Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Behind You
By: Jacqueline Woodson
ISBN: 9780142415542
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Fragments That Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
I am the Sun
By: Janessa Parker
Illustrated by:
Beverly Blacksheep
Beverly Blacksheep
ISBN: 9781638191339
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Cultural Diversity
I Won’t Feel This Way Forever
By: Kim Spencer
ISBN: 9781459838208
Fiction, Prose, 9–12, Death / Grief / Loss
A Kite for Melia
By: Freda Narh & Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Valeria Suria
Valeria Suria
ISBN: 9781734789706
Fiction, Picture Book, All ages, Death / Grief / Loss
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe
Ryan Howe
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Graphic Novel, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Milko
By: Freda Narh & Samuel Narh
Illustrated by:
Alisa Knatko
Alisa Knatko
ISBN: 9781734789720
Fiction, Picture Book, All ages, Death / Grief / Loss
The Moth Dreamer
By: Amy Lynn Farrell
ISBN: 9781774921616
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Popo the Xolo
By: Paloma Angelina Lopez
Illustrated by:
Abraham Matias
Abraham Matias
ISBN: 9781623544577
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
The Same Blood
By: M. Azmitia
ISBN: 9781538382523
Fiction, Hi-Lo Reader, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The Sour Cherry Tree
By: Naseem Hrab
Illustrated by:
Nahid Kazemi
Nahid Kazemi
ISBN: 9781771474146
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring. Love and Family
By: Carolyn Roberts
Illustrated by:
Kelsey Mata Foote
Kelsey Mata Foote
ISBN: 9781778540905
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
The Weight of Everything
By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson
ISBN: 9781728475356
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Where Was Goodbye?
By: Janice Lynn Mather
ISBN: 9781665903950
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Always Sisters
By: Saira Mir
Illustrated by:
Shahrzad Maydani
Shahrzad Maydani
ISBN: 9781665901567
Fiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Anger is a Gift
By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250167033
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
Croco
By: Azul López; translated by Kit Maude
Illustrated by:
Azul López
Azul López
ISBN: 9798988749974
Fiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Animals
Dear Manny
By: Nic Stone
ISBN: 9780593308011
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Ready, Set, Mango!
By: Tamla T. Young
Illustrated by:
Raz Latif
Raz Latif
ISBN: 9781771475488
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Humor
The Art of Drag
By: Jake Hall
Illustrated by:
Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans
Sofie Birkin, Helen Li, and Jasjyot Singh Hans
ISBN: 9781838749767
Nonfiction, Teen (12+), Picture Book, LGBTQIA+
Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights
By: Ashley Hope Pérez
ISBN: 9780823458301
Fiction, Teen (12+), Anthology / Collection, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality
By: Jeff Gottesfeld & Michelle Y. Green
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9781954354333
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Gabby Torres Gets a Billion Followers
By: Angela Dominguez
Illustrated by:
Angela Dominguez
Angela Dominguez
ISBN: 9781250901361
Fiction, 9–12, Graphic Novel, Friendships
Kwesi and Nana Ruby Learn to Swim
By: Kobina Commeh
Illustrated by:
Bárbara Quintino
Bárbara Quintino
ISBN: 9798888593639
Fiction, 9–12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Girl You Know
By: Elle Gonzalez Rose
ISBN: 9781547616039
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Mystery / Thriller
The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day
By: Raúl the Third
Illustrated by:
Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third
ISBN: 9780316528689
Fiction, 9–12, Graphic Novel, Superheroes
Latina Superheroes (Volume 1): Jalisco & Santa
By: Kayden Phoenix
ISBN: 9781524892586
Fiction, Teen (12+), Graphic Novel, Superheroes
Why We Eat Fried Peanuts: A Celebration of Family and Lunar New Year Traditions
By: Zed Zha
Illustrated by:
Sian James
Sian James
ISBN: 9780760395523
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Legendary Frybread Drive-In: Intertribal Stories
By: Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
ISBN: 9780063314269
Fiction, Teen (12+), Anthology / Collection, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Aarzu All Around
By: Marzieh Abbas
ISBN: 9781665970419
Fiction, 9–12, Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
On Again, Awkward Again: A Novel
By: Erin Entrada Kelly & Kwame Mbalia
ISBN: 9781419775635
Fiction, Teen (12+), Chapter Book, Romance
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon
By: Alain Serge Dzotap
Illustrated by:
Marc Daniau
Marc Daniau
ISBN: 9780802856296
Fiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
(S)Kin
By: Ibi Zoboi
ISBN: 9780062888877
Fiction, Teen (12+), Poetry / Stories in Verse, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
All the Blues in the Sky
By: Renée Watson
ISBN: 9781547605897
Fiction, 9–12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Death / Grief / Loss
The Summer I Ate the Rich
By: Maika Moulite & Maritza Moulite
ISBN: 9780374390532
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Dystopian / Speculative / Alternative History
The Fib
By: Pedro Iniguez
Illustrated by:
Nathan Kwan
Nathan Kwan
ISBN: 9781962351300
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Social Emotional Learning
Fish Fry Friday: A Picture Book
By: Winsome Bingham
Illustrated by:
C. G. Esperanza
C. G. Esperanza
ISBN: 9781419766930
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blood in the Water
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
ISBN: 9781338849912
Fiction, 9–12, Prose, Mystery / Thriller
Messi’s Magic: How Lionel Messi Became the G.O.A.T.
By: Caroline L. Perry
Illustrated by:
Luciano Lozano
Luciano Lozano
ISBN: 9781546147534
Nonfiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
What We Did to Each Other
By: Josuee Hernández
ISBN: 9781635831078
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Mystery / Thriller
Minh and the Magic Grains of Rice
By: Ðo Nguyet Hà
Illustrated by:
Lê Phuong Quynh
Lê Phuong Quynh
ISBN: 9781797213330
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Creaky Acres
By: Calista Brill & Nilah Magruder
Illustrated by:
Nilah Magruder
Nilah Magruder
ISBN: 9780735230620
Fiction, 9–12, Graphic Novel, Humor
Miya Wears Orange
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
Erika Rodriguez Medina
Erika Rodriguez Medina
ISBN: 9781774921258
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Quiet Place
By: Monica Mikai
Illustrated by:
Monica Mikai
Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9781797225319
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Neurodiversity
Wildcats: A Graphic Novel
By: Crystal Velasquez
Illustrated by:
Eva Cabrera
Eva Cabrera
ISBN: 9781524879679
Fiction, 9–12, Graphic Novel, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Girl Power: 15 Stories Celebrating Black Girlhood
By: Leah Johnson (editor)
ISBN: 9781368098960
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Anthology / Collection, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Hug Like Michelle’s, a Voice Like Beyoncé’s: A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771507
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Rosa by Any Other Name
By: Hailey Alcaraz
ISBN: 9780593525579
Fiction, 0-3, Prose, Historical Fiction
Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots
By: Sylvia Rodriguez
Illustrated by:
Sylvia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781623545901
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Love Salmon and Lampreys
By: Brook Thompson
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Khmelevska
Anastasia Khmelevska
ISBN: 9781597146685
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Sacred Stone Camp
By: Rae Rose
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9780593696637
Nonfiction, Teen, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
The Interpreter
By: Olivia Abtahi
Illustrated by:
Monica Arnaldo
Monica Arnaldo
ISBN: 9780593620441
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Sandy Lake Tragedy: Following in the Footsteps of the Ojibwe
By: Emily Faith Johnson
ISBN: 9798875206139
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, History
Bread Days
By: Hannah Chung
Illustrated by:
Hannah Chung
Hannah Chung
ISBN: 9781662621017
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Food / Cooking
The Juneteenth Alphabet
By: Andrea Underwood Petifer
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781464219016
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Concepts
A Sea of Lemon Trees
By: María Dolores Águila
ISBN: 9781250342614
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Historical Fiction
Brown Girl in the Snow
By: Yolanda T. Marshall
Illustrated by:
Marianne Ferrer
Marianne Ferrer
ISBN: 9781771649261
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
Kente for Jojo
By: Bernard Mensah
Illustrated by:
Elizabeth Zunon
Elizabeth Zunon
ISBN: 9780593567128
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, How-to / Activity
She Persisted: Kamala Harris
By: Raakhee Mirchandani with introduction by Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. Clark
Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. Clark
ISBN: 9798217039593
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
CeeCee: Underground Railroad Cinderella
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781623543891
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Let’s Fly!: Barrington Irving’s Record-Breaking Flight Around the World
By: Barrington Irving and Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Six Triple Eight: A True Story of the Black Woman Battalion of World War II
By: Tonya Abari
Illustrated by:
Lance Evans
Lance Evans
ISBN: 9780063265769
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
That Swingin’ Sound!: The Musical Friendship of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
By: Rekha S Rajan
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781665957038
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Faye and the Dangerous Journey: An Ojibwe Removal Survival Story
By: Kim Sigafus
Illustrated by:
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
Soia Di Chiara Manetti
ISBN: 9781669086277
Fiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Historical Fiction
The Library in the Woods
By: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781541599123
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
To Walk the Sky: How Iroquois Steelworkers Helped Build Towering Cities
By: Patricia Morris Buckley
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780063046979
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Festa for Luana
By: Joana Pastro
Illustrated by:
Duda Oliva
Duda Oliva
ISBN: 9781665924795
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Make a Pretty Sound: A Story of Ella Jenkins—The First Lady of Children’s Music
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—and Helped Change History
By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan
ISBN: 9780593524909
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Fierce Aunties!
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope
By: Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by:
Sona Avedikian
Sona Avedikian
ISBN: 9781797222332
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
What Color Is the Baby? A Celebration of Skin Tones
By: Harshini Vankineni
Illustrated by:
Neha Rawat
Neha Rawat
ISBN: 9781536228946
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Family / Community
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
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9781954354333
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Music Inside Us: Yo-Yo Ma and His Gifts to the World (A Picture Book Biography)
By: James Howe
Illustrated by:
Jack Wong
Jack Wong
ISBN: 9781419755217
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change
By: Valerie Bolling
Illustrated by:
TeMika Grooms
TeMika Grooms
ISBN: 9781623545826
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Nainai’s Mountain
By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Joey Chou
Joey Chou
ISBN: 9780823452187
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Places / Travel
Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown: A Picture Book
By: Nydia Armendia-Sánchez
Illustrated by:
Loris Lora
Loris Lora
ISBN: 9781949480351
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Oh No! Chinese School!
By: Crystal Murakami
Illustrated by:
Jon Kenzo Okeya
Jon Kenzo Okeya
ISBN: 9781949567151
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
All the Stars in the Sky
By: Art Coulson
Illustrated by:
Winona Nelson
Winona Nelson
ISBN: 9781665931373
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Family / Community
The Gift of the Great Buffalo
By: Carole Lindstrom
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781547606887
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Historical Fiction
Rap It Up!
By: Carole Boston Weatherford & Jeffery Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ernel Martinez
Ernel Martinez
ISBN: 9781250833570
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Becoming a Ballerina: The Story of Michaela Mabinty DePrince
By: Laura Obuobi
Illustrated by:
Olivia Duchess
Olivia Duchess
ISBN: 9780063222465
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The History of We
By: Nikkolas Smith
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593619681
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Remember Who You Are
By: Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince
Illustrated by:
Sara General
Sara General
ISBN: 9781459840317
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Binna’s Dalgona
By: Sojung Kim-McCarthy
ISBN: 9780593856550
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hopeful Heroes: More Poems about Amazing Latinos
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Juliet Menéndez
Juliet Menéndez
ISBN: 9781250313942
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Rise Up!: 25 Powerful Protests in American History
By: Rachel C. Katz
Illustrated by:
Sophie Bass
Sophie Bass
ISBN: 9798888593684
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Love That Baby Hair!
By: Alliah L. Agostini
Illustrated by:
Sawyer Cloud
Sawyer Cloud
ISBN: 9781623546687
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
More Than What Eyes See: A book about blindness
By: Miso Kwak
Illustrated by:
Thaís Mesquita
Thaís Mesquita
ISBN: 9798885547307
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Disabilities
