Fiction - Diverse Reads

Cuddle up with your little one and get ready to count to L-O-V-E, in this precious board book from New York Times bestselling and award-winning duo...

An entertaining picture book that teaches the importance of asking for permission first as a young girl attempts to escape the curious hands that...

Everett Anderson's Goodbye is a touching portrait of a little boy who is trying to come to grips with his father's death. Lucille Clifton capture...

From one of the brightest and most acclaimed new lights in YA fiction, a fantastic new novel about a bi Black boy finding first love . . . and faci...

It's too late for a Sweet Sixteen, but what if Mahalia had a coming-out party? A love letter to romantic comedies, sweet sixteen blowouts, Black jo...

A picture book for magical yet imperfect children everywhere, written by debut author Ashley Franklin and perfect for fans of such titles as Matt...

8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Boo...

Jacqueline Woodson—New York Times Bestselling, National Book Award and Newbery Honor winning author—writes a rich story of a family adapting to c...

The story of one family’s journey north during the Great Migration starts with a little girl in South Carolina who finds a rope under a tree one ...

Ada Ruth's mama must go away to Chicago to work, leaving Ada Ruth and Grandma behind. It's war time, and women are needed to fill the men's jobs....

Coretta Scott King Award–winning author Angela Johnson writes a poignant young adult novel of deception, self-discovery, and knowing what to do w...

"If you are wondering how to begin confronting Anti-Black racism in your classroom, start with What Lane?"—School Library Journal: The Classroom ...

"If you are wondering how to begin confronting Anti-Black racism in your classroom, start with What Lane?"—School Library Journal: The Classroom ...

Notes From Black ReadsThis gorgeous companion to the bestselling The Day You Begin is full of family, heart, creativity and even artfully touche...

For me, brown is more than feeling proud. It's the color I see when I see me. Zahra sees the world in vivid color. When she's happy, she feels a ...

In this warm and tender story by the Caldecott Honor-winning creator of Thank You, Omu!, join a mother and daughter on an up-and-down journey tha...

From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, and Bloom comes a board book that joyfully celebrates skin tone self-love with a mirror for little ones...

From the bestselling author of Curls, Glow, Bloom, and Ours comes a counting board book about ten friends who add up to something wonderful! One on...

The YA love letter to hip-hop—streaming on Paramount+ September 23, 2022! Starring Sanaa Lathan (in her directorial debut), Jamila C. Gray, Da’Vi...

Will Odwar learn the lesson that strength of heart is the most powerful strength of all? After their spectacular showdown against the Red Oloibon, ...

Notes From Black ReadsThe dynamic, multiple award-winning duo Matt de La Peña and Christian Robinson are back in another thought-provoking, conv...

Milo hace un largo viaje en metro. Para pasar el tiempo, observa a la gente a su alrededor y hace dibujos de c mo se imagina que son sus vidas. Es...

In this stirring picture book about social justice activism and the power of introverts, a quiet girl's artwork makes a big impression at a prote...

All it takes is a loving teacher to help a boy get control of his sizzling superpowers, in this vibrant picture book by bestselling author Derrick ...