Tag search:Kirkus starred review

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

by Isabel Wilkerson
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
ADULT, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, history, class, class structure, social order, Kirkus Starred Review, JUSTICE
Barcode
1453
Status
Available
Call number
305.5

Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story)

by Daniel Nayeri
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
TEEN, Iran, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, memoir, Persian, Kirkus Starred Review, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS
Barcode
1458
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Summer Bird Blue

by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Paperback, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, FAMILIES, LGBTQIA, TEEN, loss, loss of sibling, grief, Asexual, ASIAN, ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER — 4 more, Hawaiian, Pacific-Islander, hapa, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1396
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

My Rainbow

by DeShanna Neal
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
LGBTQIA, GENDER, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, BODIES AND ABILITIES, own voices, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, transgender, autism, hair, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1265
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

Vote for Our Future!

by Margaret McNamara
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, voting, rights, government, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1230
Status
Available
Call number
324.60973

A Voice Named Aretha

by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, music, civil rights, 4 - 8 years, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1118
Status
Available
Call number
782.421644092

Breathe: A Letter to My Sons

by Imani Perry
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, ADULT, parenting, history, racism, American History, black history, JUSTICE, Kirkus Starred Review, UUA Common Read — 1 more, FAMILIES
Barcode
2155
Status
Available
Call number
306.85

The Sky at Our Feet

by Nadia Hashimi
Paperback, 2019
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, BODIES AND ABILITIES, MIDDLE GRADES, Afghanistan, Muslim, FAMILIES, single mother, loss, separation, epilepsy, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2149
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Pants Project

by Cat Clarke
Paperback, 2019
Tags
GENDER, LGBTQIA, MIDDLE GRADES, activism, gender identity, transgender, gay parents, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1980
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

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

The Bridge Home

by Padma Venkatraman
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, FAMILIES, BODIES AND ABILITIES, sisters, loss, loss of sibling, homelessness, domestic violence — 5 more, India, friendship, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, intellectual disability, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1888
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

Light It Up

by Kekla Magoon
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, FICTION, police brutality, shooting, violence, racism, protest, white supremacy, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1887
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Indian No More

by Charlene Willing McManis
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, DIVERSITY, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, reservation, Indian Relocation Program, tribal termination, Native American, Native author, moving, Umpqua — 5 more, racism, prejudice, civil rights, MIDDLE GRADES, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1873
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

How Do You Dance?

by Thyra Heder
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, dance, self expression, body positivity, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1718
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Dark Water

by Laura McNeal
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, LATINX, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, FAMILIES, TEEN, Kirkus Starred Review, coming of age
Barcode
1705
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Important Thing About Margaret Wise Brown

by Mac Barnett
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, LGBTQIA, PICTURE BOOK, biography, author, writer, pioneer, Kirkus Starred Review, bisexuality
Barcode
1627
Status
Available
Call number
813.52

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

by Kyo Maclear
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Japanese American, Japanese internment, JUSTICE, artist, art, biography, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1584
Status
Available
Call number
741.6092

Lubna and Pebble

by Wendy Meddour
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, Friendship, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1582
Status
Available
Call number
823.92

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

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

Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice (adapted for young adults)

by Bryan Stevenson
Paperback, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, TEEN, ages 13 - 18, incarceration, human rights, Kirkus Starred Review, law
Barcode
1444
Status
Available
Call number
340.092

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

Bilal Cooks Daal

by Aisha Saeed
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, 4 - 8 years, Kirkus Starred Review, food, cooking, South Asian
Barcode
1174
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference

by Greta Thunberg
Paperback, 2019
Tags
JUSTICE, WOMEN AND GIRLS, climate, environmental justice, Activism, TEEN, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1107
Status
Available
Call number
363.7

Layla's Happiness

by Mariahadessa Ekere Tallie
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1129
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Frankly in Love

by David Yoon
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, TEEN, coming of age, Korean, Kirkus Starred Review, love, romance
Barcode
1145
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 Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come

by Sue Macy
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, RELIGION, PICTURE BOOK, 5 - 8 years, grades k - 3, Judaism, Yiddish, Kirkus Starred Review, books, biography
Barcode
1088
Status
Available
Call number
020.75

Other Words for Home

by Jasmine Warga
Hardcover, 2019
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, verse, Syria, 8 - 12 years, grades 3 - 7, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1144
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Pride Colors

by Robin Stevenson
Board book, 2019
Tags
LGBTQIA, BOARD BOOK, Pride, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
697
Status
Available
Call number
535.6

Betty Before X

by Ilyasah Shabazz
Paperback, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, historical fiction, Kirkus Starred Review, civil rights, sexism, social justice, Activism, black history — 2 more, American History, history
Barcode
2039
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Carmela Full of Wishes

by Matt de la Peña
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, LATINX, PICTURE BOOK, birthday, Kirkus Starred Review, family separation, undocumented immigrants, siblings
Barcode
2021
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Girl Mans Up

by M-E Girard
Paperback, 2018
Tags
GENDER, LGBTQIA, TEEN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, FICTION, Portuguese, abortion, friendship, respect, gender identity, nonbinary — 1 more, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1982
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Girl Running

by Annette Bay Pimentel
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
GENDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, athlete, running, marathon, gender roles, sexism, history, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1973
Status
Available
Call number
796.42

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

An African American and Latinx History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY)

by Paul Ortiz
Paperback, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, JUSTICE, ADULT, NON-FICTION, history, American History, Activism, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1906
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

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

Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968

by Alice Faye Duncan
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUVENILE, MIDDLE GRADES, Kirkus Starred Review, historical fiction, history, American History, civil rights, Martin Luther King Jr. — 4 more, sanitation, strike, protest, equal rights
Barcode
1652
Status
Available
Call number
331.892

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

Every Month Is a New Year: Celebrations Around the World

by Marilyn Singer
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
cultures & traditions, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, poetry, Kirkus Starred Review, RELIGION, holidays, DIVERSITY
Barcode
1565
Status
Available
Call number
811.54

Holi Colors

by Rina Singh
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, RELIGION, BOARD BOOK, Hinduism, holidays, India, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1510
Status
Available
Call number
294.5

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

What If...

by Samantha Berger
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, 4 - 8 years, imagination, creativity, art, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1272
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

A Big Mooncake for Little Star

by Grace Lin
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, holidays, Chinese, Moon Festival, own voices, WOMEN AND GIRLS, Kirkus Starred Review, PICTURE BOOK
Barcode
1231
Status
Available
Call number
813

Proud (Young Readers Edition): Living My American Dream

by Ibtihaj Muhammad
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, RELIGION, GENDER, NON-FICTION, autobiography, biography, memoir, 10 - 13 years, MIDDLE GRADES, Muslim — 1 more, Kirkus Starred review
Barcode
922
Status
Available
Call number
796.862092

A Land of Permanent Goodbyes

by Atia Abawi
Hardcover, 2018
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, War, FICTION, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, TEEN, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
817
Status
Available
Call number
813.6
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