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Diverse and Multicultural Book Lists

General Diverse Book Lists
African American
American Indian & Indigenous Peoples
Asian American and Pacific Islander
Arab American
Disability
Diverse Book Awards/ Distinctions
Diversity in Genres
Hispanic/ Latino/ LatinX
Jewish
LBGTQ
Additional Cultures
Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Social Justice
Young Adult (YA)

Information checked and updated August 2019

* Please note that although resources are provided here, any books or resources located on these pages must still be measured against the BCPS Selection Policies and Guidelines.

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