Somos Un Arco Iris: We Are A Rainbow
Somos Un Arco Iris: We Are A Rainbow By Nancy Maria Grande Tabor Published by Charlesbridge ISBN-13: 9780881068139 Age Range: 3+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Colorful, sweet, fascinating, and fun, the world and its people become closer and we learn that everyone can be a friend. Description WE ARE A RAINBOW helps young readers begin building the cultural bridges of common human understanding through simple comparisons of culture from breakfast foods to legends. Colorful cut-paper art and gentle language deliver this universal message eloquently. This bilingual...
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A Journey Toward Hope By Victor Hinojosa, Coert Voorhees Illustrated by Susan Guevara Published by Six Foot Press ISBN-13: 9781644420089 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N | Worldcat “An emotional entry point to a larger, necessary discussion on this complex and difficult subject.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Every year, roughly 50,000 unaccompanied minors arrive at the US/Mexico border to present themselves for asylum or related visas. The majority of these children are non-Mexicans fleeing the systemic violence of Central America’s “Northern...
Read MoreAfter the Last Border
After the Last Border By Jessica Goudeau Published by Penguin Publishing Group ISBN: 9780525559139 Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Goudeau’s sometimes heartbreaking narratives personalize the refugee crisis in ways cold news accounts cannot.” —Library Journal Description The welcoming and acceptance of immigrants and refugees has been central to America’s identity for centuries–yet America has periodically turned its back at the times of greatest humanitarian need. After the Last Border is an intimate look at the lives of two women as...
Read MoreAmerican as Paneer Pie
American as Paneer Pie By Supriya Kelkar Published by Aladdin ISBN-13: 9781534439382 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…paints a convincing portrait of a girl straddling two cultures.” —Publishers Weekly Description As the only Indian American kid in her small town, Lekha Divekar feels like she has two versions of herself: Home Lekha, who loves watching Bollywood movies and eating Indian food, and School Lekha, who pins her hair over her bindi birthmark and avoids confrontation at all costs, especially when someone teases her for being...
Read More10 Things I Hate about Pinky
10 Things I Hate about Pinky By Sandhya Menon Published by Simon Pulse ISBN-13: 9781534416819 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “In this companion to When Dimple Met Rishi, two frenemies fake-date their way through summer vacation.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted rock stars, no cause is too esoteric for her to champion. But a teeny tiny part of her also really enjoys making her conservative, buttoned-up corporate lawyer parents cringe. Samir Jha...
Read MoreMore Than Just a Pretty Face
More Than Just a Pretty Face By Syed M. Masood Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 9780316492355 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “…a much-needed historical and contemporary perspective of Western culture through a South Asian lens.” —School Library Journal Description Danyal Jilani doesn’t lack confidence. He may not be the smartest guy in the room, but he’s funny, gorgeous, and going to make a great chef one day. His father doesn’t approve of his career choice, but that hardly matters. What...
Read MoreThe Knockout
The Knockout By Sajni Patel Published by North Star Editions ISBN-13: 9781635830606 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Description If seventeen-year-old Kareena Thakkar is going to alienate herself from the entire Indian community, she might as well do it gloriously. She’s landed the chance of a lifetime, an invitation to the US Muay Thai Open, which could lead to a spot on the first-ever Olympic team. If only her sport wasn’t seen as something too rough for girls, something she’s afraid to share with anyone outside of her family. Despite pleasing her...
Read MoreOur Wayward Fate
Our Wayward Fate By Gloria Chao Published by Simon Pulse ISBN-13: 9781534427617 Age Range: 12+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “When the new student in town happens be Taiwanese just like her, Ali Chu’s world is turned upside down—and not in the ways she might have imagined.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Seventeen-year-old Ali Chu knows that as the only Asian person at her school in middle-of-nowhere Indiana, she must be bland as white toast to survive. This means swapping her congee lunch for PB&Js, ignoring the clueless racism from her...
Read MoreNana Akua Goes to School
Nana Akua Goes to School By Tricia Elam Walker Illustrated by April Harrison Published by Random House Children’s Books ISBN-13: 9780525581130 Age Range: 4+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N | Worldcat “This lovely story explores the perennial fear of being different, while showcasing the great love between a grandparent and grandchild.” —School Library Journal Description It is Grandparents Day at Zura’s elementary school, and the students are excited to introduce their grandparents and share what makes them special. Aleja’s grandfather is a...
Read MoreAll Around Us
All Around Us By Xelena Gonzalez Illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia Published by Cinco Puntos Press ISBN-13: 9781941026762 Age Range: 3+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “An intergenerational tale for all picture-book collections.” —Booklist Description Grandpa and his granddaughter meditate on gardens and seeds, and on circles seen and unseen, as they share and create family traditions in this stunning exploration of the cycles of life and nature. All Around Us received a Pura Belpre Honor Award for Illustration in 2018. Now available in Spanish for the...
Read MoreAbuela
Abuela By Arthur Dorros Illustrated by Elisa Kleven Published by Penguin Young Readers Group ISBN-13: 9780140562255 Age Range: 3+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat The exhilaration in Rosalba’s and Abuela’s story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share. Description Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places...
Read MoreA Very Large Expanse of Sea
A Very Large Expanse of Sea By Tahereh Mafi Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780062866578 Age Range: 13+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A moving coming-of-age narrative about the viciousness of Islamophobia and the unwavering power of love in post-9/11 America.” —Kirkus Reviews Description It’s 2002, a year after 9/11. It’s an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who’s tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She’s tired...
Read MoreYes No Maybe So
Yes No Maybe So By Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed Published by HarperCollins Publishers ISBN-13: 9780062983794 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “After narrowly surviving an airstrike, Ghalib suddenly finds himself being forced to join the Kurdish Protection Units or else risk his life fleeing to Europe.” —Kirkus Reviews Description YES Jamie Goldberg is cool with volunteering for his local state senate candidate—as long as he’s behind the scenes. When it comes to speaking to strangers (or, let’s face it, speaking at all to almost anyone)...
Read MoreWhat I Like Most
What I Like Most By Mary Murphy Illustrated by Zhu Cheng-Liang Published by Candlewick Press ISBN-13: 9781536209402 Age Range: 3+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “A simple yet sweet introduction to impermanence and change in all things…except one.” —Kirkus Reviews Description A little girl observes, one by one, things that give her pleasure — the apricot jam on her toast, the light-up shoes that make her feet bounce, the sparkling river, the pencil whose color comes out like a ribbon. But even after the jar becomes empty, and the shoes grow too small, and...
Read MoreLittle Chanclas
Little Chanclas By Jose Lozano Published by Cinco Puntos Press ISBN-13: 9781935955856 Age Range: 5+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N | Worldcat “…[Lozano] creates a likably stubborn protagonist and situates her in a vibrant, affectionate Latino family.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Little Lily Lujan loves the slippety-slappety of her noise flip flops—until she trades them in for soccer shoes. Clickety-clackety. Goooooal! Reviews & Accolades “A little girl loves her flip-flops to death—literally—setting up a new-shoe dilemma. Lily Luján so loves her...
Read MoreWhat If a Fish
What If a Fish By Anika Fajardo Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 9781534449831 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat Figuring out how to be a true colombiano might be more difficult than he thought. Description Half-Colombian Eddie Aguado has never really felt Colombian. Especially after Papa died. And since Mama keeps her memories of Papa locked up where Eddie can’t get to them, he only has Papa’s third-place fishing tournament medal to remember him by. He’ll have to figure out how to be more Colombian on his own. As if by...
Read MoreSky of Bombs, Sky of Stars
Sky of Bombs, Sky of Stars By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch Published by Pajama Press Inc. ISBN-13: 9781772780949 Age Range: 8+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | WorldCat Retold by acclaimed children’s author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, Tuyet’s dramatic true story is based on personal interviews and enhanced with archival photos. Description Tuyet remembers little about life before the Saigon orphanage, before polio left her limping and in constant pain, before the war made it too dangerous to stand under the bomb-filled Vietnam sky. Unable to play with the other children and knowing...
Read MoreThe Henna Wars
The Henna Wars By Adiba Jaigirdar Published by Page Street Publishing ISBN: 9781624149689 Age Range: 14+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | B&N | Worldcat “Debut author Jaigirdar seamlessly weaves issues of racism and homophobia into a fast-moving plot peopled with richly drawn characters.” —Kirkus Reviews Description Nishat doesn’t want to lose her family, but she also doesn’t want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly. But when a school...
Read MoreIt’s Girls Like You, Mickey
It’s Girls Like You, Mickey By Patti Kim Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN-13: 9781534443457 Age Range: 10+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound| B&N | Worldcat “This standalone companion to Kim’s I’m Ok shifts the focus to Ok’s friend Mickey McDonald, now starting the seventh grade and exchanging postcards with Ok, who has moved away.” —Publishers Weekly Description For the first time in her confident, bold life, Mickey McDonald is nervous about starting school. Her best friend, Ok, has moved away; her father has probably left town for good; and she...
Read MoreGoing Home, Coming Home
Going Home, Coming Home By Truong Tran Illustrated by Ann Phong Published by Lee & Low Books, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-0892392384 Age Range: 6+ Find a copy at Amazon | IndieBound | Worldcat A bilingual Vietnamese American Picture Book! Description A young girl visits her grandmother in Vietnam where her parents were born and learns that she can call two places home. Groups Represented Vietnamese American Themes Bi-racial Identity Bilingual Book Celebration Family Relationships Grandparents & Intergenerational Identity Setting United States Vietnam Engagement Projects & Resources Share...
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