Awards search:NCTE/CLA Notable Children's Book in the English Language Arts

A Wreath for Emmett Till (Boston Globe-Horn Book Honors (Awards))

by Marilyn Nelson
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, poetry, sonnet, racism, civil rights, loss, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2113
Status
Available
Call number
811.54

The Word Collector

by Peter H. Reynolds
Paperback, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, vocabulary, writing
Barcode
2103
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Hip Hop Speaks to Children: 50 Inspiring Poems with a Beat (A Poetry Speaks Experience for Kids, From Tupac to Jay-Z, Queen Latifah to Maya Angelou, Includes CD)

by Nikki Giovanni
Hardcover, 2008
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, MIDDLE GRADES, music, poetry, freedom
Series
Poetry Speaks
Barcode
2146
Status
Available
Call number
811.00809282

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson

by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Hardcover, 2002
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, NON-FICTION, biography, music, singing, civil rights, American History — 3 more, black history, opera, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2053
Status
Available
Call number
782.1092

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

When Langston Dances

by Kaija Langley
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, GENDER, PICTURE BOOK, gender roles, dance, joy
Barcode
1985
Status
Available

The Crossover: A Newbery Award Winner (The Crossover Series)

by Kwame Alexander
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, poetry
Series
The Crossover (1)
Barcode
310
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Genesis Begins Again

by Alicia D. Williams
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, colorism, skin color, self-esteem, self-acceptance, families, alcoholism, performance, singing — 2 more, Kirkus Starred Review, FICTION
Barcode
1889
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Each Kindness

by Jacqueline Woodson
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, kindness, school, bullying, bystander, compassion, speaking up, community
Barcode
1673
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day

by Leah Henderson
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, historical fiction, American History, civil war, holidays, Memorial Day, Kirkus Starred Review, Decoration Day
Barcode
1657
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark

by Debbie Levy
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, NON-FICTION, biography, women's rights, supreme court, Jewish
Barcode
1668
Status
Available
Call number
347.73

Seedfolks

by Paul Fleischman
Paperback, 2004
Tags
DIVERSITY, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, MIDDLE GRADES, gardening, coming of age
Barcode
1814
Status
Available
Call number
813

Red, White, and Whole

by Rajani LaRocca
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, indian-american, loss, loss of parent, grief, leukemia, cancer
Barcode
1825
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

When Stars Are Scattered

by Victoria Jamieson
Paperback, 2020
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, MIDDLE GRADES, BODIES AND ABILITIES, Somalia, Kenya, seizures, loss, loss of parent, War, graphic memoir — 2 more, Kirkus Starred Review, Africa
Barcode
1786
Status
Available
Call number
305.9

Day of Tears

by Julius Lester
Paperback, 2007
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, TEEN, historical fiction, slavery, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1641
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

My Two Border Towns

by David Bowles
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review, sharing, caring, helping, bilingual
Barcode
1712
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

We Are Wolves: New World War Two historical fiction for 2021, for children aged 9

by Katrina Nannestad
Paperback, 2021
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, JUSTICE, war, World War II, abandonment, survival, Kirkus Starred Review, Germany, WOMEN AND GIRLS
Barcode
1593
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices

by S. K. Ali Editor
Paperback, 2021
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, RELIGION, Eid, Mulsim, Islam, joy, sharing, anthology, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1523
Status
Available
Call number
297.3

Stella by Starlight

by Sharon M. Draper
Paperback, 2016
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, Jim Crow, Ku Klux Klan, Kirkus Starred Review, racism, community, hope, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN
Barcode
1521
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

by Andrea Beaty
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, Activism, community, service
Series
The Questioneers, Questioneers Picture Books
Barcode
1493
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, 12 and up, Social issues, Family Life, TEEN, FAMILIES, loss, loss of sibling
Barcode
1471
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Dream Within a Dream

by Patricia MacLachlan
Paperback, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, DIVERSITY, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, JUVENILE, MIDDLE GRADES, grandparents
Barcode
1368
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin
Paperback, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Chinese, own voices, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUVENILE, fantasy, folklore, series — 2 more, Book 1, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
Where The Mountain Meets the Moon (Book 1)
Barcode
1433
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

When You Trap a Tiger

by Tae Keller
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, 10 - 14 years, Korean, folk tale, loss, grandmother — 3 more, stories, Newberry Award, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1432
Status
Available
Call number
816.3

Change Sings: A Children's Anthem

by Amanda Gorman
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, music, community
Barcode
1427
Status
Available
Call number
811.6

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

Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

by Joanna Ho
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Taiwanese-American, own voices
Barcode
1419
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Anything But Typical

by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Hardcover, 2010
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, MIDDLE GRADES, 10 - 14 years, autism
Barcode
1415
Status
Available
Call number
813

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

by Grace Lin
Paperback, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Chinese, own voices, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUVENILE
Series
Where The Mountain Meets the Moon (Book 1)
Barcode
1330
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

When the Sea Turned to Silver

by Grace Lin
Paperback, 2017
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Chinese, own voices, MIDDLE GRADES, 8 - 12 years, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUVENILE
Series
Where The Mountain Meets the Moon (Book 3)
Barcode
1316
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

Drawn Together

by Minh Lê
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
FAMILIES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, own voices, Vietnamese, art, artist, illustration, grandparents — 2 more, connection, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1275
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

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

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

All Because You Matter

by Tami Charles
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, black lives matter, own voices, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1250
Status
Available
Call number
155.45

Booked (The Crossover Series)

by Kwame Alexander
Paperback, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, sports, Soccer, divorce, MIDDLE GRADES, grades 5 - 7, poetry
Series
The Crossover (2)
Barcode
1171
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read

by Rita Lorraine Hubbard
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, freedom, reading, civil rights
Barcode
1179
Status
Available
Call number
306.3

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

Migrant: The Journey of a Mexican Worker

by José Manuel Mateo
Hardcover, 2014
Tags
LATINX, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, PICTURE BOOK, codex, Mexican immigrants, 8 - 12 years
Barcode
1043
Status
Available
Call number
813

Say Something

by Peter H. Reynolds
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
DIVERSITY, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, preschool - grade 3, social justice, Activism
Barcode
995
Status
Available
Call number
302.2244

My Two Blankets: moving is hard — friends make iteasier

by Irena Kobald
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 6 - 9 years
Barcode
986
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Me . . . Jane

by Patrick McDonnell
Hardcover, 2011
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 2 - 6 years, jane goodall, animals
Barcode
976
Status
Available
Call number
590.92

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

Kibitzers and Fools

by Simms Taback
Hardcover, 2005
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, Yiddish, Jewish, Judaism, grades 3 - 6
Barcode
799
Status
Available
Call number
398.2

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

Booked (The Crossover Series)

by Kwame Alexander
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, sports, Soccer, divorce, MIDDLE GRADES, grades 5 - 7, poetry
Series
The Crossover (2)
Barcode
758
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The Hickory Chair

by Lisa Rowe Fraustino
Hardcover, 2001
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, BODIES AND ABILITIES, blindness, loss, grandmother, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years
Barcode
692
Status
Available
Call number
543

Raisel's Riddle

by Erica Silverman
Paperback, 1999
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Judaism, Poland, PICTURE BOOK, 5 - 8 years
Barcode
685
Status
Available
Call number
398.2

The Arrival

by Shaun Tan
Hardcover, 2007
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, graphic novel, 10 and up, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
835
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

My Two Blankets: moving is hard—friends make it easier

by Irena Kobald
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 6 - 9 years
Barcode
880
Status
Available
Call number
823.92
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