The world is a diverse place. No two people, communities, cultures or mindsets are identical. As librarians, it’s critical to offer a collection that is as diverse as your readers. We've compiled select in-stock titles featured in our recent "Demand Diversity" webcast to help you find quality books to diversify your library's collection!
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Brave Face: A Memoir
by Shaun David Hutchinson
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Biography High Plus
Sep 2019
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Brave Face: A Memoirby Shaun David Hutchinson
“I wasn’t depressed because I was gay. I was depressed and gay.”
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9781534431515
Awards & Honors
CPL Best Books - 2019
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Up for Air
by Laurie Morrison
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Sports Middle Plus
Sep 2019
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$16.80 Member Price |
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Up for Airby Laurie Morrison
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she dives into the pool, she’s unstoppable. She’s the fastest girl on the middle school swim team, and when she’s asked to join the high school team over the summer, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s got new friends, and a high school boy starts treating her like she’s somebody special—and Annabelle thinks she’ll finally stand out in a good way. She’ll do anything to fit in and help the team make it to the Labor Day Invitational, even if it means blowing off her old friends. But after a prank goes wrong, Annabelle is abandoned by the older boy and can’t swim. Who is she without the one thing she’s good at? Heartwarming and relatable, Up for Air is a story about where we find our self-worth. ISBN
9781419733666
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The Usual Suspects
by Maurice Broaddus
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Realistic Fiction Middle Plus
Sep 2019
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The Usual Suspectsby Maurice Broaddus
Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He’s in Special Ed, separated from the “normal” kids at school who don’t have any “issues.” That’s enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.)
ISBN
9780062796318
Awards & Honors
Kirkus Best Books - 2019
CPL Best Books - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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The Twelve
by Cindy Lin
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Fantasy/Science Fiction Middle Plus
Sep 2019
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The Twelveby Cindy Lin
Usagi can hear a squirrel’s heartbeat from a mile away and soar over treetops in onegiant leap. She was born in the year of the wood rabbit, and it’s given her extraordinary zodiac gifts. But ever since the mysterious, vicious Dragonlord hunted down her parents and all those with zodiac powers, Usagi has been very careful to keep hers—and those of her rambunctious little sister, Uma—a secret.
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9780062821270
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Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
by Susan Hood
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Nonfiction Elementary Plus
Sep 2019
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Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Teamby Susan Hood
One afternoon after soccer practice, young Titan, eleven friends from the Wild Boar
team, and their twenty-five-year-old coach rode their bikes to explore a local cave as
a team-building adventure. Together, they crawled through the narrow tunnels in the
dark toward the center of the cave. When they turned to go home, they discovered heavy rains had flooded the tunnel. They were trapped! With rising waters and monsoon season upon them, time and oxygen were running out. The world watched with bated breath as rescuers from around the globe teamed up to try and free the boys. After eighteen harrowing days, they were finally saved. ISBN
9780062907721
Awards & Honors
NSTA Best STEM Books - 2020
CPL Best Books - 2019 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelou
by Bethany Hegedus
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Biography Elementary Plus
Sep 2019
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Rise!: From Caged Bird to Poet of the People, Maya Angelouby Bethany Hegedus
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the publication of I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, this beautiful biography of Maya Angelou describes how she rose above a childhood of trauma and emotional pain to become one of the most inspiring voices of our lifetime.
ISBN
9781620145876
Awards & Honors
Rise: A Feminist Book Project 2020 Top 10 List
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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurse
by Shane Burcaw
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Nonfiction High Plus
Sep 2019
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Strangers Assume My Girlfriend Is My Nurseby Shane Burcaw
With his signature acerbic wit and hilarious voice, twenty-something author, blogger, and entrepreneur Shane Burcaw is back with an essay collection about living a full life in a body that many people perceive as a tragedy. From anecdotes about first introductions where people patted him on the head instead of shaking his hand, to stories of passersby mistaking his able-bodied girlfriend for a nurse, Shane tackles awkward situations and assumptions with humor and grace. ISBN
9781626727700
Awards & Honors
CPL Best Books - 2019
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There's Something About Sweetie
by Sandhya Menon
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Sports High
Sep 2019
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There's Something About Sweetieby Sandhya Menon
Ashish Patel didn’t know love could be so…sucky. After being dumped by his ex-girlfriend, his mojo goes AWOL. Even worse, his parents are annoyingly, smugly confident they could find him a better match. So, in a moment of weakness, Ash challenges them to set him up. ISBN
9781534416789
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NPR’s Book Concierge - 2019
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Mi papi tiene una moto (My Papi Has a Motorcycle)
by Isabel Quintero
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Primary Spanish
Sep 2019
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Mi papi tiene una moto (My Papi Has a Motorcycle)by Isabel Quintero
When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she’s always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there. ISBN
9780525554943
Awards & Honors
NYPL Best Books - 2019
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honoree - 2020 Bank Street Best Spanish Language Picture Book Award Gold Medal - 2020 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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For Black Girls Like Me
by Mariama J. Lockington
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Advanced Readers Plus
Sep 2019
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For Black Girls Like Meby Mariama J. Lockington
Makeda June Kirkland is eleven-years-old, adopted, and black. Her parents and big sister are white, and even though she loves her family very much, Makeda often feels left out. When Makeda's family moves from Maryland to New Mexico, she leaves behind her best friend, Lena—the only other adopted black girl she knows—for a new life. In New Mexico, everything is different. At home, Makeda’s sister is too cool to hang out with her anymore and at school, she can’t seem to find one true friend.
ISBN
9780374308049
Awards & Honors
SLJ Best Books - 2019
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My Corner of the Ring
by Jesselyn Silva
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Sports Middle Plus
Sep 2019
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My Corner of the Ringby Jesselyn Silva
In this Lean-In style inspirational memoir, twelve-year-old Jesselyn Silva offers a ringside seat to girl power and what it takes to win in the ring and in life: punch by punch. Girl Boxer shows kids what it means to be true to yourself and stick with your dreams even when facing adversity and ridicule. Supported by her single dad, Jesselyn (JessZilla in the ring) first donned her boxing gloves at five years of age, making her one of very few female boxers in the country. Girl Boxer charts Jesselyn’s oft times exhilarating and heartbreaking journey to success in a male dominated sport where she struggles to find partners to spar with and combats the viewpoint that no one wants to see a girl fight. Despite an inhospitable environment, Jesselyn still has her sights set on the Olympics. With the help of her very dad, Pedro, who has instilled in her a strong work ethic, she just might make it.It is an exciting and motivational read that will provide kids with the roadmap and encouragement to accomplish whatever goals they set for themselves. Jesselyn’s positive can-do attitude and determination make this a must read.
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9780525518402
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¡Los Zombis no comen verduras! (Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies!)
by Jorge Lacera
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Primary Spanish
Aug 2019
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¡Los Zombis no comen verduras! (Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies!)by Jorge Lacera
Mo Romero is a zombie who loves nothing more than growing, cooking, and eating vegetables. Tomatoes? Tantalizing. Peppers? Pure perfection! The problem? Mo's parents insist that their niño eat only zombie cuisine, like arm-panadas and finger foods. They tell Mo over and over that zombies don't eat veggies. But Mo can't imagine a lifetime of just eating zombie food and giving up his veggies. As he questions his own zombie identity, Mo tries his best to convince his parents to give peas a chance. ISBN
9781620148518
Awards & Honors
NYPL Best Books - 2019
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Titan and the Wild Boars: The True Cave Rescue of the Thai Soccer Team
Sep 2019