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PICTURE BOOKS
LISA – Child of the Universe by Ray Jayawardhana and Raul Colon – ESSENTIAL
The Stuff of Stars by Marion Dane Bauer
CINDY – Snail Crossing by Corey R. Tabor – ADVISABLE
LISA – Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Redd and Nneka Myers – ADVISABLE
Nneka Myers illustrator website
Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry and Vashti Harrison
Crown : An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
LISA – The Three Billy Goats Buenos by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Miguel Ordonez – ADVISABLE
Illustrator Website (in Spanish!)
The Enchanted Castle by Samantha Chagollan
Don’t Eat Me Chupacabra! by Kyle and Derek Sullivan
¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third
CINDY – When the Storm Comes by Linda Ashman and Taeeun Yoo – ADVISABLE
Kitten and the Night Watchman by John Sullivan and Taeeun Yoo
Safe in a Storm by Stephen Swinburne
Bruce’s Big Storm by Ryan T. Higgins
LISA – This is Gus by Chris Chatterton – ADVISABLE
Big Cat, Little Cat by Elisha Cooper
Mad, Mad Bear! by Kimberly Gee
1 Grumpy Bruce: A Counting Book by Ryan T. Higgins
Grumpy Duck by Joyce Dunbar – ADVISABLE
CINDY – Drew and Jot: Dueling Doodles by Art Baltazar – ESSENTIAL
Then Everything Went Wrong (Hilo) by Judd Winick
LISA – Cat Dog Dog : The Story of a Blended Family by Nelly Buchet and Andrea Zuill – ESSENTIAL
Illustrator Andrea Zuill website
A Greyhound, a Groundhog by Emily Jenkins
NON-FICTION
CINDY – Cezanne’s Parrot by Amy Guglielmo – ESSENTIAL
How to Build a Hug by Guglielmo and Tourville
LISA – Extinct by Lucas Riera and Jack Tite – ADVISABLE
Back from the Brink by Nancy F. Castaldo
De-Extinction by Rebecca Hirsch
Galapagos George by Jean George
CINDY – The Truth About Hawks by Maxwell Eaton III – ESSENTIAL
Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton III
CINDY – The Animal Awards by Martin Jenkins – ESSENTIAL
LISA – The Power of Her Pen by Lesa Cline-Ransome and John Parra – ADVISABLE
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg makes her Mark by Debbie Levy
A Voice Named Aretha by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Althea Gibson : The Story of Tennis’ Fleet-of-Foot Girl by Megan Reid and Laura Freeman
LISA – How to Solve a Problem : The Rise (and falls) of a Rock-Climbing Champion by Ashima Shiraishi and Yao Xiao – ADVISABLE
Interview with Author on NPR (Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me)
Girl Running: Bobbi Gibb and the Boston marathon by Annette Pimentel
Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle by Chris Raschka
I’m Gonna Push Through by Jasmyn Wright
CINDY – I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912: The Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis – ESSENTIAL
CINDY – The Very Short, Entirely True History of Mermaids by Sarah Laskow – ADVISABLE
CINDY – The Magical Unicorn Society: A Brief History of Unicorns – ADVISABLE
The Magical Unicorn Society: Official Handbook
MIDDLE GRADE
CINDY – Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park- ADVISABLE
Circle the Wagons Label on KTB
Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
LISA – Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan – ESSENTIAL
Legends of the Sky by Liz Flanagan
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
Author Read Alike: Pablo Cartaya
CINDY – A High Five for Glen Burke by Phil Bildner – ESSENTIAL
The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy (MS)
The Prom by Saundra Mitchell (HS)
They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera (HS)
LISA – Efren Divided by Ernesto Cisneros – ESSENTIAL
Cisnero’s website https://www.ernestocisneros.com/
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
They Call Me Güero: A Border Kid’s Poems by David Bowles
CINDY – Roll With It by Jamie Sumner – ESSENTIAL
How to Disappear Completely by Ali Standish
Song For a Whale by Lynne Kelly
LISA – Tornado Brain by Cat Patrick – ADVISABLE
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
CINDY – Wink by Rob Harrell – ESSENTIAL
Short & Skinny by Mark Tatulli
YOUNG ADULT
CINDY – Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins – ESSENTIAL
LISA – All-American Muslim Girl by Nadine Jolie Courtney – ADVISABLE
Nadine Jolie Courtney on Instagram
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Yes No Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
CINDY – The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo – ESSENTIAL
LISA – Be Not Far From Me by Mindy McGinnis – ADVISABLE
Not If I Save You First by Ally Carter
CINDY – Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart – ESSENTIAL
North of Beautiful by Justina Headley
Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen
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