General Diverse Book Lists 

• Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
• A "Read Woke" Booklist, a Cicely Lewis and School Library Journal Reader/ Summit Attendee Compilation List
  BCPS Copy of List since the original list will not be deleted soon. 
  
• Diverse Book Finder- a project aimed to diversify and balance bookshelves everywhere, that all our children can find themselves reflected and celebrated in libraries, schools and homes across the nation.
• Best Multicultural Books of 2015 - Compiled by the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature 

• Culturally Diverse Books Selected by SLJ's Review Editors  

• Rich in Color: Review Archive of YA Diverse Books 

African American 

• Coretta Scott King Book Awards 

American Indian & Indigenous Peoples

• The American Indian Youth Literature Awards 

Asian American and Pacific Islander 

• A Round-Up of Awesome Asian American Protagonists in YA Lit
• Best Asian-American Teen Fiction
• South Asia Book Award

Arab American  

• Arab American Book Award

Disability

• Disability in KidLit- Honor Roll
• Schneider Family Book Award

Diverse Book Awards/ Distinctions

• Carter G. Woodson Book Awards
• Skipping Stones Honor Awards

Diversity in Genres

• Diversity YA Life: Diverse Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• Diversity YA Life: Urban Fiction, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• Diversity in YA Life: Horror, Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
• 10 Recent Diverse* YA Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels, Diversity in YA

Hispanic/ Latino/ LatinX

• Latinxs in Kid Lit
• Reviewed Books: Picture Books & Early Readers
• Reviewed Books: Middle Grade
• Reviewed Books: Young Adult 
• Pura Belpre Award 
• Tomas Rivera Book Award

Jewish 

• Sydney Taylor Book Award

LBGTQ 

• Lambda Literary Award (LBGTQI literature)

Additional Cultures 

• Children's Africana Book Awards
  
• SLJ's Islam in the Classroom
• Americas Award (books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States) 
• Middle East Book Awards
• Sydney Taylor Book Award (Jewish experience)
• International Children's Book Awards list

Social Emotional Learning (SEL)

Elementary  Suggestion Lists

• We are Teachers- 50 Must-Have Books to Teach Social Emotional Learning
• Publishers Weekly- Social Emotional Learning
• Lee and Low- Social and Emotional Learning Book List
• School Library Journal- Hearts and Minds: Picture Books that Strengthen Social Emotional Learning
• Elementary SEL Booklist (curated by Towson Cohort XVI) 

Secondary Suggestion Lists

• Publishers Weekly- Social and Emotional Learning: A Book List
• Lee and Low- Social Emotional Learning
• Read Brightly Kid Approved Middle Grade Books Mental Health
• Lee and Low High School Social and Emotional Learning
• Middle School SEL Booklist (curated by Towson Cohort XVI) 
• High School SEL Booklist (curated by Towson Cohort XVI)  

Social Justice

• Jane Addams Children's Book Award 

Young Adult (YA)

• 31 Young Adult Books with Diverse Characters Literally Everyone Should Read 
• Diversity in YA