A selection of new and favorite books for children, representing a diverse range of voices. Geared for ages 5-11. Presentation to Berkeley Unified School District school libraries, October 2014.

1. #WeHaveDiverseBooks
New & favorite diverse books
recommended by Mary Ann Scheuer
BUSD Libraries, October 2014

2. Middle Grade Fiction
(ages 9-12)

3. Serafina’s Promise, by Ann E. Burg

4. The Crossover, by Kwame Alexander

5. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond, by Brenda Woods

6. P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams Garcia

7. Kinda Like Brothers, by Coe Booth

8. Dash, by Kirby Larson

9. El Deafo, by Cece Bell

10. Sugar, by Jewell Parker Rhodes

11. Counting by 7s, by Holly Goldberg Sloan

12. Pickle, by Kim Baker

13. Gaby Lost and Found, by Angela Cervantes

14. Zombie Baseball Beatdown, by Paolo Bacigalupi

15. Better Nate Than Ever, by Tim Federle

16. Zane and the Hurricane -- & -- The Ninth Ward

17. The Red Pencil, by Andrea Davis Pinkney

18. My Basmati Bat Mitzvah, by Paula Freedman

19. Dancing Home -- & -- Love, Amalia, both by Alma Flor Ada

20. Confetti Girl, by Diana Lopez
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21. Tortilla Sun, by Jennifer Cervantes

22. Sylvia & Aki -- & -- Separate Is Never Equal

23. Nonfiction for ages 5-11
Representing a diverse range of voices

24. Brown Girl Dreaming, by Jacqueline Woodson

25. Grandfather Gandhi, by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus

26. Yes! We Are Latinos, by Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy

27. Little Melba and Her Big Trombone, by

28. Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X,
by Ilyasah Shabazi

29. Twenty-two Cents: The Story of Muhammad Yunus, by Paula Yoo

30. Barbed Wire Baseball, by Marissa Moss

31. Colors of the Wind: The Story of Blind Artist and Champion Runner
George Mendoza, by JL Powers

32. Courage Has No Color, by Tanya Lee Stone

33. Dear Malala, We Stand with You, by by Rosemary McCarney

34. Picture books
Just a few of the many titles to recommend

35. The Hula-Hoopin' Queen, by Thelma Godin

36. King for a Day, by Rukhsana Khan

37. The Honest to Goodness Truth, by Patricia McKissack

38. Firebird, by Misty Copeland & Christopher Myers

39. Each Kindness, by Jacqueline Woodson

40. A Dance Like Starlight, by Kristy Dempsey

41. Deep in the Sahara, by Kelly Cunnane and Hoda Hadadi

42. Made by Raffi, by Craig Pomranz

43. All Different Now, by Angela Johnson

44. Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress, by Christine Baldacchino

45. Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors, by Roseanne Thong

46. Migrant, by Jose Manuel Mateo

47. Resources
● SLJ’s recent list of new culturally diverse books
● SLJ: resources for finding Latino kid lit
● The Brown Bookshelf
● CCBC Multicultural Literature resources
o eg: booklist for picture books featuring interracial families