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Paula’s Patches

Paula’s Patches

By: Gabrielle Aldeman
Illustrated by:
Rocío Arreola Mendoza
ISBN: 9781631987335
Fiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
The Mystery of the Painted Fan

The Mystery of the Painted Fan

By: Linda Trinh
Illustrated by:
Clayton Nguyen
ISBN: 9781773217710
Fiction, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Manjhi Moves a Mountain

Manjhi Moves a Mountain

By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Danny Popovici
ISBN: 9781939547347
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Letters in Charcoal

Letters in Charcoal

By: Irene Vasco
Illustrated by:
Juan Palomino
ISBN: 9781915244512
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Jayden’s Impossible Garden

Jayden’s Impossible Garden

By: Mélina Mangal
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781631985904
Fiction, 4-6, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush

By: Patrice Lawrence
Illustrated by:
Camilla Sucre
ISBN: 9798887770338
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Good Guys Agency: Brave Like Jackie Robinson: Boys for a Better World

The Good Guys Agency

By: Nick Esposito
Illustrated by:
Ricardo Tokumoto
ISBN: 9781638190806
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Age 16

Age 16

By: Rosena Fung
ISBN: 9781773218335
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Abuelita and Me

Abuelita and Me

By: Leonarda Carranza
Illustrated by:
Rafael Mayani
ISBN: 9781773216102
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay

Your Plantation Prom Is Not Okay

By: Kelly McWilliams
ISBN: 9780316449939
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Year of Black Joy: 52 Black Voices Share Their Life Passions

A Year of Black Joy

By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
Jade Orlando
ISBN: 9781419767784
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
When the Stars Came Home

When the Stars Came Home

By: Brittany Luby
Illustrated by:
Natasha Donovan
ISBN: 9780316592499
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me

What Your Ribbon Skirt Means to Me

By: Alexis Bunten
Illustrated by:
Nicole Neidhardt
ISBN: 9780316430036
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

What Was the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921?

By: Caleb Gayle, Who HQ
Illustrated by:
Tim Foley
ISBN: 9780593521700
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
We Are Your Children Too: Black Students, White Supremacists, and the Battle for America’s Schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia

We Are Your Children Too

By: P. O'connell Pearson
ISBN: 9781665901390
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Warrior Girl Unearthed

Warrior Girl Unearthed

By: Angeline Boulley
ISBN: 9781250766588
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll)

The Walk (A Stroll to the Poll)

By: Winsome Bingham
Illustrated by:
E.B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781419747724
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Voices of the People

Voices of the People

By: Joseph Bruchac
Illustrated by:
17 tribally enrolled artists
ISBN: 9781478875161
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Trail Blazing Life of Viola Desmond: Civil Rights Icon

The Trail Blazing Life of Viola Desmond

By: Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Charles
ISBN: 9781459833975
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Too Small Tola Gets Tough

Too Small Tola Gets Tough

By: Atinuke
Illustrated by:
Onyinye Iwu
ISBN: 9781536229462
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
This Indian Kid: A Native American Memoir (Scholastic Focus)

This Indian Kid

By: Eddie Chuculate
ISBN: 9781338802085
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
That Flag

That Flag

By: Tameka Fryer Brown
Illustrated by:
Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780063093447
Fiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism

Stand Up and Speak Out Against Racism

By: Yassmin Abdel-Magied
Illustrated by:
Aleesha Nandhra
ISBN: 9781536231335
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Something, Someday

Something, Someday

By: Amanda Gorman
Illustrated by:
Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9780593203255
Fiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The Secret Pocket

The Secret Pocket

By: Peggy Janicki
Illustrated by:
Carrielynn Victor
ISBN: 9781459833722
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Salat in Secret

Salat in Secret

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
ISBN: 9781984848093
Fiction, 4-6, Religion / Spirituality
Race to the Truth: Slavery and the African American Story

Race to the Truth

By: Patricia Williams Dockery
ISBN: 9780593480465
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Race to the Truth: Colonization and the Wampanoag Story

Race to the Truth

By: Linda Coombs
ISBN: 9780593480434
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready!

Put Your Shoes On & Get Ready!

By: Raphael G. Warnock
Illustrated by:
Temika Grooms
ISBN: 9780593528877
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Promise Boys

Promise Boys

By: Nick Brooks
ISBN: 9781250866974
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Red, White, and Blue

My Red, White, and Blue

By: Alana Tyson, London Ladd
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525708
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
More Than a Dream

More Than a Dream

By: Yohuru Williams, Michael G. Long
ISBN: 9780374391744
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Mascot

Mascot

By: Charles Waters, Traci Sorell
ISBN: 9781623543808
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Major Taylor: World Cycling Champion

Major Taylor

By: Charles R. Smith
Illustrated by:
Leo Espinosa
ISBN: 9781536214987
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Loud and Proud:the Life of Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm

Loud and Proud

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
Kaylani Juanita
ISBN: 9781534463523
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Long Time Coming: a Lyrical Biography of Race in America from Ona Judge to Barack Obama

A Long Time Coming

By: Ray Anthony Shepard
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781662680663
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Little People, BIG DREAMS: American Dreams

Little People, BIG DREAMS

By: Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara
Illustrated by:
Lisbeth Kaiser
ISBN: 9780711285576
Nonfiction, 3-5, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Light She Feels Inside

The Light She Feels Inside

By: Gwendolyn Wallace
Illustrated by:
Olivia Duchess
ISBN: 9781728239798
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lift Every Voice and Change

Lift Every Voice and Change

By: Charnaie Gordon
Illustrated by:
Aeron Cargill
ISBN: 9780760374597
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Kin: Rooted in Hope

Kin

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Jeffery Weatherford
ISBN: 9781665913621
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ketanji Brown Jackson: A Justice for All

Ketanji Brown Jackson

By: Tami Charles
Illustrated by:
Jemma Skidmore
ISBN: 9781665935265
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ketanji

Ketanji

By: Kekla Magoon
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9780063296169
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Jovita Wore Pants

Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar
Illustrated by:
Molly Mendoza
ISBN: 9781338283419
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Jackie Ormes Draws the Future

Jackie Ormes Draws the Future

By: Liz Montague
ISBN: 9780593426548
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams

I Am My Ancestors’ Wildest Dreams

By: Tanisia Moore
Illustrated by:
Robert Paul Jr.
ISBN: 9781338776171
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

How Do You Spell Unfair?

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9781536215540
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
History Smashers: Christopher Columbus and the Taino People

History Smashers

By: Kate Messner, Jose Barreiro
Illustrated by:
Falynn Koch
ISBN: 9780593564264
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
History Comics: Rosa Parks and Claudette Colvin

History Comics

By: Tracey Baptiste
Illustrated by:
Shauna J. Grant
ISBN: 9781250174215
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Hispanic Star: Sonia Sotomayor

Hispanic Star

By: Claudia Romo Edelman, Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by:
Alexandra Beguez
ISBN: 9781250828224
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Hero Like Me

A Hero Like Me

By: Jen Reid, Angela Joy
Illustrated by:
Leire Salaberria
ISBN: 9780711286313
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale

The Great Banned-Books Bake Sale

By: Aya Khalil
Illustrated by:
Anait Semirdzhyan
ISBN: 9780884489672
Fiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Eagle Drums

Eagle Drums

By: Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson
ISBN: 9781250750655
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Dear Yesteryear

Dear Yesteryear

By: Kimberly Annece Henderson
ISBN: 9780593529249
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dark Testament

Dark Testament

By: Crystal Simone Smith
ISBN: 9781250854360
Fiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Contenders

Contenders

By: Traci Sorell
Illustrated by:
Arigon Starr
ISBN: 9780593406472
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Carpet: An Afghan Family Story, The

Carpet

By: Dezh Azaad
Illustrated by:
Nan Cao
ISBN: 9781419763618
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Cantora

Cantora

By: Melisa Fernández Nitsche
ISBN: 9780593645970
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Boundless (Scholastic Focus)

Boundless (Scholastic Focus)

By: Chaunté Lowe
ISBN: 9781338741520
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever

The Ashe Brothers

By: Judy Allen Dodson
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781684465361
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
The Artivist

The Artivist

By: Nikkolas Smith
ISBN: 9780593619650
Fiction, 4-6, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
An American Story

An American Story

By: Kwame Alexander
Illustrated by:
Dare Coulter
ISBN: 9780316473125
Fiction, 4-6, Historical Fiction
All You Have To Do

All You Have To Do

By: Autumn Allen
ISBN: 9780593619049
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
All Rise: The Story of Ketanji Brown Jackson

All Rise

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ashley Evans
ISBN: 9780593650165
Nonfiction, 3-5, Biography / Memoir
All Aboard the Schooltrain

All Aboard the Schooltrain

By: Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Keisha Morris
ISBN: 9781338766899
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ajay and the Mumbai Sun

Ajay and the Mumbai Sun

By: Varsha Shah
ISBN: 9781338875461
Fiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
We’re Happy You’re Here

We’re Happy You’re Here

By: Julie Wilkins
Illustrated by:
Brady Sato
ISBN: 9781459836488
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
One Big Open Sky

One Big Open Sky

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
ISBN: 9780823450169
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Momo-La is a Museum

My Momo-La is a Museum

By: Mamta Nainy
Illustrated by:
Violet Kim
ISBN: 9781915244635
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Mama’s Library Summers

Mama’s Library Summers

By: Melvina Noel
Illustrated by:
Daria Peoples
ISBN: 9781949480238
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Mahogany: A Little Red Riding Hood Tale

Mahogany

By: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrated by:
John Joven
ISBN: 9781623543679
Fiction, 4-6, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Lisa Leslie

Lisa Leslie

By: Luke Hanlon
ISBN: 9781634947909
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Just Like You

Just Like You

By: Anne Wyner
Illustrated by:
Letícia Moreno
ISBN: 9781499814484
Fiction, 0-3, BIPOC Characters and Creators
I’ll See You in Ijebu

I’ll See You in Ijebu

By: Bunmi Emenanjo
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781646868438
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Great Henna Party

The Great Henna Party

By: Humera Malik
Illustrated by:
Sohali Sohra
ISBN: 9781915244604
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
Folk Stories and Tall Tales

Folk Stories and Tall Tales

By: Claire Cock-Starkey
Illustrated by:
Zanna Goldhawk
ISBN: 9781684645749
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Why We Dance

Why We Dance

By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781419756672
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Tender Beasts

Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury
ISBN: 9781665903523
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Relit: 16 Latinx Remixes of Classic Stories

Relit

By: Sandra Proudman
ISBN: 9781335010018
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Primetime: Legends Simone Biles: Gymnastics Legend

Primetime

By: Chrös McDougall
ISBN: 9781634947848
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Numbers 123 in English ― Swahili

Numbers 123 in English ― Swahili

By: Dr. Artika R. Tyner
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223368
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Journey to the Stars

Journey to the Stars

By: Laurie Wallmark, Raakhee Mirchandani
Illustrated by:
Maitreyi Ghosh
ISBN: 9781506484693
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Jam, Too?

Jam, Too?

By: JaNay Brown-Wood
Illustrated by:
Jacqueline Alcántara
ISBN: 9780593323762
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
J is for Juneteenth

J is for Juneteenth

By: Jamariah Cross, Kimani Prince, Ariyah Webster
Illustrated by:
Reyhana Ismail
ISBN: 9781959223221
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Infinity Alchemist

Infinity Alchemist

By: Kacen Callender
ISBN: 9781250890252
Fiction, Teen, Fantasy
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

How the Boogeyman Became a Poet

By: Tony Keith, Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Hair Oil Magic

Hair Oil Magic

By: Anu Chouhan
Illustrated by:
Anu Chouhan
ISBN: 9781547611041
Fiction, 4-6, Family / Community
The Fox Maidens

The Fox Maidens

By: Robin Ha
Illustrated by:
Robin Ha
ISBN: 9780062685124
Fiction, Teen, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Drawing Deena

Drawing Deena

By: Hena Khan
ISBN: 9781534459915
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
The Diablo’s Curse

The Diablo’s Curse

By: Gabe Cole Novoa
ISBN: 9780593378052
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Bros

Bros

By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Reggie Brown
ISBN: 9781536220414
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem

Blue Stars

By: Cynthia Lietich Smith, Kekla Magoon
Illustrated by:
Molly Murakami
ISBN: 9781536204995
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Akua Loves Math

Akua Loves Math

By: Dr. Artika R. Tyner
Illustrated by:
Bilal Karaca
ISBN: 9781959223214
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
We Need Everyone

We Need Everyone

By: Michael Redhead Champagne
Illustrated by:
Tiff Bartel
ISBN: 9781774920114
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Wander in the Dark

Wander in the Dark

By: Jumata Emill
ISBN: 9780593651858
Fiction, Teen, Mystery / Thriller
Too Much

Too Much

By: Laurel Goodluck
Illustrated by:
Bridget George
ISBN: 9781665911269
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Princess Kira’s Kiwi Jubilee

Princess Kira’s Kiwi Jubilee

By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
ISBN: 9781419766381
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Poemhood: Our Black Revival

Poemhood

By: edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
ISBN: 9780063225282
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
On This Day in Black History

On This Day in Black History

By: Christin Farley
ISBN: 9781638191391
Nonfiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Nimoshom and His Bus (softcover edition)

Nimoshom and His Bus (softcover edition)

By: Penny M. Thomas
Illustrated by:
Karen Hibbard
ISBN: 9781774921166
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
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