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Diversity in Kid's Literature June 2023 |
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Ghosts, toast, and other hazards
by Susan Tan
Moving to a new town and trying to keep her family together, Mo must intervene when a mysterious spirit begins attacking her home, compelling Mo to search for the truth about the town's urban legend to figure out what's really going on.
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Like a Hurricane
by Jonathan Bécotte
Young teen's secret is tearing him apart. He knows he is gay but is afraid to share this knowledge with his parents or his friends. What if they reject him? And what can he do with the feelings he has for his childhood friend when he knows his friend does not feel the same way? The turmoil continues to rise with the force of a hurricane—total destruction seems almost certain. Told in beautiful, evocative prose with its unique design, Like A Hurricane is a visually stunning exploration of what it means to be true to one's self.
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Starry henna night
by Mitali Banerjee Ruths
When eight-year-old Priya is hired to do a henna night for a teenage party, she and her friend Melissa are worried their ideas might be too babyish for the older girls.
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Not an easy win
by Chrystal D. Giles
Expelled from school after one too many fights, Lawrence spends his days at the rec center where he learns how to play chess, making moves that change everything as he finds himself still in the game.
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It's boba time for Pearl Li!
by Nicole Chen
To save her favorite tea shop from closing, a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl with a passion for crochet decides to sell her amigurumi creations to raise money for the shop, which becomes more complicated than she could have ever imagined.
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The storyteller
by Brandon Hobson
To discover what happened to his mother, one of many Native women who've mysteriously gone missing, anxiety-riddled Ziggy, his sister Moon, and his friends Alice and Corso set out on a mind-bending adventure where he learns the lessons of the Cherokee storytellers.
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