No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

1 Shades of PeopleSheila M. Kelly and

Shelley Rotner2-5 yrs

2

Listening with My Heart: A

story of kindness and self-

compassion

Gabi Garcia and Ying

Hui Tan2-6 yrs

3 The Family Book Todd Parr 3-6 yrs

4 I Am Every Good ThingDerrick Barnes and

Gordon C James3-7 yrs

5 The Name Jar Yangsook Choi 3-7 yrs

6The Many Colors of Harpreet

Singh

Supriya Kelkar, Alea

Marley, et al.3-7 yrs

7 We Are Grateful: OtsaliheligaTraci Sorell and Frane

Lessac 3-7 yrs

8 I'm Like you and Cindy Gainer 3-8 yrs

9 Happy in Our Skin Fran Manushkin 4-6 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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10 Bee-bim Bop! Linda Sue Park 4-7 yrs

11 Same, Same But DifferentJenny Sue Kostecki-

Shaw4-7 yrs

12 All Because You Matter Charles & Collier 4-8 yrs

13 I Promise Lebron James 4-8 yrs

14 Tiptoe Tapirs Kim Han-min 4-8 yrs

15 Pink Is for Boys Robb Pearlman 4-8 yrs

16Just Ask!: Be Different, Be

Brave, Be You

Sonia Sotomayor and

Rafael López 4-8 yrs

17 One FamilyGeorge Shannon and

Blanca Gomez4-8 yrs

18 All are welcomeAlexandra Penfold &

Suzanne Kaufman4-8 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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19 Mixed: A Colorful Story Arree Chung 4-8 yrs

20 Be The Change A. Gandhi 4-8 yrs

21Magic Ramen: The Story of

Momofuku Ando

Andrea Wang and

Kana Urbanowicz4-8 yrs

22 Julian is a Mermaid Jessica Love 4-8 yrs

23 Dreamers Yuyi Morales 4-8 yrs

24

Dancing Hands: How Teresa

Carreño Played the Piano for

President Lincoln

Margarita Engle and

Rafael López 4-8 yrs

25 Turning Pages: My Life StorySonia Sotomayor and

Lulu Delacre 4-8 yrs

26 Chocolate Milk Por Favor Maria Dismondy 4-11 yrs

27Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The

Questioneers)

Andrea Beaty and

David Roberts5-7 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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28 Mango, Abuela and Me Meg Medina 5-8 yrs

29 Where’s Halmoni? Julie Kim 5-9 yrs

30 Your Name is a SongJamilah Thompkins-

Bigelow5-10 yrs

31 Astronaut Annie Suzanne Slade 6-8 yrs

32Astrid and Apollo and the

Starry Campout

V.T. Bidania and Dara

Lashia Lee6-8 yrs

33 A Different Pond Bao Phi and Thi Bui 6-8 yrs

34 The UndefeatedKwame Alexander &

Kadir Nelson6-9 yrs

35 Fish For Jimmy Katie Yamasaki 6-9 yrs

36Malala: My Story of Standing

Up for Girls' RightsMalala Yousafzai 6-10 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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37Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa

StoryS. D. Nelson 6-10 yrs

38Stamped (For Kids): Racism,

Antiracism, and You

Sonja Cherry-Paul,

Jason Reynolds , et al.6-10 yrs

39 Indian ShoesCynthia L Smith and

MaryBeth Timothy10 yrs & up

40 A bowl full of Peace Carin Stelson 6-11 yrs

41 The Book ItchVaunda Micheaux

Nelson7-10 yrs

42 Little Legends Vashti Harrison 8-12 yrs

43 A Good Kind of Trouble Lisa Moore Ramee 8-12 yrs

44 Jazmin's Notebook Nikki Grimes 8-12 yrs

45 Blended Sharon M. Draper 8-12 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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46 New Kid Jerry Craft 8-12 yrs

47Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to

Justice

Mahogany L. Browne,

Elizabeth Acevedo, et

al.

8-12 yrs

48 Listen, Slowy Thanhha Lai 8-12 yrs

49 When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 8-12 yrs

50 Front Desk Kelly Yang 8-12 yrs

51 Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai 8-12 yrs

52 Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga 8-12 yrs

53 Dumpling Days Grace Lin 8-12 yrs

54 The Night Diary Veera Hiranandani 8-12 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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55 The House that Lou Built Mae Respielo 8-12 yrs

56 Red, White and Whole Rajani LaRocca 8-12 yrs

57 The Girl and The Ghost Hanna Alkaf 8-12 yrs

58 Amina's Voice Hena Khan 8-12 yrs

59Be Bold! Be Brave!: 11 Latinas

who made U.S. History

Naibe Reynoso and

Jone Lea8-12 yrs

60Island Treasures: Growing Up

in CubaAlma Flor Ada 8-12 yrs

61 Black Brother, Black Brother Jewell Parker Rhodes 8-12 yrs

62The Science of Breakable

ThingsTae Keller 8-12 yrs

63 Everlasting Nora Marie Maranda Cruz 9-11 yrs

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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64 Paper Wishes Lois Sepahban 9-12 yrs

65 Indian No More

Charlene Willing

Mcmanis and Traci

Sorell

9-12 yrs

66 The Crossover Kwame Alexander 10-12 yrs

67 Count Me In Varsha Bajaj 10-12 yrs

68 Amal Unbound Aisha Saeed 10-12 yrs

69 Prairie Lotus Linda Sue Park 10-12 yrs

70 Rebound Kwame Alexander 10-12yrs

71

Path to the Stars: My Journey

from Girl Scout to Rocket

Scientist

Sylvia Acevedo 10-12yrs

72 Lucky Broken Girl Ruth Behar 10 yrs & up

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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73 As Brave As You Jason Reynolds 10 yrs & up

74Becoming Kareem: Growing

Up On and Off the CourtKareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 yrs & up

75 Betty Before X Shabazz 10 yrs & up

76 Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson 10 yrs & up

77 The Boy Who HarnessedWilliam Kamkwamba,

Bryan Mealer, et al10 yrs & up

78 Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 10 yrs & up

79 Shoe Dog Phil Knight 10 yrs & up

80 My Family DividedDiane Guerrero with

Erica Moroz10 yrs & up

81 A Single Shard

Linda Sue Park,

Graeme Malcolm, et

al.

10 yrs & up

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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82Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak

SpanishPablo Cartaya 10 yrs & up

83 The Thing About LuckCynthia Kadohata and

Julia Kuo10 yrs & up

84 The Hate You GiveAngie Thomas & Nikki

Giovanni12 yrs & up

85 The Final Four Paul Volponi 12 yrs & up

86 Always and Forever, Lara Jean Jenny Han 12 yrs & up

87The Truths We Hold (Young

Readers Edition)Kamala Harris 12 yrs & up

88 American Panda Gloria Chao 12 yrs & up

89 The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee 12 yrs & up

90 Tokyo Ever After Emiko Jean 12 yrs & up

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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91 Becoming Michelle ObamaMiddle

School

92 Soldier Boy Keely HuttonMiddle

School

93 Dear Martin Nic StoneMiddle

School

94 Night Elie WieselMiddle

School

95 The House on Mango Street Sandra CisnerosMiddle

School

96 Fist Stick Knife Gun Geoffrey CanadaMiddle

School

97 The Color of Water James McBrideMiddle

School

98 The Blind Side Michael LewisMiddle

School

99 Hidden Figures Margot Lee ShetterlyMiddle

School

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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100 This Time Will Be Different Misa SugiuraMiddle

School

101 Never Fall Down Patricia McCormickMiddle

School

102 The Joy Luck Club Amy TanMiddle

School

103 The Magical Language E.J. KohMiddle

School

104 Parachutes Kelly YangMiddle

School

105 Patron Saints of Nothing Randy RibayMiddle

School

106 The Henna Wars Adiba JoigirdarMiddle

School

107 Yes No Maybe SoBecky Albertalli &

Aisha Saeed

Middle

School

108 Butterfly Yellow Thanhha LaiMiddle

School

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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)

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109 Yolk Mary H. K. ChoiMiddle

School

110The Lakota Way: Stories and

Lessons for LivingJoseph M. Marshall III

Middle

School

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