Search by: BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lost at Windy River—A True Story of Survival
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete
Alina Pete
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Lowriders in Space
By: Cathy Camper
Illustrated by:
Raúl the Third
Raúl the Third
ISBN: 9781452128696
Fiction, 7-12, Construction / Transportation
The Paper Boat—A Refugee Story
By: Thao Lam
Illustrated by:
Thao Lam
Thao Lam
ISBN: 9781771473637
Fiction, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
Skunk on a String
By: Thao Lam
Illustrated by:
Thao Lam
Thao Lam
ISBN: 9781771471312
Fiction, 4-6, Imagination / Play
The Extraordinary Life of Mary Seacole
By: Naida Redgrave
Illustrated by:
Alleanna Harris
Alleanna Harris
ISBN: 9781684642014
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
When Black Girls Dream Big
By: Tanisia Moore
Illustrated by:
Robert Paul
Robert Paul
ISBN: 9781338776201
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We’re In This Together
By: Linda Sarsour
ISBN: 9781534439306
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Sweet Dreams, Sarah
By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
Chris Ewald
Chris Ewald
ISBN: 9781939547316
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Voice of Hope
By: Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525913
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond—A Civil Rights Icon
By: Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Charles
Chelsea Charles
ISBN: 9781459833975
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Ruby, Head High
By: Irène Cohen-Janca
Illustrated by:
Marc Daniau
Marc Daniau
ISBN: 9781568463414
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Freedom Braids
By: Monique Duncan
Illustrated by:
Oboh Moses
Oboh Moses
ISBN: 9781915244802
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Girl Called Echo Omnibus
By: katherena vermette
Illustrated by:
Scott B. Henderson; Donovan Yaciuk
Scott B. Henderson; Donovan Yaciuk
ISBN: 9781774920886
Fiction, Teen, Cultural Diversity
She Spoke Too—14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
By: Kathy Mac Millian, Manuela Bernardi
Illustrated by:
Becky Thorns
Becky Thorns
ISBN: 9781641707510
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Little Moons
By: Jen Storm
Illustrated by:
Ryan Howe; Nickolej Villiger; Alice RL
Ryan Howe; Nickolej Villiger; Alice RL
ISBN: 9781774921074
Fiction, Teen, Death / Grief / Loss
What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me
By: Alexis Bunten
Illustrated by:
Nicole Neidhardt
Nicole Neidhardt
ISBN: 9780316430036
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
She Spoke—14 Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
By: Kathy Mac Millian, Manuela Bernardi
Illustrated by:
Kathrin Honesta
Kathrin Honesta
ISBN: 9781641701310
Nonfiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Swans Of Harlem (Adapted for Young Adults)—Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy Of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History
By: Karen Valby
ISBN: 9780593643563
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Heartbeat Drum—The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist (A Picture Book)
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aphelandra
Aphelandra
ISBN: 9781419756689
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Heart Berry Bling
By: Jenny Kay Dupuis
Illustrated by:
Eva Campbell
Eva Campbell
ISBN: 9781774920558
Fiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Herstory—50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World
By: Katherine Halligan
Illustrated by:
Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh
ISBN: 9781534436640
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Ballet Brown
By: Bellen Woodard
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781546134077
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Brown Girls Do Ballet
By: TaKiyah Wallace-McMillian, JaNay Brown-Wood
ISBN: 9780762487592
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art / Performing Arts
The Untold Story of Sarah Keys Evans—Civil Rights Soldier
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
ISBN: 9781669004837
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Fancy Party Gowns—The Story of Fashion Designer Ann Cole Lowe
By: Deborah Blumenthal
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781499802399
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Fierce Aunties!
By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Steph Littlebird
Steph Littlebird
ISBN: 9781665948968
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Are the Medicine
By: Tasha Spillett
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan; Scott B. Henderson
Natasha Donovan; Scott B. Henderson
ISBN: 9781774921104
Fiction, Teen, Cultural Diversity
She Persisted—Maya Lin
By: Grace Lin, Chelsea Clinton
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
Alexandra Boiger, Gillian Flint
ISBN: 9780593403006
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Mariam’s Dream
By: Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by:
Sona Avedikian
Sona Avedikian
ISBN: 9781797222332
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Motorcycle Queen
By: Janie Havenmeyer
Illustrated by:
Jean Claverie
Jean Claverie
ISBN: 9781568463568
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Wonderful Hair—The Beauty of Annie Malone
By: Eve Nadel Catarevas
Illustrated by:
Felicia Marshall
Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781954354104
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Black Mambas—The World’s First All-Woman Anti-Poaching Unit
By: Kelly Crull
ISBN: 9798765627259
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Untold Story of Bridget Mason—A Freewoman Becomes an Entrepreneur
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
ISBN: 9781669070061
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Courageous Six-Triple Eight—The All-Black Female Battalion of World War II
By: Dr. Artika Tyner
ISBN: 9781666334050
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Pecan Sheller
By: Lupe Ruiz-Flores
ISBN: 9798765610527
Fiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
We Go High
By: Nicole Ellis
Illustrated by:
Natasha Cunningham
Natasha Cunningham
ISBN: 9780744050356
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The ABCs of Women’s History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523523290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
As the Seas Rise
By: Angela Quezada Padron
Illustrated by:
Angela Quezada Padron
Angela Quezada Padron
ISBN: 9781665913942
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers
By:
Uma Mishra-Newbery, Lina Al-Hathloul
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Green
Rebecca Green
ISBN: 9781662650642
Fiction, 4-6, Social Emotional Learning
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Pauli Murray—The Life of a Pioneering Feminist and Civil Rights Activist
By: Rosita Stevens-Holsey
Illustrated by:
Terry Catasús Jennings
Terry Catasús Jennings
ISBN: 9781499812510
Nonfiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Make a Pretty Sound
By: Traci N. Todd
Illustrated by:
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
ISBN: 9781452170640
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
She’ll Be the Sky—Poems by Women and Girls
By: Ella Risbridger
Illustrated by:
Anna Shepeta
Anna Shepeta
ISBN: 9798887770550
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Ruby Bridges—A Talk With My Teacher
By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Best Believe—The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
By: NoNieqa Ramos
Illustrated by:
Nicole Medina
Nicole Medina
ISBN: 9781728460444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Classified—The Secret Career of Mary Golda Ross, Cherokee Aerospace Engineer
By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9781541579149
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Girls to the Front—40 Asian American Women Who Blazed a Trail
By: Niña Mata
Illustrated by:
Niña Mata
Niña Mata
ISBN: 9780063216280
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Go Forth and Tell—The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller
By: Breanna J. McDaniel
Illustrated by:
April Harrison
April Harrison
ISBN: 9780593324202
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Grandmother School
By: Rina Singh
Illustrated by:
Ellen Rooney
Ellen Rooney
ISBN: 9781459819054
Fiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Lost at Windy River—A True Story of Survival
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete
Alina Pete
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
I’m Going to Be a Princess
By: Stephanie Taylor
Illustrated by:
Jade Orlando
Jade Orlando
ISBN: 9798887770345
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Beautiful Shades of Brown—The Art of Laura Wheeler Waring
By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Felicia Marshall
Felicia Marshall
ISBN: 9781939547651
Nonfiction, 4-6, Art / Performing Arts
pêyak little duck
By: Sandra Lamouche
Illustrated by:
Mando Littlechild
Mando Littlechild
ISBN: 9781459837171
4-6, Picture Book, Non-English Languages
Sarah Ponakey, Storycatcher and Maskwa’s Tipi Tales
By: Sita MacMillan
Illustrated by:
Azby Whitecalf
Azby Whitecalf
ISBN: 9781773219493
7-12, Early Reader, Cultural Diversity
The Three-Year Tumble
By: Dayeon Auh; translated by Tim Mohr
ISBN: 9780735845749
4-6, Picture Book, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Aya—An Anthology of Racial Justice, Healing and The Black Experience
By: Dr. Artika Tyner, Veronica Chapman
Illustrated by:
Reyhana Ismail
Reyhana Ismail
ISBN: 9798896050087
7-12, Anthology / Collection, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Camila Núñez’s Year of Disasters
By: Miriam Zoila Pérez
ISBN: 9798890032195
Teen, Prose, Coming of Age
A Card for my Mom
By: Bashabi Fraser
Illustrated by:
Maanvi Kapur
Maanvi Kapur
ISBN: 9781836290056
4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Clear and Bright—a Ching Ming Festival Story
By: Teresa Robeson
Illustrated by:
William Low
William Low
ISBN: 9781662620317
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dear New Friend
By: Taraneh Matloob
Illustrated by:
Alida Massari
Alida Massari
ISBN: 9781636551463
4-6, Picture Book, Immigrant Experience
The Fragments that Remain
By: Mackenzie Angeconeb
ISBN: 9781770867796
Teen, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Girl and The Robot
By: Oz Rodriguez and Claribel A. Ortega
ISBN: 9781368081856
7-12, Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I Shine Like the Sun
By: Alice Alderman
ISBN: 9781636551357
0-3, Board Book, Social Emotional Learning
Kai Po Che—Mini’s Perfect Kite
By: Suhasini Gupta
Illustrated by:
Devika Oza
Devika Oza
ISBN: 9781957655406
4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Land Knows Me
By: Leigh Joseph
Illustrated by:
Natalie Schnitter
Natalie Schnitter
ISBN: 9780760392911
7-12, Picture Book, Science / Nature
No Cat Like Tac
By: Alliah L. Agostini
Illustrated by:
Charles Santoso
Charles Santoso
ISBN: 9781368093668
4-6, Picture Book, Animals
Our World—USA
By: Joelle Retener
Illustrated by:
Sarah Walsh
Sarah Walsh
ISBN: 9798888593776
0-3, Board Book, Places / Travel
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
What Makes Us Human
By: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrated by:
Anna Forlati
Anna Forlati
ISBN: 9780802856258
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
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
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
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
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 Sculptors of Light
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi
ISBN: 9781478879602
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Amil And The After
By: Veera Hiranandani
ISBN: 9780525555063
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Let’s Fly
By: Barrington Irving, Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, 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
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
Stealing Little Moon—The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools (Scholastic Focus)
By: Dan Sasuweh Jones
ISBN: 9781338889475
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
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
