Resources for Diverse and Multicultural Literature
NErDcampNNE is committed to broadening the reading lives of all readers. Access to resources and titles that are inclusive and representative of diverse voices and perspectives is paramount to that commitment.
Access the links below to learn more about the importance and power of diverse literature in our schools and homes.
Below is a list of books to consider adding to your classroom, home or school library collection.
[It is in no way comprehensive or complete, just a place to start!]
Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics! by Margarita Engle, illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Can I Touch Your Hair: Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship by Irene Latham and Charles Waters, illustrated by Sean Qualls and Selina Alko
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, illustrated by Gordon C. James
Dreamers by Yuyi Morales
First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Funny Girl. Funniest. Stories. Ever. edited by Betsy Bird
Ghost, Patina, and Sunny by Jason Reynolds
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
I Love My Hair! by Natasha Tarpley, illustrated by EB Lewis
I’m New Here and Someone New by Anne Sibley O’Brien
Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
Macy McMillan
March books One, Two and Three by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
Yard Sale by Lauren Castillo
Merci Suarez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer Torres
Whoosh! Lonnie Johnson’s Supersoaking Stream of Inventions by Chris Barton, illustrated by Don Tate
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline Woodson, illustrated by Rafael Lopez
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
The Stars Beneath Feet by David Barclay Moore
This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe
Tight by Torrey Maldonado
Trailblazers: 33 Women in Science Changed the World by Rachel Swaby
When She was Harriet by Lesa Cline Ransome, illustrated by James Ransome
George by Alex Gino