Showing 1–50 of 124 titles
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¡Mambo Mucho Mambo! The Dance that Crossed Color Lines
By exploring the history of mambo and Latin Jazz, this book demonstrates the power of music and dance to transcend racial and cultural barriers. Simultaneously published in Spanish and English.
- Nonfiction, History, Arts, Performing Arts
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9781536206081
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¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge
Pals Little Lobo, Bernabé, La Oink Oink, and El Toro get stuck on a bridge between sister cities in two different countries and make a party out of a difficult situation.
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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
A young girl’s school project on ancestry prompts her grandmother to share the history of their people, spanning their roots in Africa, through enslavement, and into the present.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780593307359
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Alaina and the Great Play
Kindergartener Alaina has five words to recite after the second-grade play. But when the big moment arrives, she is inspired to improvise.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781733686525
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Amari and the Night Brothers
Amari investigates her brother’s disappearance while navigating a magic-filled summer internship at the secret Bureau of Supernatural Affairs.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062975164
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Amber and Clay
Set in Ancient Greece, this epic novel in verse traces the converging journeys of two children, a slave and an aristocrat.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Verse Novel
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9781536201222
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Amira’s Picture Day
Amira is excited to celebrate Eid, but she becomes upset when she realizes it falls on class picture day.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780823440191
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Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids
An enlightening collection of short stories about Indigenous young people attending an intertribal powwow in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
- Fiction, Short Stories
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062869944
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Areli Is a Dreamer
The nonfiction offering follows DACA recipient Areli Morales as she migrates to the U.S., navigates her new life, and imagines her future. Simultaneously published in Spanish and English.
- Nonfiction, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781984893994
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Bad Sister
In this honest and moving graphic memoir, Charise and her younger brother, Daniel, don't always get along, sometimes getting physically and emotionally hurt as a result.
- Graphic Novels, Autobiography
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781250219053
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
This is the story of 12-year-old Petra Luna and her family during the Mexican Revolution. Petra is forced to embark in a treacherous journey across the desert where she navigates challenges including hunger and family separation. It is a story of hope and belief in one's own abilities no matter the odds.
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Beak & Ally #1: Unlikely Friends
Despite Beak the bird's bubbly attempts to befriend Ally, the alligator is content to be alone, until a party invitation and a chance encounter with a Long-Billed Party Pooper remind her of what's important.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2022, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2022 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780063021570
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The Beatryce Prophecy
A prophecy sets a medieval adventure in motion that involves a mysterious girl, a feisty goat, a boy with a tragic sword, a missing king, and an empathetic monk.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781536213614
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The Big Bath House
Based on childhood memories, this story chronicles a young girl’s intergenerational family trip to a traditional Japanese bath house.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780593181959
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Bodies Are Cool
This inclusive body-positivity book celebrates bodies of all shapes, colors, and abilities.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780593112625
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Boogie Boogie, Y’all
The adults may not notice the amazing world around them, but the children do—and they are determined to get the rest of their city to see the wonder around them, too.
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Borders
This graphic novel tells the story of a mother and son trapped between Canada and America because their Blackfoot citizenship is not recognized by border security.
- Fiction, Graphic Novels
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780316593069
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Boy, Everywhere
The Syrian civil war uproots a boy and his family, forcing them to leave the comforts of home and journey toward safety in England.
- Fiction, History, World History, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9781643791968
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Bright Star
An allegorical look at the migrant experience as told through the story of a young fawn looking for safety after being separated from her mother. Simultaneously published in Spanish and English.
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Call and Response: The Story of Black Lives Matter
This reference book about the Black Lives Matter movement and its historical context includes helpful lists, timelines, and photographs.
- Nonfiction, History, US History, Social Sciences, African American
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9780358573418
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
Rivera draws upon Mexican American legends in her account of Cece, a girl confronting dark forces and social expectations while on a quest to rescue her sister.
- Fiction, Folklore & Fairy Tales, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780062947550
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Child of the Flower-Song People: Luz Jiménez, Daughter of the Nahua
In this biography of a little-known Indigenous (Nahua) woman who helped preserve and impart knowledge of her language and culture to scholars, artists and future generations, Amescua lyrically weaves the story of Luz Jiménez’s quiet strength and perseverance with Aztec myths, true stories, and dramatic episodes in Jiménez’s life.
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Coffee, Rabbit, Snowdrop, Lost
This gentle, intergenerational story of a beloved grandfather sliding into dementia delivers an honest, affirming portrayal of love, dementia, depression, frustration, and hope.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2022 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781592703739
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The Cot in the Living Room
A young girl develops empathy for the children who need to use the living-room cot while their parents work the nightshift.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780593110478
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Dawn Raid
Sofia’s life and values change when she is affected by the injustices of 1970s New Zealand and learns about the Polynesian Panthers' fight for civil rights.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9781646140411
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A Day for Rememberin': Inspired by the True Events of the First Memorial Day
Unfolding through the eyes of young Eli, a Black community marches, sings, and fills the streets with flowers and wreaths in celebration of the first Memorial Day.
- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781419736308
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De aquí como el coquí
When Miguel moves to the U.S., he is sad to leave behind his pet coquí (frog), but soon he finds exciting similarities between life in San Juan and New York City. Available in Spanish and English.
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Don’t Hug Doug: (He Doesn’t Like It)
Doug doesn’t like hugs, but he’ll tell you what he does like–just ask!
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781984813022
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Dream Street
Tour the colorful neighborhood of Dream Street and its thriving inhabitants in this ode to the creators’ childhoods in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780525581109
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Except Antarctica
Animals defy the narrator's declaration that they can't go to Antarctica, triggering a silly sequence of events.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781728233260
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Eyes that Kiss in the Corners
As an Asian girl appreciates the beauty of her eyes, she reflects upon the legacies of the women in her life.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780062915627
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Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
This thrilling history of the Cold War breaks down the events preceding, and key players involved in, the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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The First Blade of Sweetgrass: A Native American Story
In the tradition of her native ancestors, a young girl learns to identify and gather sweetgrass.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780884487609
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Fox at Night
Equipped with a pair of binoculars, Fox encounters nocturnal forest creatures who offer to help Fox realize the night is full of friends, not monsters—but are they correct?
- Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2022 (Medal Winner)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780062977076
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From the Tops of the Trees
After young Kalia wonders what is outside the fences of her refugee camp, her father gives her a new perspective from the top of a tree.
- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781541581302
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The Genius under the Table: Growing up behind the Iron Curtain
Yevgeny, a Jewish boy growing up in the Soviet Union, hopes to identify a talent that will allow him to rise above his circumstances in this comical memoir.
- Nonfiction, History, World History, Autobiography
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9781536215526
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The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
After multiple cholera outbreaks and an exceptionally smelly summer in Victorian London, engineer Joseph Bazalgette designs a sewage system for the city.
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Have You Ever Seen a Flower?
A young child leaves the drab city for a multi-sensory experience among effervescent flowers in this electric celebration of our connection to, and place within, the natural world.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022, Randolph Caldecott Medal 2022 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781452182704
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Healer of the Water Monster
While visiting his grandmother, a Navajo boy enlists help from Holy Beings and tribal members as he tries to help heal an ailing Water Monster and his own uncle.
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Hear My Voice / Escucha mi voz: The Testimonies of Children Detained at the Southern Border of the United States
Striking illustrations by Latinx artists complement the bilingual testimonies of children detained in inhumane conditions at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Nonfiction, History, Social Sciences, Biography, Politics & Government
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9781523513482
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How to Become a Planet
Pluto is a happy child until a black hole of depression opens inside of her, leading her to find a way forward through self-acceptance, professional help, and new relationships.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9781643750361
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How to Find What You’re Not Looking For
Set after the Loving v.Virginia ruling, a family struggles with shifting beliefs around interracial marriage, prejudice, and traditional Jewish values.
- Fiction, Historical
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780525555032
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I Am an American: The Wong Kim Ark Story
In a defining court case, Wong Kim Ark’s victory guaranteed birthright citizenship for all Americans.
- Nonfiction, History, US History, Biography
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- All Ages
- ISBN: 9780316426923
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I Am Smoke
Smoke itself narrates an account of its religious, cultural, and practical uses by humans in this unique, STEAM-focused picture book.
- Fiction, History
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780884487883
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I Dream of Popo
The strong connection between a young girl and her grandmother is tested when the girl moves from Taiwan to San Diego.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781250249319
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I Hop
A young boy plans a picnic for his grandmother and sets his plan in motion using a rather unique mode of transportation—a pogo stick.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award 2022 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780823448258
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I Sang You Down from the Stars
An Inniwak expectant mother engages in mindful cultural traditions as she collects sacred items for her child's medicine bundle.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780316493161
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In My Mosque
Children welcome the reader to their mosque in this inviting study of similarities and differences in religious and cultural traditions.
- Fiction, General Fiction
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780062978707
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In the Meadow of Fantasies
In this imaginative parable, a girl and seven horses embark on a fantastical journey in which the horses gather to share their visions and dreams.
- Fiction, Fantasy
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2022 (Honor Title), Notable Children's Books 2022
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781939810908
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The In-Between
Cooper and his little sister, Jess, stumble upon a dark mystery when they become curious about their new neighbor across the alley.
- Fiction, Mystery, Fantasy
- Notable Children's Books 2022
- Older
- ISBN: 9780062916099