Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ánh’s New Word
By: Hanh Bui
Illustrated by:
Bao Luu
Bao Luu
ISBN: 9781250842138
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
A Crown of Stories—The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Khalif Thompson
Khalif Thompson
ISBN: 9780062911032
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Libertad
By: Bessie Flores Zaldívar
ISBN: 9780593696125
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
They Call Me Teach—Lessons in Freedom
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome
James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9780763681555
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Ayo’s Adventure—Acrosss the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu
By: Ain Heath Drew
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9798888592113
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Crowning Glory—A Celebration of Black Hair
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763697945
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lost at Windy River—A True Story of Survival
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Back Home—Story Time with My Father
By: Arlène Elizabeth Casimir
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781536223200
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Daughter of the Light-Footed People—The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez
By: Belen Medina
Illustrated by:
Natalia Rojas Castro
Natalia Rojas Castro
ISBN: 9781665931427
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Map for Falasteen
By: Maysa Odeh
Illustrated by:
Aliaa Betawi
Aliaa Betawi
ISBN: 9781250896704
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
This Opening Sky
By: Kelly Hollman And Charlotte Watson Sherman
ISBN: 9781638192152
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Barrio Rising
By: María Dolores Águila
Illustrated by:
Magdalena Mora
Magdalena Mora
ISBN: 9780593462072
Fiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Day Madear Voted
By: Wade Hudson
Illustrated by:
Don Tate
Don Tate
ISBN: 9780593615744
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Meena’s Saturday
By: Kusum Mepani
Illustrated by:
Yasmeen Ismail
Yasmeen Ismail
ISBN: 9780593110317
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Tricky Chopsticks
By: Sylvia Chen
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781665921497
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Before the Ships—The Birth of Black Excellence
By: Maisha Oso
Illustrated by:
Candice Bradley
Candice Bradley
ISBN: 9781338849974
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Do You Know Them? Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781665913072
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Block Looks Like
By: Janelle Harper
Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison
Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9780593526309
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black History Heroes—Chadwick Boseman
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Fake Chinese Sounds
By: Jing Jing Tsong
Illustrated by:
Jing Jing Tsong
Jing Jing Tsong
ISBN: 9780525553434
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Lost Freedom—A Japanese American WWII Story
By: George Takei
Illustrated by:
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
ISBN: 9780593566350
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Voice Of Hope
By: Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525913
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Black History Heroes—Mae Jemison
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191780
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Free to Learn—How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
By: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrated by:
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781665904278
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
My Name Is Long As A River
By: Suma Subramaniam
Illustrated by:
Tara Anand
Tara Anand
ISBN: 9780593522936
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Wanjiku, Child of Mine
By: Ciiku Ndung'u-case
Illustrated by:
Karen Vermeulen
Karen Vermeulen
ISBN: 9781960803016
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Freedom on the Sea
By: Michael Boulware Moore
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781250818355
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Not Far From Here
By: Nydia Armendia-Sanchez
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9781536227062
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Warrior on the Mound
By: Sandra W. Headen
ISBN: 9780823453788
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Blue Stars
By: Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith
Illustrated by:
Molly Murakami
Molly Murakami
ISBN: 9781536204995
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)—A Nonfiction Graphic Novel
By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781419752698
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Noura’s Crescent Moon
By: Zainab Khan
Illustrated by:
Nabila Adani
Nabila Adani
ISBN: 9781536224740
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Are Golden—27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World
By: Eva Chen
Illustrated by:
Sophie Diao
Sophie Diao
ISBN: 9781250879912
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Border Patrol
By: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 9781478887768
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s—A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771484
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Outspoken—Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time; A One-Man Show
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536212976
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
We Sing from the Heart—How the Slants(r) Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Victor Bizar Gómez
Victor Bizar Gómez
ISBN: 9781636550879
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Bridge Across the Sky
By: Freeman Ng
ISBN: 9781665948593
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Heroes of World War II—25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom
By: Jarret Keene
Illustrated by:
Roberto Gualberto
Roberto Gualberto
ISBN: 9781638191711
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Pearl—A Graphic Novel
By: Sherri L. Smith
Illustrated by:
Christine Norrie
Christine Norrie
ISBN: 9781338029420
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
What Makes Us Human
By: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrated by:
Anna Forlati
Anna Forlati
ISBN: 9780802856258
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Bridges Instead Of Walls
By: Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9780593624692
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Poemhood–Our Black Revival
By: Edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
ISBN: 9780063225282
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Why We Dance—A Story of Hope and Healing
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781419756672
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Buffalo Dreamer
By: Violet Duncan
ISBN: 9780593624814
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Rez Doctor
By: Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by:
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781553799245
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Careers / Hobbies
Claudette Colvin—I Want Freedom Now!
By: Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose
Illustrated by:
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9780374389734
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
I Heard
By: Jaha Nailah Avery
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781623543822
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
The Sculptors of Light
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi
ISBN: 9781478879602
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Samba! The Heartbeat of a Community—Ailton Nuñes’s Musical Journey
By: Philip Hoelzel
Illustrated by:
Andre Ceolin
Andre Ceolin
ISBN: 9781534112957
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Continental Drifter
By: Kathy Macleod
ISBN: 9781250813749
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Sole Man—Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Stephen Costanza
Stephen Costanza
ISBN: 9781534113008
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Amil And The After
By: Veera Hiranandani
ISBN: 9780525555063
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Let’s Fly
By: Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Stealing Little Moon—The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools (Scholastic Focus)
By: Dan Sasuweh Jones
ISBN: 9781338889475
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Halfway to Somewhere
By: Jose Pimienta
ISBN: 9780593569450
7-12, Graphic Novel, Immigrant Experience
Héroes afroamericanos del salvaje Oeste (Black Heroes of the Wild West)
By: James Otis Smith; translated by Maria E. Santana
ISBN: 9781662665592
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
How to Draw a Secret
By: Cindy Chang
Illustrated by:
Cindy Chang
Cindy Chang
ISBN: 9780358659655
7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
It’s All or Nothing, Vale
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
ISBN: 9780593810927
7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lola Meets the Bees
By: Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by:
Rosalind Beardshaw
Rosalind Beardshaw
ISBN: 9781623545949
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Neecy and Nay Nay and the Glitter Girls (Neecy and Nay Nay #2)
By: Simone Dankenbring, Syrone Harvey
Illustrated by:
Maya Henderson
Maya Henderson
ISBN: 9781499816723
4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Neecy and Nay Nay and the Tangled, Hairy Mess (Neecy and Nay Nay #1)
By: Simone Dankenbring, Syrone Harvey
Illustrated by:
Maya Henderson
Maya Henderson
ISBN: 9781499816686
4-6, Early Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Orisha, Volume 1
By: Huzayfa Umar
Illustrated by:
Huzayfa Umar
Huzayfa Umar
ISBN: 9780760390320
Teen, Graphic Novel, Fantasy
Smiling Eyes
By: Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by:
Lenny Wen
Lenny Wen
ISBN: 9780358663928
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Soggy Like Cush Cush
By: Karly Pierre
Illustrated by:
Kristen Uroda
Kristen Uroda
ISBN: 9781499816204
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Super Sports Society Vol. 2—Winning is All We Do
By: Bryan Chick
Illustrated by:
Brett Radlicki
Brett Radlicki
ISBN: 9781524884888
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Tios y primos
By: Jacqueline Alcántara; translated by Yanitzia Canetti
Illustrated by:
Jacqueline Alcántara
Jacqueline Alcántara
ISBN: 9780593859421
4-6, Picture Book, Spanish
The Story of Fannie Lou Hamer
By: Margeaux Weston
Illustrated by:
Simone Douglas
Simone Douglas
ISBN: 9798886509526
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Why We Eat Fried Peanuts
By: Zed Zha
Illustrated by:
Sian James
Sian James
ISBN: 9780760395523
7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Akua Goes to the Post Office
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223788
4-6, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
Captain America, Brave New World—A Hero Looks Like You
By: Kwame Mbalia
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9781368098083
4-6, Picture Book, Action / Adventure
Carl Walker—The Sound of Justice
By: Majeste Phillip
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223603
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Dear Black Boy
By: Martellus Bennett
Illustrated by:
Martellus Bennett
Martellus Bennett
ISBN: 9780711297081
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
4-6, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
The Eidi Bag
By: Shazia Afzal
Illustrated by:
Shiva Delsooz
Shiva Delsooz
ISBN: 9781771475426
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Indigenous History from 1961–1977—The Civil Rights Era
By: E. A. Hale
ISBN: 9798889984153
7-12, Early Reader, History
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Patty Dreams
By: Nadia L. Hohn
Illustrated by:
Sahle Robinson
Sahle Robinson
ISBN: 9781771476027
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Ruby Bridges—A Talk with My Teacher
By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Safe Harbor
By: Padma Venkatraman
ISBN: 9780593112502
7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Family / Community
Sharing the Dream
By: Shelia P. Moses
Illustrated by:
Keith Mallett
Keith Mallett
ISBN: 9780593617298
4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Shirley Chisholm—Champion of Change
By: Dr. Tonya Allen
Illustrated by:
Chasity Hampton
Chasity Hampton
ISBN: 9781959223610
7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
What If Bedtime Didn’t Exist?
By: Francine Cunningham
Illustrated by:
Mathias Ball
Mathias Ball
ISBN: 9781773218687
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
Where is Koketso? A Search, Seek & Find
By: Nyasha Williams
Illustrated by:
Anna Abl
Anna Abl
ISBN: 9781524889791
Nonfiction, 7-12, Imagination / Play
Heart Berry Bling
By: Jenny Kay Dupuis
Illustrated by:
Eva Campbell
Eva Campbell
ISBN: 9781774920558
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Kodiaks—Home Ice Advantage
By: David A. Robertson
ISBN: 9781774921012
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lewis & Clark Coloring Book
By: Adam Brooks
Illustrated by:
Ted Rechlin
Ted Rechlin
ISBN: 9781560377139
Nonfiction, 7-12, How-to / Activity
Soggy Like Cush Cush
By: Karly Pierre
Illustrated by:
Kristen Uroda
Kristen Uroda
ISBN: 9781499816204
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Sticker Life Stories—Maya Angelou
By: Evie Day
Illustrated by:
Julie Bereciartu
Julie Bereciartu
ISBN: 9781684649068
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
