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Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away

By: Meg Medina
Illustrated by:
Sonia Sánchez
ISBN: 9781536207040
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

Farmers Unite! Planting a Protest for Fair Prices

By: Lindsey Metcalf
ISBN: 9781684379088
Nonfiction, History, 3-5 Grade
Finding a Way Home: Mildred and Richard Loving and the Fight for Marriage Equality

Finding a Way Home

By: Larry Dane Brimner
ISBN: 9781629797519
Nonfiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
Fish Out of Water

Fish Out of Water

By: Joanne Levy
ISBN: 9781459826595
Fiction, Diversity, 6-8 Grade
Go With the Flow

Go With the Flow

By: Lily Williams and Karen Schneemann
Illustrated by:
Lily Williams
ISBN: 9781250305725
Fiction, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Grown

Grown

By: Tiffany D. Jackson
ISBN: 9780062840356
Fiction, Health, 9-12 Grade
Heads Up. Changing Minds on Mental Health

Heads Up. Changing Minds on Mental Health

By: Melanie Siebert
Illustrated by:
Belle Wuthrich
ISBN: 9781459819115
Nonfiction, Health, 9-12 Grade
The Heart of Mi Familia

The Heart of Mi Familia

By: Carrie Lara
Illustrated by:
Christine Battuz
ISBN: 9781433832536
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
Hot Pot Night!

Hot Pot Night!

By: Vincent Chen
Illustrated by:
Vincent Chen
ISBN: 9781623541200
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
I Want to Ride the Tap Tap

I Want to Ride the Tap Tap

By: Danielle Joseph
Illustrated by:
Olivier Ganthier
ISBN: 9780374312145
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
If Dominican Were a Color

If Dominican Were a Color

By: Sili Recio
Illustrated by:
Brianna McCarthy
ISBN: 9781534461796
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist
ISBN: 9780593121368
Fiction, Contemporary, 3-5 Grade
Just Like a Mama

Just Like a Mama

By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
Charnelle Pinkney Barlow
ISBN: 9781534461833
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Kamala Harris. Rooted in Justice

Kamala Harris. Rooted in Justice

By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781534462670
Nonfiction, Contemporary, K-5 Grade
The Last Tree Town

The Last Tree Town

By: Beth Turley
ISBN: 9781534420649
Fiction, Diversity, 3-8 Grade
Love Your Body: Your body can do amazing things…

Love Your Body

By: Jessica Sanders
Illustrated by:
Carol Rossetti
ISBN: 9780711252424
Nonfiction, Health, K-2 Grade
Lulu the One and Only

Lulu the One and Only

By: Lynnette Mawhinney
Illustrated by:
Jennie Poh
ISBN: 9781433831591
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
Magnificent Homespun Brown: A Celebration

Magnificent Homespun Brown

By: Samara Cole Doyon
Illustrated by:
Kaylani Juanita
ISBN: 9780884487975
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
Migrants

Migrants

By: Issa Watanabe
Illustrated by:
Issa Watanabe
ISBN: 9781776573134
Fiction, Contemporary, K-8 Grade
Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

By: Lyla Lee
Illustrated by:
Dung Ho
ISBN: 9781534440111
Fiction, Diversity, K-5 Grade
Nana Akua Goes to School

Nana Akua Goes to School

By: Tricia Elam Walker
Illustrated by:
April Harrison
ISBN: 9780525581130
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
No Voice Too Small. Fourteen Young Americans Making History

No Voice Too Small. Fourteen Young Americans Making History

By: Edited by Lindsay H. Metcalf , Keila V. Dawson, Jeanette Bradley
Illustrated by:
Jeanette Bradley
ISBN: 9781623541316
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 3-5 Grade
Normal. One Kid’s Extraordinary Journey

Normal. One Kid’s Extraordinary Journey

By: Magdalena Newman and Nathaniel Newman
Illustrated by:
Neil Swaab
ISBN: 9781328631831
Nonfiction, Biography / Memoir, 6-8 Grade
Ohana Means Family

Ohana Means Family

By: Ilima Loomis
Illustrated by:
Kenard Pak
ISBN: 9780823443260
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
One Boy’s Choice. A Tale of the Amazon

One Boy’s Choice. A Tale of the Amazon

By: Sueli Menezes
Illustrated by:
Anika Siems
ISBN: 9781662650031
Fiction, Science, K-2 Grade
One Little Lot. The 1-2-3s of an Urban Garden

One Little Lot. The 1-2-3s of an Urban Garden

By: Diane C. Mullen
Illustrated by:
Oriol Vidal
ISBN: 9781580898898
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
The One with the Scraggly Beard

The One with the Scraggly Beard

By: Elizabeth Withey
Illustrated by:
Lynn Scurfield
ISBN: 9781459818552
Fiction, Picture Book, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Oscar’s American Dream

Oscar’s American Dream

By: Barry Wittenstein
Illustrated by:
Kristen Howdeshell and Kevin Howdeshell
ISBN: 9780525707691
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-5 Grade
Papa, Daddy, and Riley

Papa, Daddy, and Riley

By: Seamus Kirst
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9781433832390
Fiction, Romance, K-2 Grade
The Paper Kingdom

The Paper Kingdom

By: Helena Ku Rhee
Illustrated by:
Pascal Campion
ISBN: 9780525644613
Fiction, Action / Adventure, K-2 Grade
Parachutes

Parachutes

By: Kelly Yang
ISBN: 9780062941084
Fiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
A Place at the Table

A Place at the Table

By: Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
ISBN: 9780358116684
Fiction, Diversity, 3-8 Grade
Poisoned Water: How the Citizens of Flint, Michigan, Fought for Their Lives and Warned the Nation

Poisoned Water

By: Candy J. Cooper and Marc Aronson
ISBN: 9781547602322
Nonfiction, Health, 6-8 Grade
The Power of One. Every Act of Kindness Counts

The Power of One. Every Act of Kindness Counts

By: Trudy Ludwig
Illustrated by:
Mike Curato
ISBN: 9781524771584
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Rise Up! The Art of Protest

Rise Up! The Art of Protest

By: Jo Rippon
ISBN: 9781623541507
Nonfiction, Contemporary, 3-12 Grade
Ritu Weds Chandni

Ritu Weds Chandni

By: Ameya Narvankar
Illustrated by:
Ameya Narvankar
ISBN: 9781949528947
Fiction, Romance, K-8 Grade
Running

Running

By: Natalia Sylvester
ISBN: 9780358124351
Fiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
Santiago’s Road Home

Santiago’s Road Home

By: Alexandra Diaz
ISBN: 9781534446236
Fiction, Contemporary, 3-8 Grade
A Small History of a Disagreement

A Small History of a Disagreement

By: Claudio Fuentes
Illustrated by:
Gabriela Lyon
ISBN: 9781771647076
Fiction, Contemporary, 3-5 Grade
Sometimes People March

Sometimes People March

By: Tessa Allen
Illustrated by:
Tessa Allen
ISBN: 9780062991188
Nonfiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Speak Up

Speak Up

By: Miranda Paul
Illustrated by:
Ebony Glenn
ISBN: 9780358140962
Nonfiction, Contemporary, K-12 Grade
Stamped. Racism Antiracism and You

Stamped. Racism Antiracism and You

By: Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
ISBN: 9780316453691
Fiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
Stand up! Speak Up! A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution

Stand up! Speak Up! A Story Inspired by the Climate Change Revolution

By: Andrew Joyner
ISBN: 9780593301586
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Street of Storytellers

Street of Storytellers

By: Doug Wilhelm
ISBN: 9781578690169
Fiction, Contemporary, 6-12 Grade
Teatime Around the World

Teatime Around the World

By: Denyse Waissbluth
Illustrated by:
Chelsea O'Byrne
ISBN: 9781771646017
Nonfiction, Action / Adventure, K-2 Grade
This Is My America

This Is My America

By: Kim Johnson
ISBN: 9780593118764
Fiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
Unrig. How to Fix Our Broken Democracy (World Citizen Comics)

Unrig. How to Fix Our Broken Democracy (World Citizen Comics)

By: Daniel G. Newman
Illustrated by:
George O'Connor
ISBN: 9781250295309
Nonfiction, Contemporary, 9-12 Grade
V is for Voting

V is for Voting

By: Kate Farrell
Illustrated by:
Caitlin Kuhwald
ISBN: 9781250231253
Nonfiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
What I Carry

What I Carry

By: Jennifer Longo
ISBN: 9780553537710
Fiction, Romance, 9-12 Grade
When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition): A Story of Black Lives Matter and the Power to Change the World

When They Call You a Terrorist (Young Adult Edition)

By: Patrisse Khan-Cullors and asha bandele
ISBN: 9781250194985
Nonfiction, Diversity, 9-12 Grade
When We Are Kind

When We Are Kind

By: Monique Gray Smith
Illustrated by:
Nicole Neidhardt
ISBN: 9781459825222
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Wherever I Go

Wherever I Go

By: Mary Wagley Copp
Illustrated by:
Munir D. Mohammed
ISBN: 9781534419193
Fiction, Diversity, K-5 Grade
A Wish in the Dark

A Wish in the Dark

By: Christina Soontornvat
ISBN: 9781536204940
Fiction, Contemporary, 3-8 Grade
Woke. A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

Woke. A Young Poet’s Call to Justice

By: Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood
Illustrated by:
Theodore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781250311207
Nonfiction, Poetry, 3-12 Grade
A World Together

A World Together

By: Sonia Manzano
ISBN: 9781426337383
Nonfiction, Action / Adventure, K-2 Grade
Yes No Maybe So

Yes No Maybe So

By: Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
ISBN: 9780062937049
Fiction, Romance, 6-12 Grade
You Matter

You Matter

By: Christian Robinson
Illustrated by:
Christian Robinson
ISBN: 9781534421691
Fiction, Contemporary, K-2 Grade
Your Name is a Song

Your Name is a Song

By: Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9781943147724
Fiction, Diversity, K-2 Grade
A Giant Mess (I Like to Read Comics)

A Giant Mess (I Like to Read Comics)

By: Jeffrey Ebbeler
ISBN: 9780823446391
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Agnes’s Place

Agnes’s Place

By: Marit Larsen
Illustrated by:
Jenny Løvlie
ISBN: 9781542026758
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Allergic

Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd
Illustrated by:
Michelle Mee Nutter
ISBN: 9781338568905
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
As Strong as the River

As Strong as the River

By: Sarah Noble
Illustrated by:
Sarah Noble
ISBN: 9781838740177
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Between Perfect & Real

Between Perfect & Real

By: Ray Stoeve
ISBN: 9781419746017
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
Breathing Underwater

Breathing Underwater

By: Sarah Allen
ISBN: 9780374313258
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
In Your Face! (Big Nate #24)

In Your Face! (Big Nate #24)

By: Lincoln Peirce
ISBN: 9781524864774
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
Leo Loves Daddy

Leo Loves Daddy

By: Anna McQuinn
Illustrated by:
Ruth Hearson
ISBN: 9781623542412
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
Riley Can’t Stop Crying

Riley Can’t Stop Crying

By: Stéphanie Boulay
Illustrated by:
Agathe Bray-Bourret
ISBN: 9781459826380
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Rivals

Rivals

By: Tommy Greenwald
ISBN: 9781419748271
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
Shoe Wars

Shoe Wars

By: Liz Pichon
ISBN: 9781338654745
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
Starfish

Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps
ISBN: 9781984814500
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
Starting Over in Sunset Park

Starting Over in Sunset Park

By: José Pelez and Lynn McGee
Illustrated by:
Bianca Diaz
ISBN: 9780884488446
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
The Elephant Doctor of India

The Elephant Doctor of India

By: Janie Chodosh
ISBN: 9781641603072
Nonfiction, 7-12, Science
Violet and the Pie of Life

Violet and the Pie of Life

By: Debra Green
ISBN: 9780823447558
Fiction, 7-12, Math
All Sorts

All Sorts

By: Pippa Goodhart
Illustrated by:
Emily Rand
ISBN: 9781912497218
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
Extraordinary!

Extraordinary!

By: Penny Harrison
Illustrated by:
Katie Wilson
ISBN: 9781684641444
Fiction, 4-6, Contemporary
How Talula Turned Her Day Around

How Talula Turned Her Day Around

By: Kathy Brodsky
Illustrated by:
Sarah Zeogas
ISBN: 9780997792287
Fiction, 4-6, Health
Ozy and Millie: Perfectly Normal

Ozy and Millie

By: Dana Simpson
ISBN: 9781524865092
Fiction, 7-12, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Sleep, Cat, Sleep!

Sleep, Cat, Sleep!

By: Antje Damm
ISBN: 9783791374482
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
This Is Not the Jess Show

This Is Not the Jess Show

By: Anna Carey
ISBN: 9781683691976
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
Lore

Lore

By: Alexandra Bracken
ISBN: 9781484778203
Fiction, Teen, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
One of the Good Ones

One of the Good Ones

By: Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
ISBN: 9781335145802
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
Roman and Jewel

Roman and Jewel

By: Dana L. Davis
ISBN: 9781335070623
Fiction, Teen, Diversity
The Comeback

The Comeback

By: E. L. Shen
ISBN: 9780374313791
Fiction, 7-12, Contemporary
Wider Than The Sky

Wider Than The Sky

By: Katherine Rothschild
ISBN: 9781641291132
Fiction, Teen, Contemporary
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys’ Soccer Team

All Thirteen

By: Christina Soontornvat
ISBN: 9781536209457
Nonfiction, Teen, Action / Adventure
Babymoon

Babymoon

By: Hayley Barrett
Illustrated by:
Juana Martinez-Neal
ISBN: 9780763688523
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
Bear’s Scare

Bear’s Scare

By: Jacob Grant
ISBN: 9781681197203
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
Be Kind

Be Kind

By: Pat Zeitlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Jen Hill
ISBN: 9781626723214
Fiction, 0-3, cOntemporary
B Is for Baby

B Is for Baby

By: Atinuke
Illustrated by:
Angela Brooksbank
ISBN: 9781536201666
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
Car, Car, Truck, Jeep

Car, Car, Truck, Jeep

By: Katrina Charman
Illustrated by:
Nick Sharratt
ISBN: 9781681198958
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
The Family Book

The Family Book

By: Todd Parr
ISBN: 9780316442541
Fiction, 0-3, Board Book
Hiking Day

Hiking Day

By: Anne Rockwell
Illustrated by:
Lizzy Rockwell
ISBN: 9781481427371
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
Indestructibles: Baby, Let’s Eat!

Indestructibles

By: Stephan Lomp, Created by Amy Pixton
ISBN: 9781523502073
Nonfiction, 0-3, Spanish
Julián is a Mermaid

Julián is a Mermaid

By: Jessica Love
ISBN: 9780763690458
Fiction, 0-3, Diversity
Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment

Parker Looks Up

By: Parker Curry and Jessica Curry
Illustrated by:
Brittany Jackson
ISBN: 9781534451865
Fiction, 0-3, History
SHARE This Book

SHARE This Book

By: John Hutton
Illustrated by:
Christina Brown
ISBN: 9781936669677
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book
Stanley’s Train

Stanley’s Train

By: William Bee
ISBN: 9781682631089
Fiction, 0-3, Picture Book
Will Ladybug Hug?

Will Ladybug Hug?

By: Hilary Leung
ISBN: 9781338215601
Fiction, 0-3, Contemporary
A Big Mooncake for Little Star

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

By: Grace Lin
ISBN: 9780316404488
Fiction, 4-6, Science
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