Awards search:School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

X: A Novel

by Ilyasah Shabazz
Paperback, 2016
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, racism, JUSTICE, civil rights, FICTION, TEEN, Malcolm X, 14 and up
Barcode
761
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Roller Girl

by Victoria Jamieson
Paperback, 2015
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, graphic novel, ages 9 - 13
Barcode
291
Status
Checked out
Call number
741.5

Melissa (Previously Published as George)

by Alex Gino
Paperback, 2022
Tags
LGBTQIA, transgender, grades 4 - 6, chapter book, MIDDLE GRADES, GENDER, gender identity
Barcode
2069
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music

by Margarita Engle
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Cuba, drums, feminism, gender equality, GENDER, music
Barcode
1297
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

What James Said

by Liz Rosenberg
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, Friendship, rumor, anger, misunderstanding, art, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1777
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Two White Rabbits

by Jairo Buitrago
Hardcover, 2015
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, Mexican immigrants, PICTURE BOOK
Barcode
7
Status
Available
Call number
863.7

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, FICTION, TEEN, police brutality, racism, protest
Barcode
956
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, police brutality, racism, activism, protest
Barcode
2006
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Makoons (Birchbark House)

by Louise Erdrich
Paperback, 2018
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, JUVENILE, Native American, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, own voices, Ojibwe, grades 3 - 7, FICTION, 8 - 12 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
The Birchbark House (5)
Barcode
1063
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

March: Book Three

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2016
Tags
TEEN, JUSTICE, Selma, Segregation, graphic novel, John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
March (3)
Barcode
126
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

March: Book Three

by John Lewis
Paperback, 2016
Tags
TEEN, civil rights, JUSTICE, John Lewis, Segregation, Martin Luther King Jr., graphic novel, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Selma, ADULT
Series
March (3)
Barcode
1326
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

The Journey

by Francesca Sanna Illustrator
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, war, empathy, PICTURE BOOK
Barcode
97
Status
Available
Call number
853.92

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

Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature. Commended)

by Javaka Steptoe
Hardcover, 2016
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUVENILE NON-FICTION, PICTURE BOOK, Art, Grade 1 - 5, LATINX, Haiti, Puerto Rico, art, artist
Barcode
1495
Status
Available
Call number
740.92

Flying Lessons & Other Stories

by Ellen Oh Editor
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
Short stories, LATINX, MIDDLE GRADES, DIVERSITY, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Native American, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, Choctaw, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, indian-american — 7 more, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, We Need Diverse Books, BODIES AND ABILITIES, GENDER, 8 - 12 years, grades 3 - 7, JUVENILE
Barcode
593
Status
Available
Call number
813.010806

Ghost (Track)

by Jason Reynolds
Paperback, 2017
Tags
Diverse characters, homelessness, middle school, bullying, class structure, 10 and up, FICTION, TEEN, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES
Series
Track Series (1)
Barcode
723
Status
Missing
Call number
813.6

Ghost (Track)

by Jason Reynolds
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
Diverse characters, hopelessness, middle school, bullying, class structure, 10 and up, FICTION, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, FAMILIES, MIDDLE GRADES
Series
Track Series (1)
Barcode
841
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Piecing Me Together

by Renée Watson
Paperback, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, TEEN, FICTION, class, racism, friendship, art, collage, photography — 1 more, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1880
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

American Street

by Ibi Zoboi
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, TEEN, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, ages 14 - adult
Barcode
615
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, FICTION, racism, police brutality, 14 and up, JUSTICE
Series
THUG (1)
Barcode
316
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Hate U Give Movie Tie-in Edition

by Angie Thomas
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, FICTION, racism, police brutality, 14 and up, JUSTICE
Series
THUG (1)
Barcode
712
Status
Checked out
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

They Both Die at the End

by Adam Silvera
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
bisexuality, LGBTQIA, science fiction, TEEN, 13 and up
Series
They Both Die at the End (1)
Barcode
609
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

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

by Erika L. Sánchez
Paperback, 2017
Tags
FICTION, TEEN, LATINX, grade 10 and up, WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES
Barcode
711
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

by Erika L. Sánchez
Paperback, 2019
Tags
FICTION, TEEN, LATINX, grade 10 and up, WOMEN AND GIRLS, FAMILIES
Barcode
1470
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground

by Rita Williams-Garcia
Paperback, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, fiction, African American family, racism, grades 3 - 7, FAMILIES, 8 - 12 years, MIDDLE GRADES
Barcode
818
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

You Bring the Distant Near

by Mitali Perkins
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
TEEN, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, indian-american, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS
Barcode
233
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)

by Tomi Adeyemi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, fantasy, WOMEN AND GIRLS, West Africa, series, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Africa
Series
Legacy of Orïsha (1)
Barcode
122
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)

by Tomi Adeyemi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, fantasy, WOMEN AND GIRLS, West Africa, series, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, Africa
Series
Legacy of Orïsha (1)
Barcode
372
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives

by Dashka Slater
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
TEEN, LGBTQIA, JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, hate crime
Barcode
261
Status
Available
Call number
364.15

A Different Pond

by Bao Phi
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Vietnam, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, 6 - 8 years, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review, fishing, fathers and sons
Barcode
1482
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women

by Charleyboy Editor
Paperback, 2017
Tags
TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, Native American, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, Native author, AICL best book award
Barcode
559
Status
Available
Call number
971.004

Long Way Down

by Jason Reynolds
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, 12 and up, Social issues, Family Life, TEEN
Barcode
930
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

Dread Nation

by Justina Ireland
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, TEEN, historical fiction, Horror, zombies, reconstruction, Mixed race, biracial, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
Dread Nation (1)
Barcode
1965
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

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

In Your Hands

by Carole Boston Weatherford
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, RELIGION, prayer, god
Barcode
992
Status
Available
Call number
507

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

The Astonishing Color of After

by Emily X.R. Pan
Paperback, 2019
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, FAMILIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, BODIES AND ABILITIES, TEEN, loss, loss of parent, Taiwan, suicide, grief — 4 more, mental illness, mental health, multicultural, multiracial
Barcode
2178
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court

by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, biography, sports, basketball, Islam, Activism, Grade 5 and up, RELIGION, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN
Barcode
759
Status
Available
Call number
796.323092

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

The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1)

by Sayantani DasGupta
Paperback, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, fantasy, JUVENILE, indian-american, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, 8 and up, MIDDLE GRADES, series, FICTION
Series
Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond (1)
Barcode
1141
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Amal Unbound

by Aisha Saeed
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, Pakistan, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, freedom, Kirkus Starred Review, indentured servitude
Barcode
1478
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man

by Tonya Bolden
Paperback, 2020
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, biography, slavery, enslavement, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1642
Status
Available
Call number
973.8092

The Poet X

by Elizabeth Acevedo
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, RELIGION, poetry, grade 8 and up, TEEN, FICTION
Barcode
563
Status
Checked out
Call number
813.6

The Poet X

by Elizabeth Acevedo
Paperback, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, LATINX, RELIGION, poetry, grade 8 and up, TEEN, FICTION
Barcode
1472
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

Picture Us In The Light

by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
TEEN, FICTION, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, LGBTQIA, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, FAMILIES, adoption, 14 and up, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
507
Status
Available
Call number
813.6
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