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Diversity in Kid's Literature March 2022 |
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Picture Books and Early Readers
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Pizza my heart
by Rhiannon Richardson
Maya Reynolds has practically grown up in her family's Brooklyn pizza shop, Soul Slice, and is a true city girl. When her family moves to a small town in Pennsylvania to open another pizza place, everything changes. Being the new girl is hard enough. At Soul Slice 2.0, Maya is assigned delivery duty. And her first delivery is a disaster. Can you make a worse impression than tripping... and falling face-first into a rude boy's pizza order? When that same rude--and, okay, cute--boy shows up at her school, Maya's convinced nothing can go right. But she may be in for some surprises. Could good friends, secret crushes, and creative pizza toppings turn Maya's new home into her own slice of heaven?
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The View from the Very Best House in Town
by Meera Trehan
When her best friend Sam is accepted into the snobbish Castleton Academy as an autistic “Miracle Boy” and starts hanging out with her nemesis, Prestyn, Asha, who is also autistic, is left to navigate middle school alone and wonders who she is without Sam.
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Operation sisterhood
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Moving in with her Mum’s boyfriend in Harlem, Bo isn’t sure there’s room for her in their crowded, yet happy, home, in this heartwarming novel about the difficulties of change, the loyalty of sisters and the love of family.
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Mango all the time
by Fracaswell Hyman
Landing the starring role in a new television series, Mango Delight Fuller must face the realities of success as she deals with a heavy workload, egos, heartbreak and changes to her family’s life.
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Maritza : lead with your heart
by Angela Cervantes
In Washington, DC, seventh grader Maritza Ochoa learns to lead on and off the soccer field as she organizes community support for her teammate Violeta whose family member is being detained by immigration officials and who has a secret of her own Maritza promises to keep.
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Corinne
by Wendy Wan Long Shang
When the powder's fresh, Corinne snaps on her skis and takes a deep breath of crisp mountain air. She and her sister, Gwynn, have always called Aspen home, but moving in with their new stepdad, Arne, changes everything. Sure, there are perks--like a fancy bedroom and a new puppy named Flurry whom Corinne trains to do search and rescue. Still, Corinne feels uncomfortable in her new family and hides the truth from her best friend, Cassidy. The facts finally come out in the most disastrous way, and Corinne runs to the only place left that feels like home. But when she becomes lost on the mountain, will her survival skills be enough to save her?
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