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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
1 Shades of PeopleSheila M. Kelly and
Shelley Rotner2-5 yrs
2
Listening with My Heart: A
story of kindness and self-
compassion
Gabi Garcia and Ying
Hui Tan2-6 yrs
3 The Family Book Todd Parr 3-6 yrs
4 I Am Every Good ThingDerrick Barnes and
Gordon C James3-7 yrs
5 The Name Jar Yangsook Choi 3-7 yrs
6The Many Colors of Harpreet
Singh
Supriya Kelkar, Alea
Marley, et al.3-7 yrs
7 We Are Grateful: OtsaliheligaTraci Sorell and Frane
Lessac 3-7 yrs
8 I'm Like you and Cindy Gainer 3-8 yrs
9 Happy in Our Skin Fran Manushkin 4-6 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
10 Bee-bim Bop! Linda Sue Park 4-7 yrs
11 Same, Same But DifferentJenny Sue Kostecki-
Shaw4-7 yrs
12 All Because You Matter Charles & Collier 4-8 yrs
13 I Promise Lebron James 4-8 yrs
14 Tiptoe Tapirs Kim Han-min 4-8 yrs
15 Pink Is for Boys Robb Pearlman 4-8 yrs
16Just Ask!: Be Different, Be
Brave, Be You
Sonia Sotomayor and
Rafael López 4-8 yrs
17 One FamilyGeorge Shannon and
Blanca Gomez4-8 yrs
18 All are welcomeAlexandra Penfold &
Suzanne Kaufman4-8 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
19 Mixed: A Colorful Story Arree Chung 4-8 yrs
20 Be The Change A. Gandhi 4-8 yrs
21Magic Ramen: The Story of
Momofuku Ando
Andrea Wang and
Kana Urbanowicz4-8 yrs
22 Julian is a Mermaid Jessica Love 4-8 yrs
23 Dreamers Yuyi Morales 4-8 yrs
24
Dancing Hands: How Teresa
Carreño Played the Piano for
President Lincoln
Margarita Engle and
Rafael López 4-8 yrs
25 Turning Pages: My Life StorySonia Sotomayor and
Lulu Delacre 4-8 yrs
26 Chocolate Milk Por Favor Maria Dismondy 4-11 yrs
27Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The
Questioneers)
Andrea Beaty and
David Roberts5-7 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
28 Mango, Abuela and Me Meg Medina 5-8 yrs
29 Where’s Halmoni? Julie Kim 5-9 yrs
30 Your Name is a SongJamilah Thompkins-
Bigelow5-10 yrs
31 Astronaut Annie Suzanne Slade 6-8 yrs
32Astrid and Apollo and the
Starry Campout
V.T. Bidania and Dara
Lashia Lee6-8 yrs
33 A Different Pond Bao Phi and Thi Bui 6-8 yrs
34 The UndefeatedKwame Alexander &
Kadir Nelson6-9 yrs
35 Fish For Jimmy Katie Yamasaki 6-9 yrs
36Malala: My Story of Standing
Up for Girls' RightsMalala Yousafzai 6-10 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
37Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa
StoryS. D. Nelson 6-10 yrs
38Stamped (For Kids): Racism,
Antiracism, and You
Sonja Cherry-Paul,
Jason Reynolds , et al.6-10 yrs
39 Indian ShoesCynthia L Smith and
MaryBeth Timothy10 yrs & up
40 A bowl full of Peace Carin Stelson 6-11 yrs
41 The Book ItchVaunda Micheaux
Nelson7-10 yrs
42 Little Legends Vashti Harrison 8-12 yrs
43 A Good Kind of Trouble Lisa Moore Ramee 8-12 yrs
44 Jazmin's Notebook Nikki Grimes 8-12 yrs
45 Blended Sharon M. Draper 8-12 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
46 New Kid Jerry Craft 8-12 yrs
47Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to
Justice
Mahogany L. Browne,
Elizabeth Acevedo, et
al.
8-12 yrs
48 Listen, Slowy Thanhha Lai 8-12 yrs
49 When You Trap a Tiger Tae Keller 8-12 yrs
50 Front Desk Kelly Yang 8-12 yrs
51 Inside Out and Back Again Thanhha Lai 8-12 yrs
52 Other Words for Home Jasmine Warga 8-12 yrs
53 Dumpling Days Grace Lin 8-12 yrs
54 The Night Diary Veera Hiranandani 8-12 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
55 The House that Lou Built Mae Respielo 8-12 yrs
56 Red, White and Whole Rajani LaRocca 8-12 yrs
57 The Girl and The Ghost Hanna Alkaf 8-12 yrs
58 Amina's Voice Hena Khan 8-12 yrs
59Be Bold! Be Brave!: 11 Latinas
who made U.S. History
Naibe Reynoso and
Jone Lea8-12 yrs
60Island Treasures: Growing Up
in CubaAlma Flor Ada 8-12 yrs
61 Black Brother, Black Brother Jewell Parker Rhodes 8-12 yrs
62The Science of Breakable
ThingsTae Keller 8-12 yrs
63 Everlasting Nora Marie Maranda Cruz 9-11 yrs
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
64 Paper Wishes Lois Sepahban 9-12 yrs
65 Indian No More
Charlene Willing
Mcmanis and Traci
Sorell
9-12 yrs
66 The Crossover Kwame Alexander 10-12 yrs
67 Count Me In Varsha Bajaj 10-12 yrs
68 Amal Unbound Aisha Saeed 10-12 yrs
69 Prairie Lotus Linda Sue Park 10-12 yrs
70 Rebound Kwame Alexander 10-12yrs
71
Path to the Stars: My Journey
from Girl Scout to Rocket
Scientist
Sylvia Acevedo 10-12yrs
72 Lucky Broken Girl Ruth Behar 10 yrs & up
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
73 As Brave As You Jason Reynolds 10 yrs & up
74Becoming Kareem: Growing
Up On and Off the CourtKareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 yrs & up
75 Betty Before X Shabazz 10 yrs & up
76 Brown Girl Dreaming Jacqueline Woodson 10 yrs & up
77 The Boy Who HarnessedWilliam Kamkwamba,
Bryan Mealer, et al10 yrs & up
78 Ghost Boys Jewell Parker Rhodes 10 yrs & up
79 Shoe Dog Phil Knight 10 yrs & up
80 My Family DividedDiane Guerrero with
Erica Moroz10 yrs & up
81 A Single Shard
Linda Sue Park,
Graeme Malcolm, et
al.
10 yrs & up
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
82Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak
SpanishPablo Cartaya 10 yrs & up
83 The Thing About LuckCynthia Kadohata and
Julia Kuo10 yrs & up
84 The Hate You GiveAngie Thomas & Nikki
Giovanni12 yrs & up
85 The Final Four Paul Volponi 12 yrs & up
86 Always and Forever, Lara Jean Jenny Han 12 yrs & up
87The Truths We Hold (Young
Readers Edition)Kamala Harris 12 yrs & up
88 American Panda Gloria Chao 12 yrs & up
89 The Downstairs Girl Stacey Lee 12 yrs & up
90 Tokyo Ever After Emiko Jean 12 yrs & up
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
91 Becoming Michelle ObamaMiddle
School
92 Soldier Boy Keely HuttonMiddle
School
93 Dear Martin Nic StoneMiddle
School
94 Night Elie WieselMiddle
School
95 The House on Mango Street Sandra CisnerosMiddle
School
96 Fist Stick Knife Gun Geoffrey CanadaMiddle
School
97 The Color of Water James McBrideMiddle
School
98 The Blind Side Michael LewisMiddle
School
99 Hidden Figures Margot Lee ShetterlyMiddle
School
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
100 This Time Will Be Different Misa SugiuraMiddle
School
101 Never Fall Down Patricia McCormickMiddle
School
102 The Joy Luck Club Amy TanMiddle
School
103 The Magical Language E.J. KohMiddle
School
104 Parachutes Kelly YangMiddle
School
105 Patron Saints of Nothing Randy RibayMiddle
School
106 The Henna Wars Adiba JoigirdarMiddle
School
107 Yes No Maybe SoBecky Albertalli &
Aisha Saeed
Middle
School
108 Butterfly Yellow Thanhha LaiMiddle
School
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No. Reference Book Cover Book Title Author(s) Age Group(per Amazon)
Summer Book Recommendations – DE&I
109 Yolk Mary H. K. ChoiMiddle
School
110The Lakota Way: Stories and
Lessons for LivingJoseph M. Marshall III
Middle
School
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