For Grades 2–6

Urban situations and plot lines featuring ethnically and culturally diverse characters give these books a unique city flavor and feel. Young urban readers will find familiar images, and readers who are not from the city will enjoy exploring life from a new perspective.

Perfect for: Elementary readers who enjoy the vibrance of city life.

• Fiction and nonfiction
• Primarily contemporary themes
• Sensitive treatment of sometimes-difficult topics

Books for This Level

• Mar 2013
  
  The Poet Upstairs
• Apr 2013
  
  Hold Fast
• May 2013
  
  Bluebird
• Jun 2013
  
  Alex Ko: From Iowa to Broadway, My Billy Elliot Story
• Jul 2013
  
  The Favorite Daughter
• Aug 2013
  
  Yes! We Are Latinos