Tag search:Kirkus starred review

Magnolia Flower

by Zora Neale Hurston
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Cherokee, slavery, freedom, resistance, intercultural family, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1958
Status
Available
Call number
813.54

Plenty of Hugs

by Fran Manushkin
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
LGBTQIA, FAMILIES, DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1614
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Freedom's a-Callin Me

by Ntozake Shange
Hardcover, 2012
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, slavery, poetry, art, verse, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1550
Status
Available
Call number
811.54

If You’re a Kid Like Gavin: The True Story of a Young Trans Activist

by Gavin Grimm
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
GENDER, LGBTQIA, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, biography, NONFICTION, transgender, school, Activism, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2058
Status
Available
Call number
306.76

Child of the Universe

by Ray Jayawardhana
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
DIVERSITY, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review, science
Barcode
1856
Status
Available

No Voice Too Small: Fourteen Young Americans Making History

by Lindsay H. Metcalf Editor
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, LGBTQIA, GENDER, JUSTICE, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, BODIES AND ABILITIES, LATINX, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, DIVERSITY — 13 more, JUVENILE, NON-FICTION, poetry, Activism, climate change, speaking out, water rights, Deportation, transgender, gay parents, equality, bullying, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1972
Status
Available
Call number
811.608

Pride Puppy!

by Robin Stevenson
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
LGBTQIA, FAMILIES, PICTURE BOOK, queer parents, pride, alphabet, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1960
Status
Available
Call number
421.1

Your Mama

by NoNieqa Ramos
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, WOMEN AND GIRLS, LATINX, motherhood, Kirkus Starred Review, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN
Barcode
1623
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

by Candacy Taylor
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, TEEN, history, civil rights, NON-FICTION, Segregation, travel, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1586
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

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

Lei and the Fire Goddess

by Malia Maunakea
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
WOMEN AND GIRLS, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, Native Hawaiian, Hawaii, Adventure, gods, goddess — 1 more, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2106
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing

by Tonya Bolden
Paperback, 2022
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, LATINX, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLE, anthology, famous speeches, Kirkus Starred Review, DIVERSITY
Barcode
1759
Status
Available
Call number
815

The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption

by Shannon Gibney
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
FAMILIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, ADULT, speculative memoir, adoption, transracial adoption, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1937
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Art of Protest: Creating, Discovering, and Activating Art for Your Revolution

by De Nichols
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, JUSTICE, activism, art, NONFICTION, inspiration, creativity, Kirkus Starred Review, DIVERSITY
Barcode
1602
Status
Available
Call number
701.03

The Passover Mouse

by Joy Nelkin Wieder
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
RELIGION, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, Judaism, Passover, holidays, Jewish, community, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1855
Status
Available
Call number
267

My Fade Is Fresh

by Shauntay Grant
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, BODIES AND ABILITIES, GENDER, autonomy, hair, gender expression, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1828
Status
Available
Call number
813.00

Last Chance Dance

by Lakita Wilson
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, LGBTQIA, TEEN, first love, coming of age, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1938
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Moonwalking

by Zetta Elliott
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
DIVERSITY, BODIES AND ABILITIES, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, LATINX, MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, FICTION, Kirkus Starred Review, Polish, Congolese, Puerto Rican — 3 more, autism, mental illness, poetry
Barcode
1672
Status
Available
Call number
813.00

Undercover Latina

by Aya De Leon
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
LATINX, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, racism, spy, Kirkus Starred Review, Mexican American, Puerto Rican, Friendship
Series
The Factory (1)
Barcode
2020
Status
Available

She Was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm

by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, biography, Politics, history, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1752
Status
Available
Call number
328.73

Be Strong

by Pat Zietlow Miller
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
PICTURE BOOK, DIVERSITY, resilience, bravery, perserverence, leadership, caring, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1590
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Together We March: 25 Protest Movements That Marched into History

by Leah Henderson
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
JUSTICE, DIVERSITY, WOMEN AND GIRLS, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, LGBTQIA, NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, BODIES AND ABILITIES, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, MIDDLE GRADES, Kenya — 10 more, Bulgaria, South Africa, environmental justice, environmentalism, civil rights, equality, Activism, Children's rights, Kirkus Starred Review, Africa
Barcode
1577
Status
Available
Call number
303.48

In the Garden

by Emma Giuliani
Hardcover, 2020
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, oversized, nature, garden, growing, planting, botany, seasons, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1870
Status
Available
Call number
635.082

Sacrifice (Serpentine)

by Cindy Pon
Paperback, 2016
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, TEEN, fantasy, Chinese, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
The Kingdom of Xia (4), Serpentine (2)
Barcode
1683
Status
Available

From Here

by Luma Mufleh
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, LGBTQIA, RELIGION, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Arab, Jordan, Syria, Muslim, Islam, queer — 3 more, memoir, NON-FICTION, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2116
Status
Available
Call number
305.9

Cape

by Kevin Johnson
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
FAMILIES, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, PICTURE BOOK, loss, grief, death, memory, remembering, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1989
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

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

Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

by Traci N. Todd
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, JUVENILE, biography, cartoonist, women's rights, civil rights, history, American History — 4 more, black history, artist, art, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2169
Status
Available
Call number
741.5

Contenders: Two Native Baseball Players, One World Series

by Traci Sorell
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, baseball, sports, Ojibwe, Cahuilla, discrimination, JUVENILE, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1927
Status
Available
Call number
796.357

All You Have To Do

by Autumn Allen
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, TEEN, FICTION, historical fiction, civil rights, protest, racism, FAMILIES, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2159
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Children's Garden: Growing Food in the City

by Carole Lexa Schaefer
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, gardening, community, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1840
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Every Body: A First Conversation About Bodies (First Conversations)

by Megan Madison
Board book, 2023
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, DIVERSITY, BOARD BOOK, body positivity, body differences, disability, fatphobia, Kirkus Starred Review
Series
First Conversations
Barcode
2067
Status
Available
Call number
306.4

To Raise a Boy: Classrooms, Locker Rooms, Bedrooms, and the Hidden Struggles of American Boyhood

by Emma Brown
Paperback, 2022
Tags
ADULT, GENDER, parenting, education, Kirkus Starred Review, sexuality education, consent, violence
Barcode
1585
Status
Available
Call number
649.132

Two Grooms on a Cake: The Story of America's First Gay Wedding

by Rob Sanders
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
LGBTQIA, JUSTICE, PICTURE BOOK, Kirkus Starred Review, marriage, gay rights, wedding, baking, cake
Barcode
1969
Status
Available
Call number
306.7662

Across So Many Seas

by Ruth Behar
Hardcover, 2024
Tags
CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, LATINX, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, RELIGION, FAMILIES, WOMEN AND GIRLS, MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, FICTION, historical fiction, Cuba — 8 more, Sephardic, Jewish, Judaism, Latino-Jewish Community, Afro-Latinx, Afro-Cuban, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2187
Status
Available

Tru & Nelle: A Christmas Tale: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids (Tru & Nelle, 2)

by G. Neri
Hardcover, 2017
Tags
FAMILIES, LGBTQIA, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, historical fiction, racism, Harper Lee, Truman Capote, Friendship, Kirkus Starred Review, holidays — 1 more, winter holidays
Series
Tru and Nelle (2)
Barcode
1806
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Free Radicals

by Lila Riesen
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, TEEN, Afghan, racism, discrimination, hero, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1940
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

All We Need

by Kathy Wolff
Hardcover, 2021
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, community, gratitude, sharing, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1576
Status
Available

The Sum of Us (Adapted for Young Readers): How Racism Hurts Everyone

by Heather McGhee
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
JUSTICE, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, TEEN, history, American History, black history, civil rights, racism, anti-racism, solidarity, freedom — 2 more, Kirkus Starred Review, NONFICTION
Barcode
2059
Status
Available
Call number
305.800973

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation): Life in Native America

by David Treuer
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
NATIVE NATIONS AND INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, JUSTICE, TEEN, history, Native American, Native author, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1839
Status
Available
Call number
970.004

Danbi's Favorite Day

by Anna Kim
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, PICTURE BOOK, Korean, Children's Day, holidays, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1930
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

The Kaya Girl

by Mamle Wolo
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
MIDDLE GRADES, TEEN, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, Ghana, classism, friendship, social class, class, social stigma — 3 more, prejudice, coming of age, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1895
Status
Available

They Call Her Fregona: A Border Kid's Poems

by David Bowles
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
LATINX, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, Mexican American, Mexico, Immigration, coming of age, poetry, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1838
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

Amil and the After

by Veera Hiranandani
Hardcover, 2024
Tags
FAMILIES, REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, RELIGION, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, historical fiction, India, Pakistan, Partition — 9 more, loss, loss of parent, grief, death, Muslim, Islam, Hindu, Kirkus Starred Review, art
Barcode
2188
Status
Available

We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

by Shelia P. Moses
Hardcover, 2022
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, JUSTICE, MIDDLE GRADES, historical fiction, civil rights, Activism, protest, Children's Crusade, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1835
Status
Available
Call number
813.6

A Day in the Sun

by Diana Ejaita
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
DIVERSITY, PICTURE BOOK, outdoors, light, multicultural, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2123
Status
Available

When You Hear Me (You Hear Us): Voices on Youth Incarceration

by Free Minds Writers
Paperback, 2021
Tags
TEEN, ADULT, JUSTICE, incarceration, school to prison pipeline, criminal legal system, youth, NONFICTION, anthology, own voices, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
1595
Status
Available
Call number
811.608

Make a Move, Sunny Park!

by Jessica Kim
Hardcover, 2023
Tags
ASIAN ASIAN-AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WOMEN AND GIRLS, BODIES AND ABILITIES, MIDDLE GRADES, FICTION, social anxiety, mental health, Korean, friendship, middle school, dance — 1 more, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2110
Status
Available

The Breakup Lists

by Adib Khorram
Hardcover, 2024
Tags
BODIES AND ABILITIES, FAMILIES, CULTURES AND TRADITIONS, LGBTQIA, GENDER, AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, DIVERSITY, TEEN, FICTION, Iranian-american, queer — 6 more, nonbinary, asexual, deafness, hearing impaired, romance, Kirkus Starred Review
Barcode
2192
Status
Available

Go Forth and Tell: The Life of Augusta Baker, Librarian and Master Storyteller

by Breanna J. McDaniel
Hardcover, 2024
Tags
AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN, WOMEN AND GIRLS, PICTURE BOOK, stories, folktales, libraries, history, black history, American history, Kirkus Starred Review, biography
Barcode
2196
Status
Available
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