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TITLE : The Hate U Give
AUTHOR: Angie Thompson  ILLUSTRATOR: NA
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE : 2017
AWARDS:  The Michael L. Printz Award (2018)
SYNOPSIS: A young Black girl from a loving, lower-class  family witnesses her childhood best friend's murder at the hands of the police. She must decide whether to speak up or hide.
USE: To illustrate the power of finding and using your own voice.
AGE: 12-18
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Nicola Yoon
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2016
AWARDS: National Book Award
SYNOPSIS: Told in first person via alternating character chapters, a young Jamaican girl falls in love with a Korean American boy on the eve of her family's deportation.  USE: An exploration of deportation from a personal standpoint.
AGE: 12-18
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Robert Coles
ILLUSTRATOR: George Ford
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1995
AWARDS: Jane Addams Children's Book Award
SYNOPSIS: This is the tale of Ruby Bridges, the courageous young Black girl who integrates her elementary school in 1960 against great odds.
USE : To illustrate that even the young can make a difference
AGE: 12-18
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Elizabeth Avecedo
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2018
AWARDS: National Book Award for Young People's Literature
SYNOPSIS: Xiomara Batista is a fifteen-year-old Dominican girl who uses poetry to work through her problems.
USE: Highlights the use of poetry as a way to express emotion and as a writing tool.
AGE: 12-18
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Linda Boyden
ILLUSTRATOR: Amy Cordova
FORMAT Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2001
AWARDS: Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
SYNOPSIS: Rosalie learns life lessons and bonds with her grandfather over gardening.
USE: Many students come from large extended families and this books may help them stay in touch
with their roots.
AGE: 5-9
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Pete Hamill
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2001
AWARDS: National Book Award
SYNOPSIS: A young Irish boy growing up with his widowed mother in 1940s Brooklyn makes friends with a rabbi after being bulled by the neighborhood boys. The story also introduces us  to the golem, an important figure in Jewish folklore.
USE : This is a wonderful story about friendship across culture, religion, age, and race. There's also magic.
AGE: 10-17
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Ed Young
ILLUSTRATOR: Ed Young
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2002
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Seven mice of different colors explore an item that suddenly appears in their midst.
USE : Can teach patience and waiting to pass judgment.
AGE: 3-7
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Grace Lin
ILLUSTRATOR: Grace Lin
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2014
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: A young girl goes to a Dim Sum restaurant with her family.
USE: Celebrates cultural differences through food.
AGE: 3-7
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Yuyi Morales
ILLUSTRATOR: Yuyi Morales
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2018
AWARDS: Pura Belpré Illustrator Award
SYNOPSIS: This is a powerful memoir of the author's journey to the United States.
USE : Teaches courage and social justice in an accessible way.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Eloise Greenfield
ILLUSTRATOR: Jan Spivey Gilchrist
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1978
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: A lovely tale of how beauty can be found anywhere.
USE : Demonstrates rhyme and repetition. It also demonstrates the lovely simplicity of life.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Mo Willems
ILLUSTRATOR: Mo Willems
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2007
AWARDS: Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
SYNOPSIS: A sweet story about two very different friends helping one another.
USE : Teaches friendship and cooperation.
AGE: 3-5
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Jacqueline Woodson
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2014
AWARDS: John Newbery Medal Award
SYNOPSIS: Woodson tells her life story in verse.
USE: A book about self-discovery, displacement, and race, it can teach kids how to find their place in the world.
AGE: 10-12
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Kwame Alexander
ILLUSTRATOR: Kadir Nelson
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2019
AWARDS: A Caldecott Award
SYNOPSIS: Accompanied by gorgeous artwork, this powerful poem explores slavery, Jim Crow, trauma, and perseverance.
USE: Teaches resilience
AGE: 6-9
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Todd Parr
ILLUSTRATOR: Todd Parr
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2009
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: A charming book about self-esteem and acceptance.
USE : Starts a conversation about diversity and being comfortable with yourself.
AGE: 3-6
RATING: 4

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My Teacher Is A Monster! (No, I am Not.)

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My Teacher Is A Monster! (No, I am Not.)

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AUTHOR: Peter Brown
ILLUSTRATOR: Peter Brown
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2014
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Bobby and his grumpy teacher Mrs. Kirby don't get along until one day in the park they see past their assumptions about one another.
USE: Illustrates the importance of giving people a chance.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Trudy Ludwig
ILLUSTRATOR: Patrice Barton
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2013
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: The sweet story of a shy boy who feels invisible to his classmates until a new boy arrives
and they help one another.
USE: Teaches kids that kindness and inclusion can change someone's life.
AGE: 6-9
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Maribeth Boelts
ILLUSTRATOR: Lauren Castillo
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2014
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Sierra loves soccer and her aunt. She just wishes her aunt had the time to watch her play
USE: Teaches kids how to follow their dreams even if they have to do it alone.
AGE: 5-9
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Pam Munoz Ryan
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2002
AWARDS: Pura Belpré Award for Writing
SYNOPSIS: Esperanza whole life changes in a moment and her family has to flee to America, plunging her into poverty and outsider status. Things get worse when her mama falls ill, but Esperanza rises to the challenge.
USE It teaches kids about sacrifice, the value of hard work, and family.
AGE: 8-14
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Ellen Levine
ILLUSTRATOR: Kadir Nelson
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2007
AWARDS: Caldecott
SYNOPSIS: Unable to stand one more day of enslavement, Henry decides to take the drastic step
of shipping himself to freedom in a box.
USE: Teaches kids about bravery and self-worth.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 5

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom

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Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People To Freedom

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AUTHOR: Carole Boston Weatherford
ILLUSTRATOR: Kadir Nelson
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2006
AWARDS: Caldecott Honor Award
SYNOPSIS: As a young woman, Harriet Tubman escaped freedom and then risked her life repeatedly
to free her family and other enslaved people.
USE : Teaches kids that one is never to young to be brave and to fight for themselves.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Allen Say
ILLUSTRATOR: Allen Say
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2008
AWARDS: Caldecott Award
SYNOPSIS: A young man never looses his love for his old country even as he settles in a new world.
USE: Teaches kids that everyone struggles with displacement and that it's okay.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Carole Lindstrom
ILLUSTRATOR: Michaela Goade
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2020
AWARDS: Caldecott Medal
SYNOPSIS: Taking on Native American cultural connection to the environment, this book explores the fight to protect water and mother nature.
USE: Teaches kids to respect the environment and stand up for what they believe
AGE: 3-6
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Silvia Moreno-Garcia
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2020
AWARDS:
SYNOPSIS: A clever but flighty socialite tries to rescue her beloved cousin from a marriage steeped in racial purity, blood lust, bad magic.
USE : Teaches young women to think for themselves and to fight.
AGE: 14 and up. This is for the advanced, more mature reader.
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Adam Rubin
ILLUSTRATOR: Daniel Salmieri
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2012
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Things get spicy when dragons devour their beloved tacos with a side of salsa.
USE: Friends, taco parties, and fun
AGE: 3-7
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Kelly Barnhill
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2017
AWARDS: Newbery Award
SYNOPSIS: This is a truly magical book with witches, birds, and babies filled with moonlight magic.
USE: Teaches kids that love can come from surprising places.
AGE: 10-14
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: David Shannon
ILLUSTRATOR: David Shannon
FORMAT:  Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2004
AWARDS: NA
SYNOPSIS: Camilla Cream worries so much about other people's opinions of her she has an allergic reaction.
USE: Teaches kids to think for themselves.
AGE: 4-8
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Greg Howard
ILLUSTRATOR: N/A
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2019
AWARDS: The Edgar Award for Best Juvenile
SYNOPSIS: An 11 year old Riley believes his beloved mom has gone missing and the mythical creatures known as the Whispers can help him find her.  He is assisted in his search by his best friend and Dylan, the object of his first, unsettling, unrequited love.
USE : A LGBTQ+ YA story about loss and love.
AGE: 9-11
RATING: 3

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AUTHOR: George Takei
ILLUSTRATOR: Harmony Becker
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2019
AWARDS: Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature
SYNOPSIS: A graphic memoir about the Japanese American actors' time in a US internment camp.
USE: Teaches kids about identity and belonging.
AGE: 12-17
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: John Lewis
ILLUSTRATOR: Nate Powell
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2013
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Book 1 in this powerful, inspiring tale, introduces us to a mesmerizing young civil rights activist.
USE: An accessible entry into the civil rights movement.
AGE: 10-up
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: John Lewis
ILLUSTRATOR: Nate Powell
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2015
Awards: N/A
SYNOPSIS: Book 2 takes us behind the curtain to pivotal moments in the civil rights movement.
USE: An accessible entry into the civil rights movement.
AGE: 10-up
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: John Lewis
ILLUSTRATOR: Nate Powell
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2016
AWARDS: Coretta Scott King
SYNOPSIS: The conclusion of this powerful graphic novel finds us in Selma, on a bridge with a showdown between freedom fighters and the police.
USE : An accessible way into the civil rights movement.
AGE: 10-17
RATING: 5

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AUTHOR: Matt Lamothe
ILLUSTRATOR: Matt Lamothe
FORMAT: Chapter Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2017
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: An illustrated introduction to 7 lively children around the world.
USE: Teaches kids how they are different and the same as other kids.
AGE: 5-8
RATING: 4

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*American Book Award
*Jane Addams Children's Book
Award
*National Book Award for Young People's Literature
*National Book Award
*Pura Belpré Award for Writing
*Coretta Scott King Author Award
*Paterson Prize for Books for Young People
*Caldecott Award
*Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
*John Newbery Medal Award
*The NAACP Award

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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About A Giant Woman With A Big Heart

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Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About A Giant Woman With A Big Heart

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AUTHOR: Pat Mora
ILLUSTRATOR: Raul Colon
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2010
AWARDS: Pura Belpre Medal
SYNOPSIS: Dona Flor is the protector and heart of her community and this is never more clear than when she defends her village against a menacing puma.
USE: Spanish is used throughout the text making it a great language support for ELLs.
AGE: 3-7
RATING: 4

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AUTHOR: Mathew A. Cherry
ILLUSTRATOR: Vashti Harrison
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 2019
AWARDS: NAACP Image Award
SYNOPSIS: Based on an award-winning short film, this is the charming tale of a father who leaves his comfort zone to help his beloved daughter wrangle her curls and coils.
USE: Illustrates the bond between father and daughter and self love.
AGE: 3-5
RATING: 5

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The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story

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The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story

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AUTHOR: Rebecca Hickox
ILLUSTRATOR: Will Hillenbrand
FORMAT: Picture Book
COPYRIGHT DATE: 1999
AWARDS: N/A
SYNOPSIS: A wicked stepmother, lazy stepsisters, an absent father, a magical fish, and a lonely little girl,
makes a delightful tale of finding your own path and a golden slipper (award).
USE: This book offers a way to introduce an often overlooked community in a familiar setting.
AGE: 5-8
RATING: 5