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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Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
by Nioucha Homayoonfar
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Biography Middle Plus
Jan 2019
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$17.30 $7.50 Member Price |
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Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolutionby Nioucha Homayoonfar
In 1979, eight-year-old Nioucha Homayoonfar moved from the United States to Tehran with her family and had to adjust to a new life and culture—during the turbulent Iranian Revolution. Author’s note. Foreword by Firoozeh Dumas. Afterword. Map. Time line. ISBN
9781426333675
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First Laugh: Welcome Baby!
by Rose Tahe
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Multicultural Elementary
Jan 2019
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$17.05 $7.50 Member Price |
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First Laugh: Welcome Baby!by Rose Tahe
In Navajo families, the first person to make a new baby laugh hosts the child's First Laugh Ceremony. Who will earn the honor in this story?
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9781580897945
Awards & Honors
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Picture Books for Young Children
NYPL Best Books for Kids - 2018 |
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Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castle
by Hilda Eunice Burgos
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Upper Elementary & Junior High Plus
Jan 2019
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$6.50 Member Price |
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Ana Maria Reyes Does Not Live in a Castleby Hilda Eunice Burgos
Ana María lives in a tiny Washington Heights apartment with her parents and three sisters—and Mami is expecting another baby! Ana María just wants to practice piano and get into private school, but her family keeps getting in her way. ISBN
9781620143629
Awards & Honors
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Children Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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The Season of Styx Malone
by Kekla Magoon
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Upper Elementary & Junior High
Jan 2019
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$15.80 Member Price |
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The Season of Styx Maloneby Kekla Magoon
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town. ISBN
9781524715960
Awards & Honors
2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winner, Fiction and Poetry
2019 Coretta Scott King Award Honor, Author ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019 MRLS Cream of the Crop - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Children CSMCL Best Books - 2018 Amazon Best Books of 2018, Children's Kirkus Best Books, Middle-Grade - 2018 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018 School Library Journal Best Books - 2018 Horn Book Fanfare - 2018 Georgia Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl Elementary School 2020-2021 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers Edition)
by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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Sports Middle Plus
Dec 2018
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$7.50 Member Price |
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Proud: Living My American Dream (Young Readers Edition)by Ibtihaj Muhammad
At the 2016 Olympic Games, Ibtihaj Muhammad broke barriers as the first American to compete wearing hijab and made history as the first Muslim American woman to win a medal. She describes the hard work, emotional fortitude, and faith she needed to become an Olympic fencer.Glossary of fencing terms. "Ibtihaj’s Advice." Q&A with the author. Full-color photo insert. ISBN
9780316477000
Awards & Honors
2019 Septima Clark Book Award Winner
Booklist Top 10 Sports Books for Youth 2018 NYPL Best Books for Teens - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Star-Touched Stories
by Roshani Chokshi
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Paperbacks High
Dec 2018
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$6.50 Member Price |
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Star-Touched Storiesby Roshani Chokshi
From New York Times bestselling author, Roshani Chokshi, comes Star-Touched Stories: a fantasy collection of three lush and adventurous stories set in the Star-Touched world. ISBN
9781250180797
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No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansas
by Tonya Bolden
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Biography Elementary Plus
Dec 2018
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$17.05 Member Price |
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No Small Potatoes: Junius G. Groves and His Kingdom in Kansasby Tonya Bolden
Biographical time line. Glossary. Notes. Selected sources. Full-color mixed media illustrations. ISBN
9780385752770
Awards & Honors
ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019
CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Historical People, Places, and Events CSMCL Best Books - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Darius the Great Is Not Okay
by Adib Khorram
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Young Adults
Nov 2018
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$16.30 Member Price |
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Darius the Great Is Not Okayby Adib Khorram
Afterword with resources. Darius, who’s half Persian, has never fit in at home in Oregon. He’s sure things will be the same in Iran; but then he meets Sohrab and everything changes. ISBN
9780525552963
Awards & Honors
2019 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor, Fiction and Poetry
2019 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Young Adult 2019 William C. Morris Award Winner YALSA Top Ten Best Fiction - 2019 Rainbow List Choice - 2019 2019 Indies Choice Award Finalist, Book of the Year - Young Adult Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults Publishers Weekly Best Books - 2018 Kirkus Best Books, Young Adult - 2018 NYPL Best Books for Teens - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teens
by Marieke Nijkamp
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Young Adults Plus
Nov 2018
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$7.50 Member Price |
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Unbroken: 13 Stories Starring Disabled Teensby Marieke Nijkamp
All the stories in this groundbreaking, genre-hopping collection are written by authors with disabilities, including William Alexander, Dhonielle Clayton, and Kody Keplinger. Their characters specialize in everything from dating advice to tandem biking to hacking. ISBN
9780374306502
Awards & Honors
Kirkus Best Books, Young Adult - 2018
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Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
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Adult Crossover Thrillers Plus
Nov 2018
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$17.30 Member Price |
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Trail of Lightningby Rebecca Roanhorse
ISBN
9781534413498
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Awards & Honors
2019 Locus Award Winner, First Novel
2019 Hugo Award Finalist, Best Novel Library Journal Best Books, Fiction - 2018 NPR’s Book Concierge - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santana
by Michael Mahin
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Arts Elementary Plus
Nov 2018
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$7.50 Member Price |
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When Angels Sing: The Story of Rock Legend Carlos Santanaby Michael Mahin
Carlos Santana loved to listen to his father play el violín. It was a sound that filled the world with magic and love and feeling and healing—a sound that made angels real. Carlos wanted to make angels real, too. So he started playing music. ISBN
9781534404137
Awards & Honors
2019 Sibert Award Honor
2019 Pura Belpré Award Honor, Illustration ALSC Notable Children's Books - 2019 CCBC Choices 2019 Choice: The Arts Kirkus Best Books, Picture Books - 2018 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Champion
by Jessica Long
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Sports Middle Plus
Oct 2018
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$5.00 Member Price |
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Unsinkable: From Russian Orphan to Paralympic Swimming World Championby Jessica Long
Jessica Long was born with fibular hemimelia and adopted from a Siberian orphanage as a baby. She endured early health struggles and has gone on to become the second most decorated US Paralympic athlete of all time.
ISBN
9781328707253
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Taking Cover: One Girl's Story of Growing Up During the Iranian Revolution
Jan 2019