky
Illustrated by:
 Jenn Playford
ISBN: 9781459816763
Kids Who Are Changing the World

Kids Who Are Changing the World

By: Anne Jankeliowitch
ISBN: 9781402295324
Recess at 20 Below

Recess at 20 Below

By: Cindy Lou Aillaud
Illustrated by:
 Cindy Lou Aillaud
ISBN: 9781513261911
Children of the First People: Fresh Voices of Alaska’s Native Kids

Children of the First People

By: Tricia Brown
Illustrated by:
 Roy Corral
ISBN: 9781513261973
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Danny Popovici
ISBN: 9781939547347
Aya: Life in Yop City

Aya

By: Marguerite Abouet, Helge Dascher (Translator)
Illustrated by:
 Clément Oubrerie
ISBN: 9781770460928
Painting in the Dark

Painting in the Dark

By: Rachelle Burk
Illustrated by:
 Claudia Gadotti
ISBN: 9781943431151
Blame This on the Boogie

Blame This on the Boogie

By: Rina Ayuyang
ISBN: 9781770463189
Poppies of Iraq

Poppies of Iraq

By: Brigitte Findakly
Illustrated by:
 Lewis Trondheim
ISBN: 9781770462939
Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

By: Jose Antonio Vargas
ISBN: 9780062914590
Papa Francisco: Creador de puentes

Papa Francisco

By: Emma Otheguy
Illustrated by:
 Oliver Dominguez
ISBN: 9781547600137
Nonfiction, 4-6, Spanish
Pope Francis: Builder of Bridges

Pope Francis

By: Emma Otheguy
Illustrated by:
 Oliver Dominguez
ISBN: 9781681195605
Danza!

Danza!

By: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrated by:
 Duncan Tonatiuh
ISBN: 9781419725326
DK Life Stories: Nelson Mandela

DK Life Stories

By: Stephen Krensky
Illustrated by:
 Charlotte Ager
ISBN: 9781465484000
Lailah’s Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story

Lailah’s Lunchbox

By: Reem Faruqi
Illustrated by:
 Lea Lyon
ISBN: 9780884484318
Welcome to Country: A Traditional Aboriginal Ceremony

Welcome to Country

By: Aunty Joy Murphy
Illustrated by:
 Aunty Joy Murphy
ISBN: 9780763694999
DK Life Stories: Gandhi

DK Life Stories

By: Diane Bailey
Illustrated by:
 Charlotte Ager
ISBN: 9781465478429
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré

Planting Stories

By: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrated by:
 Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9780062748683
Two Brothers, Four Hands: The Artists Alberto and Diego Giacometti

Two Brothers, Four Hands

By: Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
Illustrated by:
 Hadley Hooper
ISBN: 9780823441709
Stonewall Riots

Stonewall Riots

By: Gayle E Pitman
ISBN: 9781419737206
Dreamers

Dreamers

By: Yuyi Morales
ISBN: 9780823440559
Nonfiction, 4-6, Spanish
It’s Trevor Noah: Born A Crime

It’s Trevor Noah

By: Trevor Noah
ISBN: 9780525582168
Sweet Dreams, Sarah

Sweet Dreams, Sarah

By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
 Chris Ewald
ISBN: 9781939547316
Finding the Speed of Light: The 1676 Discovery that Dazzled the World

Finding the Speed of Light

By: Mark Weston
Illustrated by:
 Rebecca Evans
ISBN: 9780884485476
Gloria Takes a Stand: How Gloria Steinem Listened, Wrote, and Changed the World

Gloria Takes a Stand

By: Jessica M. Rinker
Illustrated by:
 Daria Peoples-Riley
ISBN: 9781681196763
Martin & Anne, the Kindred Spirits of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

Martin & Anne, the Kindred Spirits of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
 Yevgenia Nayberg
ISBN: 9781939547538
Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8

Two Men and a Car

By: Michael Garland
Illustrated by:
 Michael Garland
ISBN: 9780884486206
Dreaming in Code

Dreaming in Code

By: Emily Arnold McCully
ISBN: 9780763693565
A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE

A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE

By: Janet Wong
ISBN: 9781937057336
A Green Place to Be

A Green Place to Be

By: Ashley Benham Yazdani
Illustrated by:
 Ashley Benham Yazdani
ISBN: 9780763696955
Big Book of Knowledge

Big Book of Knowledge

By: DK
ISBN: 9781465480415
Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

Dear America Young Readers’ Edition

By: Jose Antonio Vargas
ISBN: 9780062914590
Work It, Girl: J. K. Rowling

Work It, Girl

By: Caroline Moss
Illustrated by:
 Sinem Erkas
ISBN: 9781786034694
Doctor Esperanto

Doctor Esperanto

By: Mara Rockliff
Illustrated by:
 Zosia Dzierzawska
ISBN: 9780763689155
Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

Brilliant Ideas From Wonderful Women

By: Aitziber Lopez
Illustrated by:
 Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781786037053
Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

Hedy and Her Amazing Invention

By: Jan Wahl
Illustrated by:
 Morgana Wallace
ISBN: 9780998799995
Away with Words: The Daring Story of Isabella Bird

Away with Words

By: Lori Mortensen
Illustrated by:
 Kristy Caldwell
ISBN: 9781682630051
Wilma’s Way Home

Wilma’s Way Home

By: Doreen Rappaport
Illustrated by:
 Linda Kukuk
ISBN: 9781484747186
Feminism Is…

Feminism Is…

By: DK; foreword by Roxanne Gay
ISBN: 9781465479556
St. Patrick’s Journey

St. Patrick’s Journey

By: Calee M. Lee
Illustrated by:
 Jacob Lee & Calee M. Lee
ISBN: 9781532411298
DK Life Stories: Katherine Johnson

DK Life Stories

By: Ebony Joy Wilkins
Illustrated by:
 Charlotte Ager
ISBN: 9781465479129
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