Awards search:Evanston Public Library 101 Great Books for Kids

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier
Paperback, 2019
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, graphic memoir, anxiety, irritable bowel syndrome
Series
Smile (3)
Barcode
1103
Status
Available
Call number
155.4

New Kid

by Jerry Craft
Paperback, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, graphic novel, Friendship, 10 - 14 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
New Kid (1)
Barcode
942
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The Day You Begin

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, 5 - 8 years
Barcode
382
Status
Available
Call number
813

Front Desk

by Kelly Yang
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, JUVENILE, grades 3 - 7, FICTION, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Front Desk (1)
Barcode
617
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Aru Shah and the End of Time (A Pandava Novel Book 1) (Pandava Series, 1)

by Roshani Chokshi
Paperback, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, India, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, RELIGION, Hinduism
Series
The Pandava Quintet (1)
Barcode
1278
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Jabari Jumps

by Gaia Cornwall
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, swimming
Series
Jabari (1)
Barcode
969
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Dreamers

by Yuyi Morales
CD audiobook, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years
Barcode
409
Status
Available
Call number
818.603

We Are Water Protectors

by Carole Lindstrom
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Native American, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, own voices, environmentalism, environmental justice, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1249
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Ghost Boys

by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, JUSTICE, FICTION, racism, police brutality
Barcode
555
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Julián Is a Mermaid

by Jessica Love
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
gender roles, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, GENDER, Voices for Trans Youth
Series
Julián (1)
Barcode
580
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Patina (Track)

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, middle school, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 and up, Diverse characters, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Track Series (2)
Barcode
1452
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Undefeated

by Kwame Alexander
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, 6 - 12 years, poetry, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1120
Status
Available
Call number
811.6

The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family

by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, RELIGION, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Muslim, Islam, hijab
Series
The Proudest Blue (1)
Barcode
996
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Merci Suárez Changes Gears

by Meg Medina
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES, grandparents, grades 4 - 7, FICTION, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Merci Suárez (1)
Barcode
741
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Last Cuentista

by Donna Barba Higuera
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, space travel, storytelling, science fiction, Newberry Award, Pura Belpre Award, Kirkus Starred Review, Mexico
Barcode
1571
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The First Rule of Punk

by Celia C. Perez
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LATINX, social protest, rock, punk rock, skateboarding, non-conformity, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 9 - 13 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
736
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

A Boy Called Bat (The Bat Series, 1)

by Elana K. Arnold
Paperback, 2018
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, JUVENILE, 6 - 10 years, grades 1 - 5, autism, FICTION
Series
Boy called Bat (1)
Barcode
1439
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, DIVERSITY, FAMILIES, incarcerated parent, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 - 14 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
613
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Harbor Me

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, DIVERSITY, FAMILIES, incarcerated parent, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, 10 - 14 years, MIDDLE GRADES, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1824
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Illegal

by Eoin Colfer
Paperback, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, graphic novel, Africa, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN
Barcode
621
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Saturday

by Oge Mora Artist
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1496
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

A Good Kind of Trouble

by Lisa Moore Ramée
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, black lives matter
Barcode
1154
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Cardboard Kingdom

by Chad Sell
Paperback, 2018
Tags
DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, LATINX, GENDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, graphic novel, MIDDLE GRADES, grades 4 - 7
Series
The Cardboard Kingdom (1)
Barcode
993
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, slavery, history, poetry, black history, Africa
Barcode
1476
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, slavery, history, poetry, black history, Africa
Barcode
1477
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Season of Styx Malone

by Kekla Magoon
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, Grade 3 - 7, siblings, Friendship, JUVENILE, foster care, FICTION, 8 - 12 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
932
Status
Available
Call number
813

The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist

by Cynthia Levinson
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK
Barcode
41
Status
Available
Call number
323.092

The Ring Bearer

by Floyd Cooper
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, FAMILIES, DIVERSITY
Barcode
280
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Her Right Foot

by Dave Eggers
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, PICTURE BOOK, NON-FICTION, 6 - 9 years
Barcode
408
Status
Available
Call number
973

Your Name Is a Song

by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, names, own voices, Kirkus Starred Review, Muslim family
Barcode
1248
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Milo Imagines the World

by Matt de la Peña
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, incarcerated parent, imagination
Barcode
1284
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Lucky Broken Girl

by Ruth Behar
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
LATINX, Jewish, Judaism, Cuba, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, injury, strong girl, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, ages 10 - 13
Barcode
614
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

When Aidan Became a Brother

by Kyle Lukoff
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
GENDER, FAMILIES, LGBTQIA, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, Preschool - Grade 2, transgender, siblings, new baby, gender identity
Barcode
998
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World

by Ashley Herring Blake
Paperback, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, LGBTQIA, MIDDLE GRADES, 10 - 13 years, grades 3 - 7
Barcode
1064
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Show Me a Sign

by Ann Clare LeZotte
Paperback, 2021
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, BODIES AND ABILITIES, prejudice, racism, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, deafness, sign language, WOMEN AND GIRLS, historical fiction, ages 8 - 14, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
Mary Lambert (1)
Barcode
1456
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, JUVENILE, NON-FICTION, history, American History, black history, racial violence, 8 - 12 years
Barcode
1421
Status
Available
Call number
976.6

Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen

by Debbi Michiko Florence
Paperback, 2017
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, JUVENILE, chapter book, series, Japanese American, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, 6 - 9 years, FICTION
Series
Jasmine Toguchi (1)
Barcode
737
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Stef Soto, Taco Queen

by Jennifer Torres
Paperback, 2018
Tags
LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, JUVENILE, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, FICTION
Barcode
1062
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids

by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, FAMILIES, MIDDLE GRADES, 10 - 14 years, First Nations, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, own voices
Barcode
1431
Status
Available
Call number
398.20973

Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines

by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, PICTURE BOOK, biography, Chinese-American, architect, art, design, memorial, Vietnam War
Barcode
1875
Status
Available
Call number
720.92

I Can Make This Promise

by Christine Day
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, grades 3 - 7, 8 - 12 years, Native American, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, own voices, Upper Skagit, adoption, JUVENILE — 2 more, FICTION, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
1056
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

by Jessica Kim
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, comedy, Korean American, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2040
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Outside In

by Deborah Underwood
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, WOMEN AND GIRLS, nature
Barcode
1418
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Bodies Are Cool

by Tyler Feder
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, ages 3 - 10, body positivity, body differences, vitiglio, limb differences, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1437
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance

by Nikki Grimes
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, poetry, MIDDLE GRADES, Grade 5 and up, Harlem Renaissance
Barcode
1028
Status
Available
Call number
811.54

The Last Mapmaker

by Christina Soontornvat
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS, fantasy, exploration, colonialism, adventure, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2017
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Too Bright to See

by Kyle Lukoff
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
JUVENILE, LGBTQIA, GENDER, transgender, coming out, gender identity, Kirkus Starred Review, Stonewall Book Award, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
1587
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship

by Irene Latham
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, poetry, JUVENILE, MIDDLE GRADES, grades 4 - 7, 8 - 12 years
Barcode
173
Status
Available
Call number
811.6

Big (Caldecott Medal Winner & Coretta Scott King Honor Title)

by Vashti Harrison
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, body positivity, body image, labels, self-esteem, self-acceptance, embodied joy, Caldecott — 1 more, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2165
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Pie in the Sky

by Remy Lai
Paperback, 2019
Tags
FAMILIES, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Chinese, baking, cooking, loss, loss of parent, MIDDLE GRADES, Australia — 2 more, graphic novel, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1410
Status
Available
Call number
823.92
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