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The House That Lou Built

Written by Mae Respicio

Lou Bulosan-Nelson has the ultimate summer DIY project. She's going to build her own "tiny house,"...

3rd - 7th
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Always Anjali

Written by Sheetal Sheth and Illustrated by Jessica Blank
Anjali and her friends are excited to get matching personalized license plates for their bikes. But...
Pre-K - 4th
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The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

Written by Thelma Lynne Godin and Illustrated by Vanessa Brantley-Newton
A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon...
1st - 5th
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Baseball Saved Us

Written by Ken Mochizuki and Illustrated by Dom Lee

For a young Japanese-American boy sent to an internment camp during World War II, baseball becomes a...

K - 6th
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Kunu's Basket: A Story from Indian Island

Written by Lee DeCora Francis and Illustrated by Susan Drucker
Kunu is from the Penobscot Tribe located on Indian Island in Maine. They have a deep tradition in...
3rd - 7th
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The Remember Balloons

Written by Jessie Oliveros and Illustrated by Dana Wulfekotte
James’s Grandpa has the best balloons because he has the best memories. He has balloons showing Dad...
K - 4th
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Different Families (Celebrating Differences)

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Different Families, beginning readers will learn to celebrate diversity by appreciating the...
K - 4th
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Almost Paradise

Written by Corabel Shofner
Twelve-year-old Ruby Clyde Henderson’s life changes the day her mother’s boyfriend holds up a...
4th - 6th
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Bubbles

Written by Abby Cooper

Twelve-year-old Sophie Mulvaney's world has been turned upside down. Mom lost her job at the TV...

4th - 6th
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I Love You, Michael Collins

Written by Lauren Baratz-Logsted

It's 1969 and the country is gearing up for what looks to be the most exciting moment in U.S...

3rd - 6th
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Snow Lane

Written by Josie Angelini
Annie is the youngest of nine children. Instead of being condemned to the bottom of the pecking...
3rd - 6th
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The Ballad of Mulan

Written by Song Nan Zhang
According to legend, there was a young woman named Mulan whose aged and frail father was conscripted...
Pre-K - 4th
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The Song of Mu Lan

Written by Jeanne M. Lee
Mu Lan is at her loom when she hears the Emperor's call to arms. She rides off to war in her father...
Pre-K - 5th
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Fiona's Lace

Written and Illustrated by Patricia Polacco

An Irish family stays together with the help of Fiona's talent for making one-of-a-kind lace in this...

2nd - 5th
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Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale

Written by Carmen Agra Deedy
The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn’t know coffee beans about love and marriage...
K - 4th
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Stink and the Freaky Frog Freakout

Written by Megan McDonald and Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Judy Moody has a little brother nicknamed "Stink," and every kid who's attracted to the title will...

1st - 4th
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Grandma's Gift

Written and Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a...

2nd - 5th
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Playing From the Heart

Written by Peter H. Reynolds
When a young boy begins to play on his family’s piano, reveling in the fun of plunking the keys, his father signs him up for lessons so that he can learn to play properly.
3rd - 5th
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Chicken Sunday

Written by Patricia Polacco
A young white girl and her two black "brothers" devise a plan to raise money to buy the boys'...
1st - 4th
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Barefoot Books Children of the World

Written by Tessa Strickland and Kate DePalma and Illustrated by David Dean
Innovative and inclusive, Barefoot Books Children of the World empowers young readers to learn about...
K - 6th
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Starlight Grey

Written by Liz Flanagan and Illustrated by Valeria Docampo
After an old man dies, only his dreamy son Ivan is brave enough to keep vigil at his father’s grave...
K - 4th
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The Arabian Nights

Written by Wafa' Tarnowska and Illustrated by Carole Henaff
From Lebanese writer Wafa' Tarnowska and Spanish artist Carole Hénaff, this magnificent new edition...
3rd - 6th
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The Mother of Monsters

Written by Fran Parnell and Illustrated by Sophie Fatus
Mischievous Ntombi, the Chief’s daughter, isn’t at all afraid of the fearsome Ilunge River. But when...
K - 6th
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We All Went on Safari

Written by Laurie Krebs and Illustrated by Julia Cairns
Join Arusha, Mosi, Tumpe and their Maasai friends as they set out on a counting journey through the...
K - 6th

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