Fiction - Diverse Reads

In this queer YA retelling of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, stakes at Augustus Magnet School are cutthroat, scheming is creative, and loyalty is eve...

When Chissa's grandmother sends him into town to sell the leather she's made from cow hide, he uses the money to buy himself a fancy kettle, a bull...

When Chissa's grandmother sends him into town to sell the leather she's made from cow hide, he uses the money to buy himself a fancy kettle, a bull...

On top of a huge mountain, there is a small temple where a young monk lives. Every day, he goes down the mountain to a river to fetch water. One da...

Notable Books for a Global Society, International Literacy Association (ILA) Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Marion Vannett Ri...

As a young Japanese boy recovers from a bad chill, his mother busily folds origami paper into delicate silver cranes in preparation for the boy's...

Enrique can't believe his father won't let him travel to his team's big soccer tournament. Papi says going across the checkpoint is too risky. Even...

The turn of a card could change your destiny in this captivating middle grade adventure based on the Lotería card game and perfect for fans of Coco...

Una selección de los mejores libros ilustrados para niños por el Chicago Public Library"Este libro es más que hermoso."--Yuyi Morales, homenajeada ...

Jamie teaches respectful use of personal pronouns in this lighthearted, multigenerational story. Jamie is excited to spend the day walking around t...

From beloved Indigenous icon Buffy Sainte-Marie comes a chapter book inspired by oral histories and traditions. On a prairie reserve, Tâpwê receive...

Long ago, when the birds had no songs, only man could sing. When the Great Spirit walked on the Earth, he noticed a great silence. He realized th...

Diamond, India, Veronique, and Aaliyah are fifteen-year-old high school sophomores on their way to becoming the hottest new group to hit gospel mus...

We may be different, but our hearts beat the same.In southern Africa, there is a belief called ubuntu--the idea that we are all connected. No matte...

The second book in an exciting and inspiring new series from national bestselling author ReShonda Tate Billingsley They share a precious gift. . . ...

An inspiring, life-affirming debut activist board book in rhyming couplets and triplets about Black heroes for little ones, their families, and any...

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Brendan Kiely starts a conversation with white k...