Thematic Reading List: Fall 2018 Celebrating Multiculturalism & Our World
Our celebration of our diverse world includes books that take a peek at places around the globe and also books that show multicultural characters displaying bravery. Suggested age range and month of publication is included with each entry. Be sure to use the links provided to find similar books to those shown.
Outside My Window By: Linda Ashman Illustrated by: Jamey Christoph Kids around the globe see different things when gazing out their windows, in this celebration of diversity. Ages 4–8. (September) |
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My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder By: Nie Jun Four short stories set in a hutong, or residential alleyway, of Beijing, China. Yu’er, her grandfather, and their eccentric neighbors experience the magic of everyday life. Ages 7–11. (September) |
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The Crossroads By: Alexandra Diaz In this sequel to the book The Only Road, Jaime, twelve, and Angela, fifteen, discover what it means to be living as undocumented immigrants in the United States, while news from home gets increasingly worse. Ages 8–12. (September) |
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We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga By: Traci Sorell Illustrated by: Frané Lessac The word otsaliheliga is used by members of the Cherokee Nation to express gratitude. Beginning in the fall with the new year and ending in summer, follow a full Cherokee year of celebrations and experiences. Written by a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, this look at one group of Native Americans is appended with a glossary and the complete Cherokee syllabary, originally created by Sequoyah. Ages 3–7. (September) |
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First Snow By: Nancy Viau Illustrated by: Talitha Shipman Diverse neighborhood children don their winter gear and head into the icy air to build snowmen and igloos, race sleds, and throw snowballs before returning to the warmth of their homes. Ages 3–5. (September) |
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The War Outside By: Monica Hesse Teens Haruko, a Japanese American, and Margot, a German American, form a life-changing friendship as everything around them starts falling apart in the Crystal City family internment camp they are forced to live in during World War II. Ages 12-up. (September) |
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All the Stars Denied By: Guadalupe García McCall When resentment surges during the Great Depression in a Texas border town, Estrella, fifteen, organizes a protest against the treatment of tejanos and soon finds herself with her mother and baby brother in Mexico. This book explores the first U.S. mass deportation of hundreds of thousands of Mexican-Americans citizens. Ages 12-up. (September) |
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Analee, in Real Life By: Janelle Milanes Cuban-American Analee Echevarria only feels confident playing her favorite online game, but with a potential real-world romance and her father’s remarriage looming, she begins to rediscover herself. This title also deals with social anxiety. Ages 12-up. (September) |
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Charlie Hernández & the League of Shadows By: Ryan Calejo Steeped in Hispanic folklore since childhood, middle schooler Charlie Hernandez learns the stories are true when, shortly after his parents’ disappearance, he grows horns and feathers and finds himself at the heart of a battle to save the world. Ages 10–14. (October) |
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Everything & Everywhere: A Fact-Filled Adventure for Curious Globe-Trotters By: Marc Martin From Hong Kong to Reykjavík, Ulaanbaatar to New York City, enjoy a lush and unexpected journey around the world to discover what makes each place unique. Ages 8–12. (October) |