This list of middle grade books with Black protagonists is meant as a complementary list to my book list of picture books by Black authors. Many of the middle grade authors here also have picture books, and vise versa but I didn’t want to duplicate authors. I’ve chosen to focus on contemporary fiction, because as…
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Multicultural and Diverse Children's Books
Reading books that reflect a global diversity is important. All children want to see their faces and the faces of their neighbors reflected back at them. Teach your kids about the world around them by reading them multicultural books with diverse characters. We also have multicultural folktales book lists.
Children’s Picture Books by Black Authors
Recently the #OwnVoices movement has been shining a spotlight on the importance of children’s books written by authors from marginalized groups. Part of the diversity movement in publishing is not just to publish more picture books with diverse characters but also to bring more books by minority authors into the world. This limited book list…
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Diverse Historical Middle Grade Fiction
Unlike the diverse fantasy middle grade book list, it was much, much easier to create a book list filled with diverse historical middle grade fiction! With the understanding I can’t possibly cover every topic but I’ve made the effort to spread a wide net. You will find diverse books that take place in many different…
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Diverse Middle Grade Fantasy Books
Does your middle grade reader love fantasy? Magical worlds, fantastic beasts, mythical creatures, bizarre dimensions. This list of diverse middle grade fantasy books will keep them up all night reading! What you will really love about this list is that a number of the fantasy novels draw upon multicultural mythologies. Kids who loved Rick Riordan’s…
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Contemporary Diverse Middle Grade Books
Does your child like contemporary fiction? I see a lot of emphasis placed on great fantasy or historical fiction for kids, but plenty of middle grader readers enjoy a good contemporary fiction novel! It’s for those kids that I curated this list of contemporary diverse middle grade books. I do try to include books with…
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30 Days of Diverse Books for 2nd and 3rd Grade
You know how important it is to read diverse books to your children and students. You know that picture books with a diversity of characters and settings enhance the reading experience by reflecting back the world and increasing our understanding ourselves and others. And now you want to find diverse books for 2nd and 3rd…
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Multicultural Early Chapter Books for Kids with Diverse Characters
Every child deserves to see themselves represented in children’s books. If you don’t see your experiences in books, the message is, “you don’t matter.” On the reverse, if only one type of child is portrayed in literature it sets up the false premise that that child deserves a better seat at the table. That’s not…
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Diverse Back to School Books to Help Everyone Feel Welcome!
When thinking about how I would create a list of back to school books, I knew I wanted to make a list that spoke to the experiences of as many children as possible. Hence this list of diverse back to school books was born. Of course, these books need not be exclusively read on the…
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