Past & Present NBGS Books
2021 Notable Books for a Global Society
Sharuko: El Arqueólogo Peruano/Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello
By Monica Brown Illus. Elisa Chavarri
Lee & Low Books/Children’s Book Press
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
By Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood Illus. Theodore Taylor III
Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
Finish the Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women who Fought for the Right to Vote
By Veronica Chambers and the staff of The New York Times
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Versify
All Because You Matter
By Tami Charles Illus. Bryan Collier
Scholastic/Orchard Books
We Are Not Free
By Traci Chee
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/HMH Books
Efrén Divided
By Ernesto Cisneros
HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
By Lesa Cline-Ransome Illus. John Parra
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
By Rita Lorraine Hubbard Illus. Oge Mora
Penguin Random House/ Random House/Schwartz & Wade Books
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth
By Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson (Eds.)
Penguin Random House/ Random House/Crown
When Stars are Scattered
By Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Illus. Victoria Jamieson; Color by Iman Geddy
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/Dial Books
This is My America
By Kim Johnson
Penguin Random House/Random House
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
By Frederick Joseph
Candlewick Press
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
By Aya Khalil
Illus. Anait Semirdzhyan Tilbury House
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
By Kathleen Krull Illus. Alexandra Bye
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books
Show Me a Sign
By Ann Clare LeZotte Scholastic/Scholastic Press
We are Water Protectors
By Carole Lindstrom Illus. Michaela Goade
Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
The Magic Fish
By Trung Le Nguyen
Penguin Random House/RH Graphic
The Eagle Huntress: The True Story of the Girl who Soared beyond Expectations
By Aisholpan Nurgiav with Liz Welch Hachette
Book Group/Little/Brown
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
By Andrea Davis Pinkney Illus. Brian Pinkney
Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown
She was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
By Katheryn Russell-Brown Illus. Eric Velasquez
Lee & Low Books
Land of the Cranes
By Aida Salazar
Scholastic/ Scholastic Press
The Cat Man of Aleppo
By Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham Illus. Yuko Shimizu
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
By Simran Jeet Singh Illus. Baljinder Kaur
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/Kokila
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
By Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace Illus. Charly Palmer
Boyds Mill & Kane/Calkins Creek
Dragon Hoops
By Gene Luen Yang
Macmillan/First Second
By Monica Brown Illus. Elisa Chavarri
Lee & Low Books/Children’s Book Press
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice
By Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Olivia Gatwood Illus. Theodore Taylor III
Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
Finish the Fight: The Brave and Revolutionary Women who Fought for the Right to Vote
By Veronica Chambers and the staff of The New York Times
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Versify
All Because You Matter
By Tami Charles Illus. Bryan Collier
Scholastic/Orchard Books
We Are Not Free
By Traci Chee
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/HMH Books
Efrén Divided
By Ernesto Cisneros
HarperCollins/Quill Tree Books
The Power of Her Pen: The Story of Groundbreaking Journalist Ethel L. Payne
By Lesa Cline-Ransome Illus. John Parra
Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
By Rita Lorraine Hubbard Illus. Oge Mora
Penguin Random House/ Random House/Schwartz & Wade Books
The Talk: Conversations About Race, Love & Truth
By Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson (Eds.)
Penguin Random House/ Random House/Crown
When Stars are Scattered
By Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed Illus. Victoria Jamieson; Color by Iman Geddy
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/Dial Books
This is My America
By Kim Johnson
Penguin Random House/Random House
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
By Frederick Joseph
Candlewick Press
The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story
By Aya Khalil
Illus. Anait Semirdzhyan Tilbury House
The Only Woman in the Photo: Frances Perkins & Her New Deal for America
By Kathleen Krull Illus. Alexandra Bye
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum Books
Show Me a Sign
By Ann Clare LeZotte Scholastic/Scholastic Press
We are Water Protectors
By Carole Lindstrom Illus. Michaela Goade
Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press
The Magic Fish
By Trung Le Nguyen
Penguin Random House/RH Graphic
The Eagle Huntress: The True Story of the Girl who Soared beyond Expectations
By Aisholpan Nurgiav with Liz Welch Hachette
Book Group/Little/Brown
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
By Andrea Davis Pinkney Illus. Brian Pinkney
Hachette Book Group/Little, Brown
She was the First!: The Trailblazing Life of Shirley Chisholm
By Katheryn Russell-Brown Illus. Eric Velasquez
Lee & Low Books
Land of the Cranes
By Aida Salazar
Scholastic/ Scholastic Press
The Cat Man of Aleppo
By Karim Shamsi-Basha and Irene Latham Illus. Yuko Shimizu
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon
By Simran Jeet Singh Illus. Baljinder Kaur
Penguin Random House/Penguin for Young Readers/Kokila
The Teachers March!: How Selma's Teachers Changed History
By Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace Illus. Charly Palmer
Boyds Mill & Kane/Calkins Creek
Dragon Hoops
By Gene Luen Yang
Macmillan/First Second
2020 Notable Books for a Global Society
With the Fire on High
By Elizabeth Acevedo
Harper Collins/Harper Teen
The Undefeated
By Kwame Alexander
Illus. by Kadir Nelson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Orange for the Sunsets
By Tina Athaide
Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen Books
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson
By Jen Bryant
Illus. Cannaday Chapman
Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers
Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
By Nancy Churnin
Illus. by Yevgenia Nayberg
Creston Books
New Kid
By Jerry Craft
Harper Collins/Harper
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illus. by Paola Escobar
Harper Collins/Harper
Dreams from Many Rivers
By Margarita Engle
Illus. Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez
Macmillan/Henry Holt/ Godwin Books
Todos Iquales / All Equal: Un corridor de Lemon Grove/ A Ballad of Lemon Grove
By Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books/Children’s Books Press
Downstairs Girl
By Stacey Lee
Penguin Random House/Penguin/G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
By Julie Leung
Illus. Chris Sasaki
Penguin Random House/Random House/Schwartz & Wade
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
By Sue Macy
Illus. Stacy Innerst
Simon & Schuster/A Paula Wiseman Book
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By Kevin Noble Maillard
Illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal
Roaring Brook Press
Indian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell
Lee & Low Books/Tu Books
Lubna and Pebble
By Wendy Meddour
Illus. by Daniel Egenėus
Penguin Random House/Random House/Dial Books
Under the Broken Sky
By Mariko Nagai
Henry Holt/Christy Ottaviano Books
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
By Miranda Paul (Ed.)
Illus. by Marlena Myles
Lerner/Millbrook Press
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
By Elizabeth Rusch
Illus. by Teresa Martinez
Charlesbridge
The Moon Within
By Aida Salazar
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
At the Mountain’s Base
By Traci Sorell
Illus. Weshoyot Alvitre
Penguin Random House/Penguin/KokilaWESHOYOT ALVITRE
Room on Our Rock
By Kate and Jol Temple
Illus. by Terri Rose Baynton
Kane Miller
Soldier for Equality: Josė de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
By Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers
The Bridge Home
By Padma Venkatraman
Penguin Random House/Nancy Paulsen Books
The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen
Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border
By Juan Pablo Villalobos
Macmillan/Farrar Straus Giroux
Other Words for Home
By Jasmine Warga
Harper Collins/Balzer + Bray
By Elizabeth Acevedo
Harper Collins/Harper Teen
The Undefeated
By Kwame Alexander
Illus. by Kadir Nelson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Orange for the Sunsets
By Tina Athaide
Harper Collins/Katherine Tegen Books
Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson
By Jen Bryant
Illus. Cannaday Chapman
Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers
Martin & Anne, The Kindred Spirits of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Anne Frank
By Nancy Churnin
Illus. by Yevgenia Nayberg
Creston Books
New Kid
By Jerry Craft
Harper Collins/Harper
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
By Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illus. by Paola Escobar
Harper Collins/Harper
Dreams from Many Rivers
By Margarita Engle
Illus. Beatriz Gutierrez Hernandez
Macmillan/Henry Holt/ Godwin Books
Todos Iquales / All Equal: Un corridor de Lemon Grove/ A Ballad of Lemon Grove
By Christy Hale
Lee & Low Books/Children’s Books Press
Downstairs Girl
By Stacey Lee
Penguin Random House/Penguin/G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist
By Julie Leung
Illus. Chris Sasaki
Penguin Random House/Random House/Schwartz & Wade
The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come
By Sue Macy
Illus. Stacy Innerst
Simon & Schuster/A Paula Wiseman Book
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By Kevin Noble Maillard
Illus. by Juana Martinez-Neal
Roaring Brook Press
Indian No More
By Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell
Lee & Low Books/Tu Books
Lubna and Pebble
By Wendy Meddour
Illus. by Daniel Egenėus
Penguin Random House/Random House/Dial Books
Under the Broken Sky
By Mariko Nagai
Henry Holt/Christy Ottaviano Books
Thanku: Poems of Gratitude
By Miranda Paul (Ed.)
Illus. by Marlena Myles
Lerner/Millbrook Press
Mario and the Hole in the Sky: How a Chemist Saved Our Planet
By Elizabeth Rusch
Illus. by Teresa Martinez
Charlesbridge
The Moon Within
By Aida Salazar
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
At the Mountain’s Base
By Traci Sorell
Illus. Weshoyot Alvitre
Penguin Random House/Penguin/KokilaWESHOYOT ALVITRE
Room on Our Rock
By Kate and Jol Temple
Illus. by Terri Rose Baynton
Kane Miller
Soldier for Equality: Josė de la Luz Sáenz and the Great War
By Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams/Abrams Books for Young Readers
The Bridge Home
By Padma Venkatraman
Penguin Random House/Nancy Paulsen Books
The Other Side: Stories of Central American Teen
Refugees Who Dream of Crossing the Border
By Juan Pablo Villalobos
Macmillan/Farrar Straus Giroux
Other Words for Home
By Jasmine Warga
Harper Collins/Balzer + Bray
2019 Notable Books for a Global Society
What Do You Do With A Voice Like That?
By Chris Barton
Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Beach Lane Books
Counting on Katherine
By Helene Becker
Illus. by Dow Phumiruk
Henry Holt/Christy Ottaviano
Finding Langston
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
Holiday House
The Day War Came
By Nicola Davies
Illus. by Rebecca Cobb
Candlewick Press
Love
By Matt de la Peña
Illus. by Loren Long
Penguin Random House/
G.P. Putnam's Sons
The Crossroads
By Alexandra Diaz
Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
The War Outside
By Monica Hesse
Little, Brown
The Night Diary
By Veera HIranandani
Penguin Group/Dial
Write On, Irving Berlin!
By Leslie Kimmelman
Illus. by David C. Gardner
Sleeping Bear Press
Saffron Ice Cream
By Rashin Kheiriyeh
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Drawn Together
By Minh Lê
Illus. by Dan Santat
Disney/Hyperion
Alma and How She Got Her Name
By Juana Martinez-Neal
Candlewick Press
La Frontera: El viaje con papá–My Journey with Papa
By Deborah Mills and Alfredo Alva
Illus. by Claudia Navarro
Barefoot Books
Dreamers
By Yuyi Morales
Neal Porter Books
All Are Welcome
By Alexandra Penfold
Illus. by Suzanne Kaufman
Random House/Alfred A. Knopf Books
Ghost Boys
By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Little, Brown
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein
By Jennifer Roy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Amal Unbound
By Aisha Saeed
Penguin Random House/
Nancy Paulsen Books
Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
and Van Ho
Pajama Press
The Cardboard Kingdom
By Chad Sell
Random House/Alfred A. Knopf/
Borzoi Books
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
By Traci Sorell
Illus. by Frané Lessac
Charlesbridge
Mommy’s Khimar
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illus. by Ebony Glenn
Simon & Schuster/Salaam Reads
The Prince and the Dressmaker
By Jen Wang
Roaring Brook Press/First Second
The Day You Begin
By Jacqueline Woodson
Illus. by Rafael López
Penguin Random House/
Nancy Paulsen Books
By Chris Barton
Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Beach Lane Books
Counting on Katherine
By Helene Becker
Illus. by Dow Phumiruk
Henry Holt/Christy Ottaviano
Finding Langston
By Lesa Cline-Ransome
Holiday House
The Day War Came
By Nicola Davies
Illus. by Rebecca Cobb
Candlewick Press
Love
By Matt de la Peña
Illus. by Loren Long
Penguin Random House/
G.P. Putnam's Sons
The Crossroads
By Alexandra Diaz
Simon Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
The War Outside
By Monica Hesse
Little, Brown
The Night Diary
By Veera HIranandani
Penguin Group/Dial
Write On, Irving Berlin!
By Leslie Kimmelman
Illus. by David C. Gardner
Sleeping Bear Press
Saffron Ice Cream
By Rashin Kheiriyeh
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Drawn Together
By Minh Lê
Illus. by Dan Santat
Disney/Hyperion
Alma and How She Got Her Name
By Juana Martinez-Neal
Candlewick Press
La Frontera: El viaje con papá–My Journey with Papa
By Deborah Mills and Alfredo Alva
Illus. by Claudia Navarro
Barefoot Books
Dreamers
By Yuyi Morales
Neal Porter Books
All Are Welcome
By Alexandra Penfold
Illus. by Suzanne Kaufman
Random House/Alfred A. Knopf Books
Ghost Boys
By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Little, Brown
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein
By Jennifer Roy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Amal Unbound
By Aisha Saeed
Penguin Random House/
Nancy Paulsen Books
Too Young to Escape: A Vietnamese Girl Waits to be Reunited with Her Family
By Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
and Van Ho
Pajama Press
The Cardboard Kingdom
By Chad Sell
Random House/Alfred A. Knopf/
Borzoi Books
We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
By Traci Sorell
Illus. by Frané Lessac
Charlesbridge
Mommy’s Khimar
By Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Illus. by Ebony Glenn
Simon & Schuster/Salaam Reads
The Prince and the Dressmaker
By Jen Wang
Roaring Brook Press/First Second
The Day You Begin
By Jacqueline Woodson
Illus. by Rafael López
Penguin Random House/
Nancy Paulsen Books
2018 Notable Books for a Global Society
OUT OF WONDER: POEMS CELEBRATING POETS
Edited by Kwame Alexander
Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Candlewick
WHY AM I ME?
By Paige Britt, Sean Qualls, and Selina Alko
Scholastic
WISHTREE
By Katherine Applegate
Illus. by Charles Santoso
Feiwel & Friends
WALKING WITH MISS MILLIE
By Tamara Bundy
Penguin Group /Nancy Paulsen Books
LUCKY BROKEN GIRL
By Ruth Beha
Penguin Group/Nancy Paulsen Books
#NOT YOUR PRINCESS: Voices of Native American Women
Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Annick Press
STOLEN WORDS
By Melanie Florence
Illus. by Gabrielle Grimard
Second Story Press
I LOVE MY PURSE
By Belle DeMont
Illus. by Sonja Wimmer
Annick Press
AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF THE SKY
By Melanie Crowder
Penguin Group/Philomel
MY BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
By Suzanne Del Rizzo
Pajama Press
LETTERS TO A PRISONER
By Jacques Goldskyn
Owlkids Books
HER RIGHT FOOT
By Dave Eggers
Illus. by Shawn Harris
Chronicle Books
YO SOY MUSLIM: A FATHER’S LETTER TO HIS DAUGHTER
By Mark Gonzalez
Illus. by Mehrdokht Amini
Simon & Schuster Books
REFUGEE
By Alan Grat
Scholastic
STORMY SEAS: STORIES OF YOUNG BOAT REFUGEES
By Mary Beth Leatherdale and Eleanor Shakespeare
Annick Press
ONE LAST WORD
By Nikki Grimes
Bloomsbury
TRELL
By Dick Lehr
Candlewick Press
DREAMLAND BURNING
By Jennifer Latham
Little Brown
WHERE WILL I LIVE?
By Rosemary McCarney
Second Story Press
FLYING LESSONS
Edited by Ellen Oh
Crown
SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS
By Allen Say
LONG WAY DOWN
By Jason Reynolds
Simon & Schuster
THE 57 BUS
By Dashka Slater
Farrar, Strauss, Giroux
MAYA LIN: THINKING WITH HER HANDS
By Susan Goldman Rubin
Chronicle Books
PIECING ME TOGETHER
by Renee Watson
Bloomsbury
Edited by Kwame Alexander
Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Candlewick
WHY AM I ME?
By Paige Britt, Sean Qualls, and Selina Alko
Scholastic
WISHTREE
By Katherine Applegate
Illus. by Charles Santoso
Feiwel & Friends
WALKING WITH MISS MILLIE
By Tamara Bundy
Penguin Group /Nancy Paulsen Books
LUCKY BROKEN GIRL
By Ruth Beha
Penguin Group/Nancy Paulsen Books
#NOT YOUR PRINCESS: Voices of Native American Women
Edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
Annick Press
STOLEN WORDS
By Melanie Florence
Illus. by Gabrielle Grimard
Second Story Press
I LOVE MY PURSE
By Belle DeMont
Illus. by Sonja Wimmer
Annick Press
AN UNINTERRUPTED VIEW OF THE SKY
By Melanie Crowder
Penguin Group/Philomel
MY BEAUTIFUL BIRDS
By Suzanne Del Rizzo
Pajama Press
LETTERS TO A PRISONER
By Jacques Goldskyn
Owlkids Books
HER RIGHT FOOT
By Dave Eggers
Illus. by Shawn Harris
Chronicle Books
YO SOY MUSLIM: A FATHER’S LETTER TO HIS DAUGHTER
By Mark Gonzalez
Illus. by Mehrdokht Amini
Simon & Schuster Books
REFUGEE
By Alan Grat
Scholastic
STORMY SEAS: STORIES OF YOUNG BOAT REFUGEES
By Mary Beth Leatherdale and Eleanor Shakespeare
Annick Press
ONE LAST WORD
By Nikki Grimes
Bloomsbury
TRELL
By Dick Lehr
Candlewick Press
DREAMLAND BURNING
By Jennifer Latham
Little Brown
WHERE WILL I LIVE?
By Rosemary McCarney
Second Story Press
FLYING LESSONS
Edited by Ellen Oh
Crown
SILENT DAYS, SILENT DREAMS
By Allen Say
LONG WAY DOWN
By Jason Reynolds
Simon & Schuster
THE 57 BUS
By Dashka Slater
Farrar, Strauss, Giroux
MAYA LIN: THINKING WITH HER HANDS
By Susan Goldman Rubin
Chronicle Books
PIECING ME TOGETHER
by Renee Watson
Bloomsbury
2017 Notable Books for a Global Society
Balcony on the Moon
By Ibtisam Barakat
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
Talking Leaves
By Joseph Bruchac
Dial Books
Freedom Over Me
by Don Brown
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Watched: Someone Is Always Watching
By Marina Budhos
Wendy Lamb Books
Missing Nimama
By Melanie Florence
Illus. by Francois Thisdale
Clockwise Press
The Bone Sparrow
By Zana Fraillon
Disney Hyperion
The Tree in the Courtyard
By Jeff Gottesfeld
Illus. by Peter McCarty
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Vietnam: A History of the War
By Russell Freedman
Holiday House
Garvey’s Choice
By Nikki Grimes
WordSong
Girl in the Blue Coat
By Monica Hesse
Little, Brown
Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
By Susan Hood
Illus. by Sally Wern
Comport Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Look Up!
By Jung Jin-Ho
Holiday House
Every Falling Star
By Sungju Lee
Harry N. Abrams
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
By Debbie Levy
Illus. by Elizabeth Baddeley
Simon & Schuster
A Long Pitch Home
By Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Charlesbridge
Juana & Lucas
By Juana Medina
Candlewick Press
This Land Is Our Land: A History of America
By Linda Barrett Osborne
Abrams
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Towers Falling
By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
By Margriet Ruurs
Illus. by Nizar Badr
Orca Press
Salt to the Sea
By Ruda Sepatis
Philomel Books
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story
By Caren Stelson
Lerner/Carolrhoda
The Sound of All Things
By Myron Uhlberg
Illus. by Ted Papoulas
Peachtree Publishers
Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illus. by R. Gregory Christie
Little bee books
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
by Susan Wood
Illus. by Duncan Tonatiuh
Charlesbrid
By Ibtisam Barakat
Farrar, Straus and Giroux/Macmillan
Talking Leaves
By Joseph Bruchac
Dial Books
Freedom Over Me
by Don Brown
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Watched: Someone Is Always Watching
By Marina Budhos
Wendy Lamb Books
Missing Nimama
By Melanie Florence
Illus. by Francois Thisdale
Clockwise Press
The Bone Sparrow
By Zana Fraillon
Disney Hyperion
The Tree in the Courtyard
By Jeff Gottesfeld
Illus. by Peter McCarty
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Vietnam: A History of the War
By Russell Freedman
Holiday House
Garvey’s Choice
By Nikki Grimes
WordSong
Girl in the Blue Coat
By Monica Hesse
Little, Brown
Ada’s Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
By Susan Hood
Illus. by Sally Wern
Comport Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Look Up!
By Jung Jin-Ho
Holiday House
Every Falling Star
By Sungju Lee
Harry N. Abrams
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
By Debbie Levy
Illus. by Elizabeth Baddeley
Simon & Schuster
A Long Pitch Home
By Natalie Dias Lorenzi
Charlesbridge
Juana & Lucas
By Juana Medina
Candlewick Press
This Land Is Our Land: A History of America
By Linda Barrett Osborne
Abrams
A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
By Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illus. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher
Viking Books for Young Readers
Towers Falling
By Jewell Parker Rhodes
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
By Margriet Ruurs
Illus. by Nizar Badr
Orca Press
Salt to the Sea
By Ruda Sepatis
Philomel Books
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story
By Caren Stelson
Lerner/Carolrhoda
The Sound of All Things
By Myron Uhlberg
Illus. by Ted Papoulas
Peachtree Publishers
Freedom in Congo Square
By Carole Boston Weatherford
Illus. by R. Gregory Christie
Little bee books
Esquivel! Space-Age Sound Artist
by Susan Wood
Illus. by Duncan Tonatiuh
Charlesbrid
2016 Notable Books for a Global Society
AUDACITY
by Melanie Crowder
Penguin Random House
BREAKTHROUGH: HOW THREE PEOPLE SAVED “BLUE BABIES” AND CHANGED MEDICINE FOREVER
by Jim Murphy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
DROWNED CITY: HURRICANE KATRINA & NEW ORLEANS
by Don Brown
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ORBITING JUPITER
by Gary B. Schmidt
Clarion Books
RED
by Jan De Kinder; Translated by Laura Watkinson
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
DRUM DREAM GIRL: HOW ONE GIRL’S COURAGE CHANGED MUSIC
by Margarita Engle; illus. by Rafael López
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
MY STORY, MY DANCE: ROBERT BATTLE’S JOURNEY TO ALVIN AILEY
by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. Ransome
Simon & Schuster
ECHO
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Scholastic Press
FUNNY BONES: POSADA AND HIS DAY OF THE DEAD CALAVERAS
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Harry N. Abrams
GAME CHANGER: JOHN McCLENDON AND THE SECRET GAME
by John Coy; illus. by Randy DuBurke
Carolrhoda Books
GEORGE
by Alex Gino
Scholastic
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE
By Joseph Marshall III, illustrated by Jim Yellowhawk
Abrams: Amulet
JUNA’S JAR
by Jane Bahk; Illlus. By Felicia Hoshino.
Lee & Low
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET
by Matt De La Peña
Penguin/G.P. Putnam
MAYA’S BLANKET/LE MANTA DE MAYA
by Monica Brown; Illus. by David Diaz
Lee & Low
RUBY ON THE OUTSIDE
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Simon & Schuster
SITTING BULL: LAKOTA WARRIOR AND DEFENDER OF HIS PEOPLE
by S. D. Nelson
Abrams
STELLA BY STARLIGHT
by Sharon Draper
Simon & Schuster
STONE ANGEL
by Jane Yolen; illus. by Katie May Green
Philomel
THE POETRY FRIDAY ANTHOLOGY FOR CELEBRATIONS
Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong, Eds.
Pomelo Books
TIGER BOY
by Mitali Perkins
Charlesbridge
TWO WHITE RABBITS
by Jairo Buitrago, illus. by Rafael Yockteng; trans. by Elisa Amado
Groundwood
TUCKY JO AND LITTLE HEART
by Patricia Polacco
Simon & Schuster
WANGARI MAATHAI: THE WOMAN WHO PLANTED MILLIONS OF TREES
by Franck Prévot; illus. by Aurélia Fronty
Charlesbridge
VOICE OF FREEDOM: FANNIE LOU HAMER: THE SPIRIT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
by Carol Boston Weatherford; Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Candlewick
by Melanie Crowder
Penguin Random House
BREAKTHROUGH: HOW THREE PEOPLE SAVED “BLUE BABIES” AND CHANGED MEDICINE FOREVER
by Jim Murphy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
DROWNED CITY: HURRICANE KATRINA & NEW ORLEANS
by Don Brown
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ORBITING JUPITER
by Gary B. Schmidt
Clarion Books
RED
by Jan De Kinder; Translated by Laura Watkinson
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
DRUM DREAM GIRL: HOW ONE GIRL’S COURAGE CHANGED MUSIC
by Margarita Engle; illus. by Rafael López
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
MY STORY, MY DANCE: ROBERT BATTLE’S JOURNEY TO ALVIN AILEY
by Lesa Cline-Ransome; illus. by James E. Ransome
Simon & Schuster
ECHO
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Scholastic Press
FUNNY BONES: POSADA AND HIS DAY OF THE DEAD CALAVERAS
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Harry N. Abrams
GAME CHANGER: JOHN McCLENDON AND THE SECRET GAME
by John Coy; illus. by Randy DuBurke
Carolrhoda Books
GEORGE
by Alex Gino
Scholastic
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE
By Joseph Marshall III, illustrated by Jim Yellowhawk
Abrams: Amulet
JUNA’S JAR
by Jane Bahk; Illlus. By Felicia Hoshino.
Lee & Low
LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET
by Matt De La Peña
Penguin/G.P. Putnam
MAYA’S BLANKET/LE MANTA DE MAYA
by Monica Brown; Illus. by David Diaz
Lee & Low
RUBY ON THE OUTSIDE
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Simon & Schuster
SITTING BULL: LAKOTA WARRIOR AND DEFENDER OF HIS PEOPLE
by S. D. Nelson
Abrams
STELLA BY STARLIGHT
by Sharon Draper
Simon & Schuster
STONE ANGEL
by Jane Yolen; illus. by Katie May Green
Philomel
THE POETRY FRIDAY ANTHOLOGY FOR CELEBRATIONS
Sylvia Vardell & Janet Wong, Eds.
Pomelo Books
TIGER BOY
by Mitali Perkins
Charlesbridge
TWO WHITE RABBITS
by Jairo Buitrago, illus. by Rafael Yockteng; trans. by Elisa Amado
Groundwood
TUCKY JO AND LITTLE HEART
by Patricia Polacco
Simon & Schuster
WANGARI MAATHAI: THE WOMAN WHO PLANTED MILLIONS OF TREES
by Franck Prévot; illus. by Aurélia Fronty
Charlesbridge
VOICE OF FREEDOM: FANNIE LOU HAMER: THE SPIRIT OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
by Carol Boston Weatherford; Illus. by Ekua Holmes
Candlewick
2015 Notable Books for a Global Society
I Remember Beirut
by Zeina Abirached
Lerner/Graphic Universe
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by Marjorie Agosín
Trans. by E.M. O’Connor; illus. by Lee White
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
El Deafo
by Cece Bell
Harry N. Abrams
Strike!: The Farm Workers Fight for Their Rights
by Larry Dane Brimner
Boyds Mills/Calkins Creek
Caminar
by Skila Brown
Candlewick
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
by Margarita Engle
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
by Russell Freedman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion
Grandfather Gandhi
by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus
Illus. by Evan Turk
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
Candlewick
Harlem Hellfighters
by J. Patrick Lewis
Illus. by Gary Kelley
Creative Editions
Voices from the March on Washington
by J. Patrick Lewis & George Ella Lyon
Boyds Mills/WordSong
How It Went Down
by Kekla Magoon
Henry Holt
Migrant
by José Manuel Mateo
Illus. by Javier Martínez Pedro
Harry N. Abrams
The Turtle of Oman
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Harper Collins/Greenwillow
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illus. by Shane W. Evans
Little, Brown
This Day in June
by Gayle E. Pittman
Illus. by Kristyna Litten
APA/Magination
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Illus. by Frank Morrison
Lee & Low
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family’s fight for desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Harry N. Abrams
House of Purple Cedar
by Tim Tingle
Cinco Puntos
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki
Illus. by Qin Leng
Kids Can Press
A Time to Dance
by Padma Venkatraman
Penguin/Nancy Paulsen
Like Water ON Stone
by Dana Walrath
Random House/Delacorte
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Penguin/Nancy Paulsen
Arcady’s Goal
by Eugene Yelchin
Henry Holt
Twenty-two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
by Paula Yoo
Illus. by Jamel Akib
Lee & Low
by Zeina Abirached
Lerner/Graphic Universe
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by Marjorie Agosín
Trans. by E.M. O’Connor; illus. by Lee White
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
El Deafo
by Cece Bell
Harry N. Abrams
Strike!: The Farm Workers Fight for Their Rights
by Larry Dane Brimner
Boyds Mills/Calkins Creek
Caminar
by Skila Brown
Candlewick
Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
by Margarita Engle
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
by Russell Freedman
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Clarion
Grandfather Gandhi
by Arun Gandhi and Bethany Hegedus
Illus. by Evan Turk
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out
by Susan Kuklin
Candlewick
Harlem Hellfighters
by J. Patrick Lewis
Illus. by Gary Kelley
Creative Editions
Voices from the March on Washington
by J. Patrick Lewis & George Ella Lyon
Boyds Mills/WordSong
How It Went Down
by Kekla Magoon
Henry Holt
Migrant
by José Manuel Mateo
Illus. by Javier Martínez Pedro
Harry N. Abrams
The Turtle of Oman
by Naomi Shihab Nye
Harper Collins/Greenwillow
The Red Pencil
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
Illus. by Shane W. Evans
Little, Brown
This Day in June
by Gayle E. Pittman
Illus. by Kristyna Litten
APA/Magination
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
by Katheryn Russell-Brown
Illus. by Frank Morrison
Lee & Low
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family’s fight for desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Harry N. Abrams
House of Purple Cedar
by Tim Tingle
Cinco Puntos
Hana Hashimoto, Sixth Violin
by Chieri Uegaki
Illus. by Qin Leng
Kids Can Press
A Time to Dance
by Padma Venkatraman
Penguin/Nancy Paulsen
Like Water ON Stone
by Dana Walrath
Random House/Delacorte
Brown Girl Dreaming
by Jacqueline Woodson
Penguin/Nancy Paulsen
Arcady’s Goal
by Eugene Yelchin
Henry Holt
Twenty-two Cents: Muhammad Yunus and the Village Bank
by Paula Yoo
Illus. by Jamel Akib
Lee & Low
2014 Notable Books for a Global Society
Fiction: Realistic & Fantasy
If I Ever Get Out of Here
by Gansworth Eric
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Openly Straight
by Konigsberg Bill
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
The Vine Basket
by La Valley Josanne
Houghton Mif[lin Harcourt/Clarion Books
The Language Inside
by Thompson Holly
Random House/Delacorte
The Servant
by Sharafeddine Fatima
House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books
The Milk of Birds
by Whitman Sylvia
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
Historical Fiction
The Lightning Dreamer
by Engle Margarita
Houghton Mif[lin Harcourt/Harcourt
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
by Frost Helen
Farrar Straus Giroux/Frances Foster Books
The Extra
by Lasky Kathryn
Candlewick Press
Nonfiction
Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids
by Ellis Deborah
House of Anansi Press/Groundwood
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music that Changed the World
by Robertson Robbie, Guerinot Jim, Robertson Sebastian, and Levine Jared
Tundra Books
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
by Rubin Susan Goldman
Abrams
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Paratroopers
by Stone Tanya Lee
Candlewick Press
Why Do We Fight? ConWlict, War, and Peace
by Walker Niki
Owlkids
Picturebooks
Deep in the Sahara
by Cunnane Kelly
Illus. Hoda Hadadi
Random House/Schwartz & Wade
The Chickens Build a Wall
by Dumont Jean François
Eerdmans
The Matchbox Diary
by Fleischman Paul
Illus. Bagram Ibatoulline
Candlewick Press
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
by Hill Laban Carrick
Illus. Theodore Taylor III.
Roaring Brook
Brush of the Gods
by Look Lenore
Illus. Meilo So
Random House/Schwartz & Wade
My Neighbor Is a Dog
by Martins Isabel Minhós
Illus. Madalena Matoso
Owlkids Books
The Man with the Violin
by Stinson Kathy
Illus. Dušan Petričić
Annick Press
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale
by Tonatiuh Duncan
Abrams
My Name Is Blessing
by Walters Eric
Illus. Eugenie Fernandes
Tundra Books
Poetry
Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo
by Flood Nancy Bo
Illus. Jan Sonnenmair
Highlights/WordSong
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders
by Lewis J. Patrick
Illus. Jim Burke, R. Gregory Christie, Tonya Engel, John Parra, and Meilo So.
Chronicle Books
If I Ever Get Out of Here
by Gansworth Eric
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
Openly Straight
by Konigsberg Bill
Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Books
The Vine Basket
by La Valley Josanne
Houghton Mif[lin Harcourt/Clarion Books
The Language Inside
by Thompson Holly
Random House/Delacorte
The Servant
by Sharafeddine Fatima
House of Anansi Press/Groundwood Books
The Milk of Birds
by Whitman Sylvia
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum
Historical Fiction
The Lightning Dreamer
by Engle Margarita
Houghton Mif[lin Harcourt/Harcourt
Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War
by Frost Helen
Farrar Straus Giroux/Frances Foster Books
The Extra
by Lasky Kathryn
Candlewick Press
Nonfiction
Looks Like Daylight: Voices of Indigenous Kids
by Ellis Deborah
House of Anansi Press/Groundwood
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music that Changed the World
by Robertson Robbie, Guerinot Jim, Robertson Sebastian, and Levine Jared
Tundra Books
Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People
by Rubin Susan Goldman
Abrams
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Paratroopers
by Stone Tanya Lee
Candlewick Press
Why Do We Fight? ConWlict, War, and Peace
by Walker Niki
Owlkids
Picturebooks
Deep in the Sahara
by Cunnane Kelly
Illus. Hoda Hadadi
Random House/Schwartz & Wade
The Chickens Build a Wall
by Dumont Jean François
Eerdmans
The Matchbox Diary
by Fleischman Paul
Illus. Bagram Ibatoulline
Candlewick Press
When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop
by Hill Laban Carrick
Illus. Theodore Taylor III.
Roaring Brook
Brush of the Gods
by Look Lenore
Illus. Meilo So
Random House/Schwartz & Wade
My Neighbor Is a Dog
by Martins Isabel Minhós
Illus. Madalena Matoso
Owlkids Books
The Man with the Violin
by Stinson Kathy
Illus. Dušan Petričić
Annick Press
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale
by Tonatiuh Duncan
Abrams
My Name Is Blessing
by Walters Eric
Illus. Eugenie Fernandes
Tundra Books
Poetry
Cowboy Up! Ride the Navajo Rodeo
by Flood Nancy Bo
Illus. Jan Sonnenmair
Highlights/WordSong
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders
by Lewis J. Patrick
Illus. Jim Burke, R. Gregory Christie, Tonya Engel, John Parra, and Meilo So.
Chronicle Books
2013 Notable Books for a Global Society
Graphic Novels
A game for swallows: To die, to leave, to return
by Zeina Abirached
Trans. Edward Gauvin
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group
Darkroom: A memoir in black and white
by Lila Quintero Weaver
Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press
Fiction: Realistic & Fantasy
My book of life by Angel
by Martine Leavitt
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux/MacMillan
Starry river of the sky
by Grace Lin
New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company
Red thread sisters
by Carol Antoinette Peacock
New York, NY: Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
New York, NY: Scholastic
Historical Fiction
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
by Sonia Manzano
New York, NY: Scholastic
No crystal stair: A documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller
by Vaunda Michaux Nelson
Illus. by Christie R. Gregory
Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner
Shadow on the mountain: A novel inspired by the true adventures of a wartime spy
by Margi Preus
New York, NY: Amulet
The lynching of Louie Sam
by Elizabeth Stewart
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Annick Press
Hope and tears: Ellis Island voices
by Gwenyth Swain
Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press
Code name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
New York, NY: Hyperion/Disney
Nonfiction
Kids of Kabul: Living bravely through a never-ending war
by Deborah Ellis
Toronto: Groundwood
We've got a job: The 1963 Birmingham children's march
by Cynthia Levinson
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers
Hand in hand: Ten black men who changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
New York, NY: Jump at the Sun Books/Disney
That mad game. Growing up in a war zone: An anthology of essays from around the globe
by J.L.Powers (Ed.)
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press
Picturebooks
Ganesha's sweet tooth
by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes
Illus. by Sanjay Patel
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle
The stamp collector
by Jennifer Lanthier
Illus. by François Thisdale
Toronto, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Hands around the library: Protecting Egypt's treasured books
by Susan L. Roth and Karen Leggett Abouraya
Illus. by Susan L. Roth
New York, NY: Dial/The Penguin Group
Monsieur Marceau
by Linda Schubert
Illus. by Gerard Dubois
New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press/MacMillan
I have the right to be a child
by Alain Serres
Illus. by Aurélia Fronty
Toronto, ON: Groundwood
Waterloo & Trafalgar
by Oliver Tallec
New York, NY: Enchanted Lion Books
Each kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson
Illus. by E.B. Lewis
New York, NY: The Penguin Group
Poetry
Dare to dream…Change the world
by Jill Corcoran (Ed.)
Illus. by Illus. J. Beth Jepson
Tulsa, OK: Kane/Miller
I lay my stitches down: Poems of American slavery
by Cynthia Grady
Illus. by Michele Wood
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
A game for swallows: To die, to leave, to return
by Zeina Abirached
Trans. Edward Gauvin
Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publishing Group
Darkroom: A memoir in black and white
by Lila Quintero Weaver
Tuscaloosa, AL: The University of Alabama Press
Fiction: Realistic & Fantasy
My book of life by Angel
by Martine Leavitt
New York, NY: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux/MacMillan
Starry river of the sky
by Grace Lin
New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company
Red thread sisters
by Carol Antoinette Peacock
New York, NY: Viking/Penguin Young Readers
Endangered
by Eliot Schrefer
New York, NY: Scholastic
Historical Fiction
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
by Sonia Manzano
New York, NY: Scholastic
No crystal stair: A documentary novel of the life and work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem bookseller
by Vaunda Michaux Nelson
Illus. by Christie R. Gregory
Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Lab/Lerner
Shadow on the mountain: A novel inspired by the true adventures of a wartime spy
by Margi Preus
New York, NY: Amulet
The lynching of Louie Sam
by Elizabeth Stewart
Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Annick Press
Hope and tears: Ellis Island voices
by Gwenyth Swain
Honesdale, PA: Calkins Creek/Boyds Mills Press
Code name Verity
by Elizabeth Wein
New York, NY: Hyperion/Disney
Nonfiction
Kids of Kabul: Living bravely through a never-ending war
by Deborah Ellis
Toronto: Groundwood
We've got a job: The 1963 Birmingham children's march
by Cynthia Levinson
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers
Hand in hand: Ten black men who changed America
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
New York, NY: Jump at the Sun Books/Disney
That mad game. Growing up in a war zone: An anthology of essays from around the globe
by J.L.Powers (Ed.)
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press
Picturebooks
Ganesha's sweet tooth
by Sanjay Patel and Emily Haynes
Illus. by Sanjay Patel
San Francisco, CA: Chronicle
The stamp collector
by Jennifer Lanthier
Illus. by François Thisdale
Toronto, ON: Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Hands around the library: Protecting Egypt's treasured books
by Susan L. Roth and Karen Leggett Abouraya
Illus. by Susan L. Roth
New York, NY: Dial/The Penguin Group
Monsieur Marceau
by Linda Schubert
Illus. by Gerard Dubois
New York, NY: Roaring Brook Press/MacMillan
I have the right to be a child
by Alain Serres
Illus. by Aurélia Fronty
Toronto, ON: Groundwood
Waterloo & Trafalgar
by Oliver Tallec
New York, NY: Enchanted Lion Books
Each kindness
by Jacqueline Woodson
Illus. by E.B. Lewis
New York, NY: The Penguin Group
Poetry
Dare to dream…Change the world
by Jill Corcoran (Ed.)
Illus. by Illus. J. Beth Jepson
Tulsa, OK: Kane/Miller
I lay my stitches down: Poems of American slavery
by Cynthia Grady
Illus. by Michele Wood
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
2012 Notable Books for a Global Society
Roots and Blues: A Celebration
Author: Arnold Adoff
Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie
Clarion
The No. 1 Car Spotter
Author: Atinuke
Illustrator: Warwick Johnson Cadwell
Kane-Miller
While You Are Sleeping
Author & Illustrator: Durga Burnhard
Charlesbridge
Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina
Author: Carmine T. Bernier-Grand
Illustrator: Raul Colon
Marshall Cavendish
Jefferson's Sons
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Dial
Black and White
Author: Larry Dane Brimner
Calkins Creek
My Name is Not Easy
Author: Debby Dahl Edwardson
Marshall Cavendish
Five Thousand Years of Slavery
Author: Marjorie Gann and Janet Willen
Tundra
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan
Author: Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter
Annick Press
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace
Author: Anna Grossnickle Hines
Henry Holt
Requim: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Candlewick
Better Than Weird
Author: Anna Kerz
Orca
Inside Out & Back Again
Author: Lai Thanhha
Harper Collins
Which Side Are You On?
Author: George Ella Lyon
Illustrator: Christopher Cardinale
Cinco Puntos Press
Promise The Night
Author: Michaela MacColl
Chronicle
These Hands
Author: Margaret H. Mason
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Under The Mesquite
Author: Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Lee and Low
Never Forgotten
Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon
Schwartz and Wade
Heart and Soul
Author & Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Balzer + Bray
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
Author: Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore
Illustrator: Susan L. Roth
Lee and Low
Drawing From Memory
Author & Illustrator: Allen Say
Scholastic
Between Shades of Gray
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Philomel
Migrant
Author: Maxine Trottier
Illustrator: Isabell Arsenault
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Now is the Time for Running
Author: Michael Williams
Little, Brown
A New Year's Reunion
Author: Yu L-Qiong
Illustrator: Zhu Chen-Liang
Candlewick
Author: Arnold Adoff
Illustrator: R. Gregory Christie
Clarion
The No. 1 Car Spotter
Author: Atinuke
Illustrator: Warwick Johnson Cadwell
Kane-Miller
While You Are Sleeping
Author & Illustrator: Durga Burnhard
Charlesbridge
Alicia Alonso: Prima Ballerina
Author: Carmine T. Bernier-Grand
Illustrator: Raul Colon
Marshall Cavendish
Jefferson's Sons
Author: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Dial
Black and White
Author: Larry Dane Brimner
Calkins Creek
My Name is Not Easy
Author: Debby Dahl Edwardson
Marshall Cavendish
Five Thousand Years of Slavery
Author: Marjorie Gann and Janet Willen
Tundra
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan
Author: Rafal Gerszak with Dawn Hunter
Annick Press
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace
Author: Anna Grossnickle Hines
Henry Holt
Requim: Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
Author: Paul B. Janeczko
Candlewick
Better Than Weird
Author: Anna Kerz
Orca
Inside Out & Back Again
Author: Lai Thanhha
Harper Collins
Which Side Are You On?
Author: George Ella Lyon
Illustrator: Christopher Cardinale
Cinco Puntos Press
Promise The Night
Author: Michaela MacColl
Chronicle
These Hands
Author: Margaret H. Mason
Illustrator: Floyd Cooper
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Under The Mesquite
Author: Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Lee and Low
Never Forgotten
Author: Patricia C. McKissack
Illustrator: Leo & Diane Dillon
Schwartz and Wade
Heart and Soul
Author & Illustrator: Kadir Nelson
Balzer + Bray
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families
Author: Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore
Illustrator: Susan L. Roth
Lee and Low
Drawing From Memory
Author & Illustrator: Allen Say
Scholastic
Between Shades of Gray
Author: Ruta Sepetys
Philomel
Migrant
Author: Maxine Trottier
Illustrator: Isabell Arsenault
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Now is the Time for Running
Author: Michael Williams
Little, Brown
A New Year's Reunion
Author: Yu L-Qiong
Illustrator: Zhu Chen-Liang
Candlewick
2011 Notable Books for a Global Society
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Saltypie; A Choctaw journey from darkness into light
by Tim Tingle.
Illus. by Karen Clarkson.
Cinco Puntos Press
Mirror
by Jeannie Baker.
Candlewick Press
Goal
by Mina Javaherbin.
Illus. by A.G. Ford
Candlewick Press
Dear Primo: a letter to my cousin
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams
Fly Free
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Illus. by Eujin Kim Neilan
Boyds Mills Press
Seeds of Change: planting a path to peace
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Lee and Low Books
Biography
Yummy; the last days of a Southside shorty
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Lee and Low Books
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8th Grade Super Zero
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Arthur A. Levine Books
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Ninth Ward
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Bamboo People
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Charlesbridge
Thunder Over Kandahar
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Annick Press
A Million Shades of Gray
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Candlewick Press.
Heart of a Samurai; based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro.
by Margi Preus.
Amulet Books
Poetry
The Firefly Letters; a suffragette’s journey to Cuba
by Margarita Engle.
Henry Holt
Non-fiction
The Good Garden
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Illus. by Sylvie Daigneault.
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Lost Boy, Lost Girl; escaping civil war in Sudan
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National Geographic
Birmingham Sunday
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Calkins Creek
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Houghton Mifflin
Sugar Changed the World
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Saltypie; A Choctaw journey from darkness into light
by Tim Tingle.
Illus. by Karen Clarkson.
Cinco Puntos Press
Mirror
by Jeannie Baker.
Candlewick Press
Goal
by Mina Javaherbin.
Illus. by A.G. Ford
Candlewick Press
Dear Primo: a letter to my cousin
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Abrams
Fly Free
by Roseanne Thong.
Illus. by Eujin Kim Neilan
Boyds Mills Press
Seeds of Change: planting a path to peace
by Jen Cullerton Johnson
Lee and Low Books
Biography
Yummy; the last days of a Southside shorty
by G. Neri.
Lee and Low Books
Black Jack; the ballad of Jack Johnson
by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Illus. by Shane W. Evans,
Roaring Brook Press
Fiction
8th Grade Super Zero
by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.
Arthur A. Levine Books
Five Flavors of Dumb
by Antony John.
Dial Books
Ninth Ward
by Jewell Parker Rhodes.
Little Brown.
A Long Walk to Water
by Linda Sue Park.
Clarion Books
Bamboo People
by Mitali Perkins.
Charlesbridge
Thunder Over Kandahar
by Sharon E. McKay.
Annick Press
A Million Shades of Gray
by Cynthia Kadohata.
Atheneum Books
Warriors in the Crossfire
by Nancy Bo Flood.
Front Street Books
The Dreamer
by Pam Munoz Ryan.
Drawings by Peter Sis
Scholastic Press
Zora and Me
by Victoria Bond & T.R. Simon.
Candlewick Press.
Heart of a Samurai; based on the true story of Nakahama Manjiro.
by Margi Preus.
Amulet Books
Poetry
The Firefly Letters; a suffragette’s journey to Cuba
by Margarita Engle.
Henry Holt
Non-fiction
The Good Garden
by Kate Smith Milway.
Illus. by Sylvie Daigneault.
Kids Can Press
Lost Boy, Lost Girl; escaping civil war in Sudan
by John Bul Dau.
National Geographic
Birmingham Sunday
by Larry Dane Brimner.
Calkins Creek
They Called Themselves the KKK
by Susan Campbell Bartoletti.
Houghton Mifflin
Sugar Changed the World
by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos.
Clarion Books
2010 Notable Books for a Global Society
PICTURE BOOKS
14 Cows for America.
Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah.
Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez.
Atlanta: Peachtree
Faith.
Maya Ajmera, Magda Nakassis and Cynhia Pon.
Charlesbridge.
FOLKLORE
Stories from the Billabong.
James Vance Marshall
Illus. by Francis Firebrace.
London: Frances Lincoln
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
Grace Lin
NY: Little, Brown
POETRY
Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Marilyn Nelson.
Illus. Jerry Pinkney
NY: Dial
FICTION
All the Broken Pieces.
Ann Burg
NY: Scholastic
Tofu Quilt.
Ching Yeung Russell
NY: Lee & Low
Anything But Typical.
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Simon & Schuster
Marcelo in the Real World.
Francisco X.
Stork NY: Arthur Levine
Broken Memory; a novel of Rwanda.
Elisabeth Combres
Translated by Shelley Tanaka
Groundwood
Secret Keeper.
Mitali Perkins
NY: Delacorte
Wanting Mor.
Rukhsana Khan
Toronto: Groundwood
Alligator Bayou.
Donna Jo Napoli
NY: Wendy Lamb
Blessing’s Bead.
Debby Dahl Edwardson
NY; Melanie Kroupa
Burn My Heart.
Beverley Naidoo
NY: Amistad
The Orange Houses.
Paul Griffin
NY: Dial
NON-FICTION
After Gandhi; one hundred years of nonviolent resistance.
Anne Sibley O’Brien and Perry Edmond O’Brien
Charlesbridge
Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life; a story of sustainable farming.
Jan Reynolds
NY: Lee & Low
Denied, Detained Deported; the dark side of American immigration.
Ann Bausum.
National Geographic
Every Human Has Rights. A Photographic Declaration for Kids.
National Geographic
Marching for Freedom.
Elizabeth Partridge
NY: Viking
Truce; the day the soldiers stopped fighting.
Jim Murphy
NY: Scholastic
BIOGRAPHY
Ashley Bryan; Words to my life’s song.
Ashley Bryan
NY: Atheneum
Bad News for Outlaws; the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
Illus. by R. Gregory Christie
Minneapolis: Carolghoda
Claudette Colvin; twice toward justice.
Phillip Hoose
NY: Melanie Kroupa
14 Cows for America.
Carmen Agra Deedy in collaboration with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah.
Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez.
Atlanta: Peachtree
Faith.
Maya Ajmera, Magda Nakassis and Cynhia Pon.
Charlesbridge.
FOLKLORE
Stories from the Billabong.
James Vance Marshall
Illus. by Francis Firebrace.
London: Frances Lincoln
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon.
Grace Lin
NY: Little, Brown
POETRY
Sweethearts of Rhythm.
Marilyn Nelson.
Illus. Jerry Pinkney
NY: Dial
FICTION
All the Broken Pieces.
Ann Burg
NY: Scholastic
Tofu Quilt.
Ching Yeung Russell
NY: Lee & Low
Anything But Typical.
Nora Raleigh Baskin
Simon & Schuster
Marcelo in the Real World.
Francisco X.
Stork NY: Arthur Levine
Broken Memory; a novel of Rwanda.
Elisabeth Combres
Translated by Shelley Tanaka
Groundwood
Secret Keeper.
Mitali Perkins
NY: Delacorte
Wanting Mor.
Rukhsana Khan
Toronto: Groundwood
Alligator Bayou.
Donna Jo Napoli
NY: Wendy Lamb
Blessing’s Bead.
Debby Dahl Edwardson
NY; Melanie Kroupa
Burn My Heart.
Beverley Naidoo
NY: Amistad
The Orange Houses.
Paul Griffin
NY: Dial
NON-FICTION
After Gandhi; one hundred years of nonviolent resistance.
Anne Sibley O’Brien and Perry Edmond O’Brien
Charlesbridge
Cycle of Rice, Cycle of Life; a story of sustainable farming.
Jan Reynolds
NY: Lee & Low
Denied, Detained Deported; the dark side of American immigration.
Ann Bausum.
National Geographic
Every Human Has Rights. A Photographic Declaration for Kids.
National Geographic
Marching for Freedom.
Elizabeth Partridge
NY: Viking
Truce; the day the soldiers stopped fighting.
Jim Murphy
NY: Scholastic
BIOGRAPHY
Ashley Bryan; Words to my life’s song.
Ashley Bryan
NY: Atheneum
Bad News for Outlaws; the remarkable life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal.
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson.
Illus. by R. Gregory Christie
Minneapolis: Carolghoda
Claudette Colvin; twice toward justice.
Phillip Hoose
NY: Melanie Kroupa
2009 Notable Books for a Global Society
Poetry
Alarcon, Francisco X. (2008).
Animal poems of the Iguazu/Animalario del Iguazu.
Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez.
San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.
Greenberg, Jan. (2008).
Side by side: New poems inspired by art from around the world.
New York: Abrams.
Historical Fiction
Anderson, Laurie Halse (2008).
Chains.
New York: Simon & Schuster.
Barker, M. P. (2008).
A difficult boy.
New York: Holiday House.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. (2008).
The boy who dared.
New York: Scholastic.
Erdrich, Louise. (2008).
The porcupine year.
New York: HarperCollins.
LeZotte, Ann Clare (2008).
T4.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
White, Ruth. (2008).
Little Audrey.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux.
Realistic Fiction
Carter, Anne Laurel. (2008).
The shepherd’s granddaughter.
Toronto: Groundwood Books.
de la Peña, Matt. (2008).
Mexican whiteboy.
New York: Delacorte.
Gifaldi, David. (2008).
Listening for crickets.
New York: Henry Holt.
Myers, Walter Dean. (2008).
Sunrise over Fallujah.
New York:Scholastic.
Schmidt, Gary (2008).
Trouble.
New York: Clarion.
Zenatti, Valerie. (2008).
A bottle in the Gaza Sea.
New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
Picturebooks
Fox, Mem. (2008).
Ten little fingers and ten little toes.
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
New York: Harcourt.
Reibstein, Mark. (2008).
Wabi Sabi.
Illustrated by Ed Young.
Boston: Little, Brown.
Rumsford, James. (2008).
Silent music.
New York: Roaring Brook.
Nonfiction (Includes Biography)
Bellward, Stacy. (2008).
Ethiopian voices: Tsion’s life.
Photographs by Erlend Berge.
Brooklyn Park, MN: Amharic Kids.
Bolden, Tonya. (2008).
George Washington Carver.
Published in association with the Field Museum, Chicago. New York: Abrams.
D’Aluisio, Faith. (2008).
What the World Eats.
Photographs by Peter Menzel.
Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.
Kuklin, Susan. (2008).
No choirboy: Murder, violence, and teenagers on death row.
New York: Henry Holt.
Milway, Katie Smith (2008).
One hen: How one small loan made a big difference.
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press.
Nelson, Kadir. (2008).
We are the ship: The story of Negro League baseball.
New York: Jump- at-the-Sun/Hyperion Books for Children.
Nivola, Claire A. (2008).
Planting the trees of Kenya: The story of Wangari Maathai.
New York: Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Alarcon, Francisco X. (2008).
Animal poems of the Iguazu/Animalario del Iguazu.
Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez.
San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.
Greenberg, Jan. (2008).
Side by side: New poems inspired by art from around the world.
New York: Abrams.
Historical Fiction
Anderson, Laurie Halse (2008).
Chains.
New York: Simon & Schuster.
Barker, M. P. (2008).
A difficult boy.
New York: Holiday House.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. (2008).
The boy who dared.
New York: Scholastic.
Erdrich, Louise. (2008).
The porcupine year.
New York: HarperCollins.
LeZotte, Ann Clare (2008).
T4.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
White, Ruth. (2008).
Little Audrey.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux.
Realistic Fiction
Carter, Anne Laurel. (2008).
The shepherd’s granddaughter.
Toronto: Groundwood Books.
de la Peña, Matt. (2008).
Mexican whiteboy.
New York: Delacorte.
Gifaldi, David. (2008).
Listening for crickets.
New York: Henry Holt.
Myers, Walter Dean. (2008).
Sunrise over Fallujah.
New York:Scholastic.
Schmidt, Gary (2008).
Trouble.
New York: Clarion.
Zenatti, Valerie. (2008).
A bottle in the Gaza Sea.
New York: Bloomsbury Children’s Books.
Picturebooks
Fox, Mem. (2008).
Ten little fingers and ten little toes.
Illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
New York: Harcourt.
Reibstein, Mark. (2008).
Wabi Sabi.
Illustrated by Ed Young.
Boston: Little, Brown.
Rumsford, James. (2008).
Silent music.
New York: Roaring Brook.
Nonfiction (Includes Biography)
Bellward, Stacy. (2008).
Ethiopian voices: Tsion’s life.
Photographs by Erlend Berge.
Brooklyn Park, MN: Amharic Kids.
Bolden, Tonya. (2008).
George Washington Carver.
Published in association with the Field Museum, Chicago. New York: Abrams.
D’Aluisio, Faith. (2008).
What the World Eats.
Photographs by Peter Menzel.
Berkeley, CA: Tricycle Press.
Kuklin, Susan. (2008).
No choirboy: Murder, violence, and teenagers on death row.
New York: Henry Holt.
Milway, Katie Smith (2008).
One hen: How one small loan made a big difference.
Illustrated by Eugenie Fernandes.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press.
Nelson, Kadir. (2008).
We are the ship: The story of Negro League baseball.
New York: Jump- at-the-Sun/Hyperion Books for Children.
Nivola, Claire A. (2008).
Planting the trees of Kenya: The story of Wangari Maathai.
New York: Frances Foster/Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
2008 Notable Books for a Global Society
Alexie, Sherman.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Art by Ellen Forney.
Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007.
Bae, Hyun-Joo.
New Clothes for New Year's Day.
La Jolla, CA: Kane-Miller, 2007.
Barakat, Ibtisam.
Tasting the Sky.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Beah, Ishmael.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Bryan, Ashley.
Let It Shine.
New York: Atheneum, 2007.
Compestine, Ying Chang.
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party.
New York: Henry Holt, 2007.
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Elijah of Buxton.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Fleischman, Paul.
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis.
New York: Henry Holt, 2007.
Greenwood, Barbara.
Factory Girl.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2007.
Judge, Lita.
One Thousand Tracings.
New York: Hyperion, 2007.
Levine, Ellen.
Henry's Freedom Box.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Marsden, Carolyn.
When Heaven Fell.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2007.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Harlem Summer.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
O'Connor, Barbara.
How to Steal a Dog.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Perkins, Mitali.
Rickshaw Girl.
Illustrated by Jamie Hogan.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2007.
Sheth, Kashmira.
Keeping Corner.
New York: Hyperion, 2007.
Sis, Peter.
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Stanton, Karen.
Papi's Gift.
Illustrated by Rene King Moreno.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2007.
Strauss, Rochelle.
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth.
Illustrated by Rosemary Woods.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2007.
Tan, Shaun.
The Arrival.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Thompson, Lauren.
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story.
Photographs by James Estrin.
New York: Holtzbrink, 2007.
Toksvis, Sandi.
Hitler's Canary.
New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2007.
Wells, Rosemary.
Red Moon at Sharpsburg.
New York: Penguin, 2007.
Williams, Karen Lynn & Mohammed, Khadra.
Four Feet, Two Sandals.
Illustrated by Doug Chayka.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007.
Wise, Bill.
Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer.
Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth.
New York: Lee & Low, 2007.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.
Art by Ellen Forney.
Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007.
Bae, Hyun-Joo.
New Clothes for New Year's Day.
La Jolla, CA: Kane-Miller, 2007.
Barakat, Ibtisam.
Tasting the Sky.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Beah, Ishmael.
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Bryan, Ashley.
Let It Shine.
New York: Atheneum, 2007.
Compestine, Ying Chang.
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party.
New York: Henry Holt, 2007.
Curtis, Christopher Paul.
Elijah of Buxton.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Fleischman, Paul.
Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella.
Illustrated by Julie Paschkis.
New York: Henry Holt, 2007.
Greenwood, Barbara.
Factory Girl.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2007.
Judge, Lita.
One Thousand Tracings.
New York: Hyperion, 2007.
Levine, Ellen.
Henry's Freedom Box.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Marsden, Carolyn.
When Heaven Fell.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2007.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Harlem Summer.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
O'Connor, Barbara.
How to Steal a Dog.
New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Perkins, Mitali.
Rickshaw Girl.
Illustrated by Jamie Hogan.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2007.
Sheth, Kashmira.
Keeping Corner.
New York: Hyperion, 2007.
Sis, Peter.
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain.
New York: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2007.
Stanton, Karen.
Papi's Gift.
Illustrated by Rene King Moreno.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2007.
Strauss, Rochelle.
One Well: The Story of Water on Earth.
Illustrated by Rosemary Woods.
Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press, 2007.
Tan, Shaun.
The Arrival.
New York: Scholastic, 2007.
Thompson, Lauren.
Ballerina Dreams: A True Story.
Photographs by James Estrin.
New York: Holtzbrink, 2007.
Toksvis, Sandi.
Hitler's Canary.
New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2007.
Wells, Rosemary.
Red Moon at Sharpsburg.
New York: Penguin, 2007.
Williams, Karen Lynn & Mohammed, Khadra.
Four Feet, Two Sandals.
Illustrated by Doug Chayka.
Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007.
Wise, Bill.
Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer.
Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth.
New York: Lee & Low, 2007.
2007 Notable Books for a Global Society
Boyne, John.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
New York: David Fickling, 2006.
Campoy, F. Isabel. & Ada, Alma F.
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection.
Illustrated by Felipe Davalos, Viva Escriva, Susan Guevara, Leyla Torres.
New York: Atheneum, 2006.
Diakite, Penda.
I Lost My Tooth in Africa.
Illustrated by Bab Wague Diakite.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun. New York: Atheneum, 2006.
Freedman, Russell.
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Greenfield, Eloise.
When the Horses Ride By.
Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
New York: Lee & Low, 2006.
Hobb, Will.
Crossing the Wire.
New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Holm, Jennifer L.
Penny from Heaven.
New York: Random House, 2006.
Hopkinson, Deborah.
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Kessler, Cristina.
Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa.
Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Kroll, Virginia.
Selvakumar Knew Better.
Illustrated by Xiaojun.
Fremont, CA: Shen's Books, 2006.
Lee-Tai, Amy.
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow.
Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino.
San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press, 2006.
McCormick, Patricia.
Sold.
New York: Hyperion, 2006.
McCutcheon, John.
Christmas in the Trenches.
Illustrated by Henri Sorensen.
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2006.
McKissack, Patricia.
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters.
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho.
New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2006.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Jazz.
Illustrated by Christopher Myers.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Raven, Margeret. T.
Night Boat to Freedom.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Melanie Kroupa, 2006.
Rubin, Susan Goldman. with Ela Weissberger.
The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Shoveller, Herb.
Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together.
Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2006.
Tingle, Tom.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom.
Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2006.
Winthrop, Elizabeth.
Counting on Grace.
New York: Wendy Lamb, 2006.
Weatherford, Carol Boston.
Dear Mr. Rosenwald.
Illustrated by Gregory R. Christie.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Weatherford, Carol Boston.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Jump at the Sun, 2006.
Zalben, Jane B.
Paths to Peace.
New York: Dutton, 2006.
Zusak, Markus.
The Book Thief.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
New York: David Fickling, 2006.
Campoy, F. Isabel. & Ada, Alma F.
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection.
Illustrated by Felipe Davalos, Viva Escriva, Susan Guevara, Leyla Torres.
New York: Atheneum, 2006.
Diakite, Penda.
I Lost My Tooth in Africa.
Illustrated by Bab Wague Diakite.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Draper, Sharon. Copper Sun. New York: Atheneum, 2006.
Freedman, Russell.
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Greenfield, Eloise.
When the Horses Ride By.
Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
New York: Lee & Low, 2006.
Hobb, Will.
Crossing the Wire.
New York: HarperCollins, 2006.
Holm, Jennifer L.
Penny from Heaven.
New York: Random House, 2006.
Hopkinson, Deborah.
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Kessler, Cristina.
Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from Africa.
Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Kroll, Virginia.
Selvakumar Knew Better.
Illustrated by Xiaojun.
Fremont, CA: Shen's Books, 2006.
Lee-Tai, Amy.
A Place Where Sunflowers Grow.
Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino.
San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press, 2006.
McCormick, Patricia.
Sold.
New York: Hyperion, 2006.
McCutcheon, John.
Christmas in the Trenches.
Illustrated by Henri Sorensen.
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree, 2006.
McKissack, Patricia.
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters.
Illustrated by Andre Carrilho.
New York: Schwartz & Wade, 2006.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Jazz.
Illustrated by Christopher Myers.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Raven, Margeret. T.
Night Boat to Freedom.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Melanie Kroupa, 2006.
Rubin, Susan Goldman. with Ela Weissberger.
The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin.
New York: Holiday House, 2006.
Shoveller, Herb.
Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa That Brought Them Together.
Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2006.
Tingle, Tom.
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom.
Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex Bridges.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2006.
Winthrop, Elizabeth.
Counting on Grace.
New York: Wendy Lamb, 2006.
Weatherford, Carol Boston.
Dear Mr. Rosenwald.
Illustrated by Gregory R. Christie.
New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Weatherford, Carol Boston.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Jump at the Sun, 2006.
Zalben, Jane B.
Paths to Peace.
New York: Dutton, 2006.
Zusak, Markus.
The Book Thief.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2006.
2006 Notable Books for a Global Society
Ahmadi, Farah.
The story of my life: An Afghan girl on the other side of the sky.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.
Hitler youth: Growing up in Hitler's shadow.
New York: Scholastic, 2005.
Carling, Amelia Lau.
Sawdust carpets.
Toronto: Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre, 2005.
Carvell, Marlene.
Sweetgrass basket.
New York: Dutton, 2005.
Chamberlin, Mary and Chamberlin, Rich.
Mama Panya's pancakes: A village tale from Kenya.
Illustrated by Julia Cairns.
Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books, 2005.
Cheng, Andrea.
Shanghai messenger.
Illustrated by Ed Young.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
Giovanni, Nikki.
Rosa.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
Hillman, Laura.
I will plant you a lilac tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's list survivor.
New York: Atheneum, 2005.
Johnson-Davis, Denys.
Goha the wise fool.
Illustrated by Hag Handy and Hany.
New York: Philomel, 2005.
Jurmain, Suzanne.
The forbidden schoolhouse: The true and dramatic story of Prudence Crandall and her students.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal and Steinhardt, Bernice.
Memories of survival.
New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Lester, Julius.
The Old African.
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
New York: Dial Books, 2005.
Millman, Isaac.
Hidden child.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2005.
Nelson, Marilyn.
A wreath for Emmett Till.
Illustrated by Philippe Lardy.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Park, Linda Sue.
Project mulberry.
New York: Clarion, 2005.
Rappaport, Doreen.
The school is not white! A true story of the Civil Rights Movement.
Illustrated by Curtis James.
New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Reich, Susanna.
José!: Born to dance: The story of José Limon.
Illustrated by Raul Colón.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Ruurs, Martriet.
My librarian is a camel: How books are brought to children around the world.
Honsdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
Say, Allen.
Kamishibai man.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 2005.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher.
Under the persimmon tree.
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2005.
Tal, Eve.
Double crossing.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2005.
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
A Negro league scrapbook.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
Williams, Mary.
Brothers in hope: The story of the lost boys of Sudan.
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Show way.
Illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.
Yoo, Paula.
Sixteen years in sixteen seconds.
Illustrated by Don Lee.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
The story of my life: An Afghan girl on the other side of the sky.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell.
Hitler youth: Growing up in Hitler's shadow.
New York: Scholastic, 2005.
Carling, Amelia Lau.
Sawdust carpets.
Toronto: Groundwood/Douglas & McIntyre, 2005.
Carvell, Marlene.
Sweetgrass basket.
New York: Dutton, 2005.
Chamberlin, Mary and Chamberlin, Rich.
Mama Panya's pancakes: A village tale from Kenya.
Illustrated by Julia Cairns.
Cambridge, MA: Barefoot Books, 2005.
Cheng, Andrea.
Shanghai messenger.
Illustrated by Ed Young.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
Giovanni, Nikki.
Rosa.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
New York: Henry Holt, 2005.
Hillman, Laura.
I will plant you a lilac tree: A Memoir of a Schindler's list survivor.
New York: Atheneum, 2005.
Johnson-Davis, Denys.
Goha the wise fool.
Illustrated by Hag Handy and Hany.
New York: Philomel, 2005.
Jurmain, Suzanne.
The forbidden schoolhouse: The true and dramatic story of Prudence Crandall and her students.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Krinitz, Esther Nisenthal and Steinhardt, Bernice.
Memories of survival.
New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Lester, Julius.
The Old African.
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
New York: Dial Books, 2005.
Millman, Isaac.
Hidden child.
New York: Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, 2005.
Nelson, Marilyn.
A wreath for Emmett Till.
Illustrated by Philippe Lardy.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Park, Linda Sue.
Project mulberry.
New York: Clarion, 2005.
Rappaport, Doreen.
The school is not white! A true story of the Civil Rights Movement.
Illustrated by Curtis James.
New York: Hyperion, 2005.
Reich, Susanna.
José!: Born to dance: The story of José Limon.
Illustrated by Raul Colón.
New York: Simon & Schuster, 2005.
Ruurs, Martriet.
My librarian is a camel: How books are brought to children around the world.
Honsdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
Say, Allen.
Kamishibai man.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin 2005.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher.
Under the persimmon tree.
New York: Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, 2005.
Tal, Eve.
Double crossing.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press, 2005.
Weatherford, Carole Boston.
A Negro league scrapbook.
Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2005.
Williams, Mary.
Brothers in hope: The story of the lost boys of Sudan.
Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Show way.
Illustrated by Hudson Talbott.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2005.
Yoo, Paula.
Sixteen years in sixteen seconds.
Illustrated by Don Lee.
New York: Lee & Low Books, 2005.
2005 Notable Books for a Global Society
Folklore
Demi.
The hungry coat: A tale from Turkey.
McElderry/Simon & Schuster, 2004.
MacDonald, Margaret Read.
Three minute tales: Stories from around the world to tell or read when time is short.
August House, 2004.
Poetry
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. César:
¡Sí, se puede! = Yes, we can!
Illus. by David Diaz.
Marshall Cavendish, 2004.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Here in Harlem: Poems in many voices.
Holiday House, 2004.
Picture Books (Realistic Fiction)
Kyuchukov, Hristo.
My name was Hussein.
Illustrated by Allan Eitzen.
Boyds Mills, 2004.
Raven, Margot Theis.
Circle unbroken.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
Melanie Kroupa/Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Picture Books (Historical Fiction)
Hall, Bruce Edward.
Henry and the kite dragon.
Illustrated by William Low.
Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Hesse, Karen.
The cats in Krasinski Square.
Illustrated by Wendy Watson.
Scholastic, 2004.
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Coming on home soon.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
Putnam/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Yee, Paul.
A song for Ba.
Illustrated by Jan Peng Wang.
Groundwood, 2004.
Realistic Fiction
Kessler, Cristina.
Our secret, Siri Aang.
Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Krishnaswami, Uma.
Naming Maya.
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Mikaelsen, Ben.
Tree girl.
HarperTempest/HarperCollins, 2004.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Becoming Naomi León.
Scholastic, 2004.
Singer, Marilyn (Ed.).
Face relations: 11 stories about seeing beyond color.
Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Stratton, Allan.
Chanda’s secrets.
Annick, 2004.
Historical Fiction
Chotjewitz, David.
Daniel half human and the good Nazi.
Trans. by Doris Orgel.
Richard Jackson/Atheneum/ Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Hale, Marian.
The truth about sparrows.
Henry Holt, 2004.
Oswald, Nancy.
Nothing here but stones.
Henry Holt, 2004.
Whelan, Gloria.
Chu Ju’s house.
HarperCollins, 2004.
Nonfiction: Informational Books & Biographies
Freedman, Russell.
The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights.
Clarion, 2004.
Hill, Laban Carrick.
Harlem stomp!: A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance.
Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, 2004.
Turner, Pamela S.
Hachiko: The true story of a loyal dog.
Illus. by Yan Nascimbene.
Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Warren, Andrea.
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War orphan became an American boy.
Melanie Koupa/Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Weber, Ednah New Rider.
Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories from a Native American childhood.
Photos. by Richela Renkun.
Lee & Low Books, 2004
Demi.
The hungry coat: A tale from Turkey.
McElderry/Simon & Schuster, 2004.
MacDonald, Margaret Read.
Three minute tales: Stories from around the world to tell or read when time is short.
August House, 2004.
Poetry
Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. César:
¡Sí, se puede! = Yes, we can!
Illus. by David Diaz.
Marshall Cavendish, 2004.
Myers, Walter Dean.
Here in Harlem: Poems in many voices.
Holiday House, 2004.
Picture Books (Realistic Fiction)
Kyuchukov, Hristo.
My name was Hussein.
Illustrated by Allan Eitzen.
Boyds Mills, 2004.
Raven, Margot Theis.
Circle unbroken.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
Melanie Kroupa/Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Picture Books (Historical Fiction)
Hall, Bruce Edward.
Henry and the kite dragon.
Illustrated by William Low.
Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Hesse, Karen.
The cats in Krasinski Square.
Illustrated by Wendy Watson.
Scholastic, 2004.
Woodson, Jacqueline.
Coming on home soon.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
Putnam/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Yee, Paul.
A song for Ba.
Illustrated by Jan Peng Wang.
Groundwood, 2004.
Realistic Fiction
Kessler, Cristina.
Our secret, Siri Aang.
Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2004.
Krishnaswami, Uma.
Naming Maya.
Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Mikaelsen, Ben.
Tree girl.
HarperTempest/HarperCollins, 2004.
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Becoming Naomi León.
Scholastic, 2004.
Singer, Marilyn (Ed.).
Face relations: 11 stories about seeing beyond color.
Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Stratton, Allan.
Chanda’s secrets.
Annick, 2004.
Historical Fiction
Chotjewitz, David.
Daniel half human and the good Nazi.
Trans. by Doris Orgel.
Richard Jackson/Atheneum/ Simon & Schuster, 2004.
Hale, Marian.
The truth about sparrows.
Henry Holt, 2004.
Oswald, Nancy.
Nothing here but stones.
Henry Holt, 2004.
Whelan, Gloria.
Chu Ju’s house.
HarperCollins, 2004.
Nonfiction: Informational Books & Biographies
Freedman, Russell.
The voice that challenged a nation: Marian Anderson and the struggle for equal rights.
Clarion, 2004.
Hill, Laban Carrick.
Harlem stomp!: A cultural history of the Harlem Renaissance.
Megan Tingley/Little, Brown, 2004.
Turner, Pamela S.
Hachiko: The true story of a loyal dog.
Illus. by Yan Nascimbene.
Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
Warren, Andrea.
Escape from Saigon: How a Vietnam War orphan became an American boy.
Melanie Koupa/Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004.
Weber, Ednah New Rider.
Rattlesnake Mesa: Stories from a Native American childhood.
Photos. by Richela Renkun.
Lee & Low Books, 2004
2004 Notable Books for a Global Society
Cameron, A. (2003).
Colibri.
New York: Frances Foster Books.
Cave, K. (2003).
One child, one seed: A South African counting book.
Illustrated by Gisèle Wulfsohn.
New York: Henry Holt.
D’Adamo, F. (2003).
Iqbal: A novel.
Translated by Ann Leonori.
New York: Atheneum.
Dennis, Y. W., & Hirschfelder, A. (2003).
Children of Native America today.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers.
Edwardson, D. D. (2003).
Whale snow.
Illustrated by Annie Patterson.
Watertown, MA: Talewinds/Charlesbridge.
Fleming, C. (2003).
Boxes for Katje.
Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen.
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Holt, K. W. (2003).
Keeper of the night.
New York: Henry Holt.
Krull, K. (2003).
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez.
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
New York: Harcourt.
Jung, R, (1996 published in German /2003 published in English).
Dreaming in black & white.
Translated by Anthea Bell.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books.
Levine, K. (2003).
Hana's suitcase.
Downer's Grove, IL: Albert A. Whitman.
Mankell, H. (2003).
Secrets in the fire.
Translated by Anne Connie Struksrud.
Buffalo, NY: Annick Press.
Meyers, W. D. (2003).
The beast.
NY: Scholastic Press.
Meyers, W. D. (2003).
Blues Journey.
Illustrated by Christopher Myers.
New York: Holiday House.
Morales, Y. (2003).
Just a minute: A trickster tale and counting book.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Morpurgo, M. (1999 published in Great Britain; 2003 published in U.S.)
Kensuke’s kingdom.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Naidoo, B.
Out of bounds: Seven stories of conflict and hope.
New York: HarperCollins.
Philip, N. (2003).
Horses hooves and chicken feet: Mexican folktales.
Illustrated by Jacqueline Mair.
New York: Clarion Books.
Pressler, M. (2003).
Malka.
New York: Philomel. Reviewed by Sue Chase Corbin.
Recorvits, H. (2003).
My Name is Yoon.
New York: Ferrar, Straus, & Girroux.
Sacre, A. (2003).
The barking mouse.
Illustrated by Alfredo Aguirre. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co.
Shea, P. D. (2003).
Tangled threads: A Hmong girl’s story.
New York: Clarion.
Shea, P. D., & Weill, C. (2003).
Ten mice for Tet.
Illustrated by To Ngox Trang.
Embroidery by Pham Viet Dinh.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Smothers, E. F. (2003).
The hard-times jar.
Illustrated by John Holyfield.
New York: Frances Foster Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Tingle, T. (2003).
Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Tryszynska, L. as told to Michelle R. McCann. (2003).
Luba: Angel of Bergen-Belsen.
Illustrated by Ann Marshall.
Berkeley CA: Tricycle Press.
Colibri.
New York: Frances Foster Books.
Cave, K. (2003).
One child, one seed: A South African counting book.
Illustrated by Gisèle Wulfsohn.
New York: Henry Holt.
D’Adamo, F. (2003).
Iqbal: A novel.
Translated by Ann Leonori.
New York: Atheneum.
Dennis, Y. W., & Hirschfelder, A. (2003).
Children of Native America today.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge Publishers.
Edwardson, D. D. (2003).
Whale snow.
Illustrated by Annie Patterson.
Watertown, MA: Talewinds/Charlesbridge.
Fleming, C. (2003).
Boxes for Katje.
Illustrated by Stacey Dressen-McQueen.
NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux.
Holt, K. W. (2003).
Keeper of the night.
New York: Henry Holt.
Krull, K. (2003).
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez.
Illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
New York: Harcourt.
Jung, R, (1996 published in German /2003 published in English).
Dreaming in black & white.
Translated by Anthea Bell.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman Books.
Levine, K. (2003).
Hana's suitcase.
Downer's Grove, IL: Albert A. Whitman.
Mankell, H. (2003).
Secrets in the fire.
Translated by Anne Connie Struksrud.
Buffalo, NY: Annick Press.
Meyers, W. D. (2003).
The beast.
NY: Scholastic Press.
Meyers, W. D. (2003).
Blues Journey.
Illustrated by Christopher Myers.
New York: Holiday House.
Morales, Y. (2003).
Just a minute: A trickster tale and counting book.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Morpurgo, M. (1999 published in Great Britain; 2003 published in U.S.)
Kensuke’s kingdom.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Naidoo, B.
Out of bounds: Seven stories of conflict and hope.
New York: HarperCollins.
Philip, N. (2003).
Horses hooves and chicken feet: Mexican folktales.
Illustrated by Jacqueline Mair.
New York: Clarion Books.
Pressler, M. (2003).
Malka.
New York: Philomel. Reviewed by Sue Chase Corbin.
Recorvits, H. (2003).
My Name is Yoon.
New York: Ferrar, Straus, & Girroux.
Sacre, A. (2003).
The barking mouse.
Illustrated by Alfredo Aguirre. Morton Grove, IL: Albert Whitman & Co.
Shea, P. D. (2003).
Tangled threads: A Hmong girl’s story.
New York: Clarion.
Shea, P. D., & Weill, C. (2003).
Ten mice for Tet.
Illustrated by To Ngox Trang.
Embroidery by Pham Viet Dinh.
San Francisco: Chronicle Books.
Smothers, E. F. (2003).
The hard-times jar.
Illustrated by John Holyfield.
New York: Frances Foster Books/ Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Tingle, T. (2003).
Walking the Choctaw Road: Stories from Red People Memory.
El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.
Tryszynska, L. as told to Michelle R. McCann. (2003).
Luba: Angel of Bergen-Belsen.
Illustrated by Ann Marshall.
Berkeley CA: Tricycle Press.
2003 Notable Books for a Global Society
Ada, A. F. (2002).
I love Saturdays y Domingos.
New York: Atheneum.
Andrews-Goebel, N. (2002).
The pot that Juan built.
Illustrated by David Diaz.
New York: Lee & Low.
Bial, R. (2002).
Tenement: Immigrant life on the lower east side.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Bruchac, J. (2002).
The winter people.
New York: Dial.
Clinton, C. (2002).
A stone in my hand.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Crowe, C. (2002).
Mississippi trial, 1955.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman/Penguin Putnam.
Ellis, D. (2002).
Parvana’s journey.
Toronto, CA: Groundwood.
Ferreira, A. (2002).
Zulu dog.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Freedman, R. (2002).
Confucius: The golden rule.
Illustrated by Frederic Clement.
New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
Grifalconi, A. (2002).
The village that vanished.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Dial.
Grimes, N. (2002).
Bronx masquerade.
New York: Dial.
Hoffman, M. (2002).
The color of home.
Illustrated by Karin Littlewood.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman Putnam.
McCaughrean, G. (2002).
The kite rider.
New York: HarperCollins.
Mikaelsen, B. (2002).
Red midnight.
New York: HarperCollins.
Nye, N. S. (2002).
19 varieties of gazelle: Poems of the Middle East.
New York: Greenwillow.
Orozco, J. L. (2002).
Fiestas: A year of Latin American songs and celebration.
Illustrated by Elisa Kleven.
New York: Dutton.
Park, F., & Park, G. (2002).
Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong.
Illustrated by Yangsook Choi.
Washington, DC: National Geographic.
Park, L. S. (2002).
When my name was Keoko.
New York: Clarion.
Perdomo, W. (2002).
Visiting Langston.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
New York: HarperCollins.
Sierra, J. (2002).
Can you guess my name?
Illustrated by Stefano Vitale.
New York: Clarion.
Stanley, D. (2002).
Saladin: Noble prince of Islam.
Illustrated by author.
New York: HarperCollins.
UNICEF. (2002).
A life like mine: How children live around the world.
New York: DK Publishing.
Wong, J. S. (2002).
Apple pie 4th of July.
Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Woods, B. (2002).
The red rose box.
New York: Putnam.
Yee, P. (2002).
Dead man’s god and other stories.
Illustrated by Harvey Chan.
Toronto, CA:
I love Saturdays y Domingos.
New York: Atheneum.
Andrews-Goebel, N. (2002).
The pot that Juan built.
Illustrated by David Diaz.
New York: Lee & Low.
Bial, R. (2002).
Tenement: Immigrant life on the lower east side.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Bruchac, J. (2002).
The winter people.
New York: Dial.
Clinton, C. (2002).
A stone in my hand.
Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Crowe, C. (2002).
Mississippi trial, 1955.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman/Penguin Putnam.
Ellis, D. (2002).
Parvana’s journey.
Toronto, CA: Groundwood.
Ferreira, A. (2002).
Zulu dog.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Freedman, R. (2002).
Confucius: The golden rule.
Illustrated by Frederic Clement.
New York: Arthur A. Levine/Scholastic.
Grifalconi, A. (2002).
The village that vanished.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
New York: Dial.
Grimes, N. (2002).
Bronx masquerade.
New York: Dial.
Hoffman, M. (2002).
The color of home.
Illustrated by Karin Littlewood.
New York: Phyllis Fogelman Putnam.
McCaughrean, G. (2002).
The kite rider.
New York: HarperCollins.
Mikaelsen, B. (2002).
Red midnight.
New York: HarperCollins.
Nye, N. S. (2002).
19 varieties of gazelle: Poems of the Middle East.
New York: Greenwillow.
Orozco, J. L. (2002).
Fiestas: A year of Latin American songs and celebration.
Illustrated by Elisa Kleven.
New York: Dutton.
Park, F., & Park, G. (2002).
Good-bye, 382 Shin Dang Dong.
Illustrated by Yangsook Choi.
Washington, DC: National Geographic.
Park, L. S. (2002).
When my name was Keoko.
New York: Clarion.
Perdomo, W. (2002).
Visiting Langston.
Illustrated by Bryan Collier.
New York: HarperCollins.
Sierra, J. (2002).
Can you guess my name?
Illustrated by Stefano Vitale.
New York: Clarion.
Stanley, D. (2002).
Saladin: Noble prince of Islam.
Illustrated by author.
New York: HarperCollins.
UNICEF. (2002).
A life like mine: How children live around the world.
New York: DK Publishing.
Wong, J. S. (2002).
Apple pie 4th of July.
Illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Woods, B. (2002).
The red rose box.
New York: Putnam.
Yee, P. (2002).
Dead man’s god and other stories.
Illustrated by Harvey Chan.
Toronto, CA:
2002 Notable Books for a Global Society
An, N. (2001).
A Step from Heaven.
Asheville, NC: Front Street.
Bunting, E. (2001).
Gleam and glow.
Illustrated by Peter Sylvada.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Chen, D. (2001).
China’s son: Growing up in the Cultural Revolution.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Choi, Y. (2001).
The name jar.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Cooney, C. (2001).
The ransom of Mercy Carter.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Cooper, M. L. (2001).
Slave spirituals and the Jubilee Singers.
New York: Clarion Books.
Garland, S. (2001).
Children of the dragon: Selected tales from Vietnam.
Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Hesse, K. (2001).
Witness.
New York: Scholastic.
Hoyt-Goldsmith, D. (2001).
Celebrating Ramadan.
Photographs by Lawrence Migdale.
New York: Holiday House.
Johnston, T. (2001).
Any small goodness: A novel of the barrio.
Illustrated by Raúl Colón.
New York: Blue Sky/Scholastic.
Johnston, T. (2001).
Uncle rain cloud.
Illustrated by.Fabricio VandenBroeck.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Lipp, F. (2001).
The caged birds of Phnom Penh.
Illustrated by Ronald Himler.
New York: Holiday House.
Littlesugar, A. (2001).
Freedom school, yes.
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
New York: Philomel.
Mckissack, P. C. (2001).
Goin’ someplace special.
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
New York City: Atheneum.
Mead, A. (2001).
Girl of Kosovo.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Mosher, R. (2001).
Zazoo.
New York: Clarion Books.
Murphy, R. (2001).
Black angels.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Nelson, M. (2001).
Carver: A life in poems.
Asheville, NC: Front Street.
Park, L. S. (2001).
A single shard.
New York: Clarion Books.
Partridge, E. (2001).
Oranges on golden mountain.
Illustrated by Aki Sogabe.
New York: Dutton.
Rice, D. (2001).
Crazy loco.
New York: Dial.
Stock, C. (2001).
Gugu’s house.
Illustrated by the author.
New York: Clarion.
Taylor, M. (2001).
The land.
New York: Dial.
Tunnell, M. O. (2001).
Brothers in valor: A story of resistance.
New York: Holiday House.
Woodson, J. (2001).
The other side.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Putnam.
A Step from Heaven.
Asheville, NC: Front Street.
Bunting, E. (2001).
Gleam and glow.
Illustrated by Peter Sylvada.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Chen, D. (2001).
China’s son: Growing up in the Cultural Revolution.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Choi, Y. (2001).
The name jar.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Cooney, C. (2001).
The ransom of Mercy Carter.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Cooper, M. L. (2001).
Slave spirituals and the Jubilee Singers.
New York: Clarion Books.
Garland, S. (2001).
Children of the dragon: Selected tales from Vietnam.
Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Hesse, K. (2001).
Witness.
New York: Scholastic.
Hoyt-Goldsmith, D. (2001).
Celebrating Ramadan.
Photographs by Lawrence Migdale.
New York: Holiday House.
Johnston, T. (2001).
Any small goodness: A novel of the barrio.
Illustrated by Raúl Colón.
New York: Blue Sky/Scholastic.
Johnston, T. (2001).
Uncle rain cloud.
Illustrated by.Fabricio VandenBroeck.
Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
Lipp, F. (2001).
The caged birds of Phnom Penh.
Illustrated by Ronald Himler.
New York: Holiday House.
Littlesugar, A. (2001).
Freedom school, yes.
Illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
New York: Philomel.
Mckissack, P. C. (2001).
Goin’ someplace special.
Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
New York City: Atheneum.
Mead, A. (2001).
Girl of Kosovo.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Mosher, R. (2001).
Zazoo.
New York: Clarion Books.
Murphy, R. (2001).
Black angels.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Nelson, M. (2001).
Carver: A life in poems.
Asheville, NC: Front Street.
Park, L. S. (2001).
A single shard.
New York: Clarion Books.
Partridge, E. (2001).
Oranges on golden mountain.
Illustrated by Aki Sogabe.
New York: Dutton.
Rice, D. (2001).
Crazy loco.
New York: Dial.
Stock, C. (2001).
Gugu’s house.
Illustrated by the author.
New York: Clarion.
Taylor, M. (2001).
The land.
New York: Dial.
Tunnell, M. O. (2001).
Brothers in valor: A story of resistance.
New York: Holiday House.
Woodson, J. (2001).
The other side.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Putnam.
2001 Notable Books for a Global Society
Bagdasarian, A. (2000).
Forgotten fire.
New York: Dorling Kindersly.
Carmi, D. (2000).
Samir and Yonatan.
Translated by Yael Lotan.
New York: Scholastic.
Collier, B. (2000).
Uptown.
New York: Henry Holt.
Deedy, C. A. (2000).
The yellow star: The legend of King Christian X of Denmark.
Illustrated by Henri Sørensen.
Atlanta: Peachtree Publications.
Delacre, L. (2000).
Salsa stories.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Gold, A. L. (2000).
A special fate : Chiume Sugihara, hero of the Holocaust.
New York: Scholastic Books.
Govenar, A, (Ed.). (2000).
Osceola: Memories of a sharecropper’s daughter.
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
New York: Hyperion.
Herrera, J. F. (2000).
The upside down boy, El niño de cabeza.
llustrated by Elizabeth Gomez.
San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.
Herschler, M. B. (2000).
The darkest corner.
Asheville, North Carolina: Front Street.
Hill, K. (2000).
The year of Miss Agnes.
New York: Simon and Schuster.
Issacs, A. (2000).
Torn thread.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Joseph, L. (2000).
The color of my words.
New York: HarperCollins.
Kajikawa, K. (2000).
Yoshi’s feast.
Illustrated by Yumi Heo.
New York: DK.
Kurtz, J. (2000).
Faraway home.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Harcourt Gulliver Books.
Levitin, S. (2000).
Dream Freedom.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Madrigal, A. H. (2000).
Blanca’s feather.
Illustrated by Gerardo Suzán.
Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon.
Marrin, A. (2000).
Sitting Bull and his world.
New York: Dutton.
Osborne, M. P. (2000).
Adaline Falling Star.
New York: Scholastic.
Polacco, P. (2000).
The Butterfly.
New York: Philomel Books.
Pressler, M. (2000).
Anne Frank: A hidden life.
Translated by Anthea Bell.
New York: Dutton.
Rubin, S. G. (2000).
Fireflies in the dark: The story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the children of Terezin.
New York: Holiday House.
Ryan, P. M. (2000).
Esperanza rising.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Staples, S. F. (2000).
Shiva’s fire.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Whelan, G. (2000).
Homeless bird.
New York: HarperCollins.
Wong, Janet S. (2000).
The trip back home.
Illustrated by Bo Jia.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Forgotten fire.
New York: Dorling Kindersly.
Carmi, D. (2000).
Samir and Yonatan.
Translated by Yael Lotan.
New York: Scholastic.
Collier, B. (2000).
Uptown.
New York: Henry Holt.
Deedy, C. A. (2000).
The yellow star: The legend of King Christian X of Denmark.
Illustrated by Henri Sørensen.
Atlanta: Peachtree Publications.
Delacre, L. (2000).
Salsa stories.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Gold, A. L. (2000).
A special fate : Chiume Sugihara, hero of the Holocaust.
New York: Scholastic Books.
Govenar, A, (Ed.). (2000).
Osceola: Memories of a sharecropper’s daughter.
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans.
New York: Hyperion.
Herrera, J. F. (2000).
The upside down boy, El niño de cabeza.
llustrated by Elizabeth Gomez.
San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.
Herschler, M. B. (2000).
The darkest corner.
Asheville, North Carolina: Front Street.
Hill, K. (2000).
The year of Miss Agnes.
New York: Simon and Schuster.
Issacs, A. (2000).
Torn thread.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Joseph, L. (2000).
The color of my words.
New York: HarperCollins.
Kajikawa, K. (2000).
Yoshi’s feast.
Illustrated by Yumi Heo.
New York: DK.
Kurtz, J. (2000).
Faraway home.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
New York: Harcourt Gulliver Books.
Levitin, S. (2000).
Dream Freedom.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
Madrigal, A. H. (2000).
Blanca’s feather.
Illustrated by Gerardo Suzán.
Flagstaff, AZ: Rising Moon.
Marrin, A. (2000).
Sitting Bull and his world.
New York: Dutton.
Osborne, M. P. (2000).
Adaline Falling Star.
New York: Scholastic.
Polacco, P. (2000).
The Butterfly.
New York: Philomel Books.
Pressler, M. (2000).
Anne Frank: A hidden life.
Translated by Anthea Bell.
New York: Dutton.
Rubin, S. G. (2000).
Fireflies in the dark: The story of Friedl Dicker-Brandeis and the children of Terezin.
New York: Holiday House.
Ryan, P. M. (2000).
Esperanza rising.
New York: Scholastic Press.
Staples, S. F. (2000).
Shiva’s fire.
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux.
Whelan, G. (2000).
Homeless bird.
New York: HarperCollins.
Wong, Janet S. (2000).
The trip back home.
Illustrated by Bo Jia.
San Diego, CA: Harcourt.
2000 Notable Books for a Global Society
Bell, W. (1999).
Zack.
New York: Simon & Schuster.
Bridges, R. (1999).
Through my eyes.
New York: Scholastic.
Cooney, C. B. (1999).
Burning up.
New York: Delacorte.
Coy, J. (1999).
Strong to the hoop.
Illustrated by Leslie Jean-Bart.
New York: Lee & Low.
Curtis, C. P. (1999).
Bud, not Buddy.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Diakité, B. W. (1999).
The hatseller and the monkeys.
New York: Scholastic.
Echewa T. O. (1999).
The magic tree: A folktale from Nigeria
New York: Morrow.
English, K. (1999).
Francie.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Erdrich, L. (1999).
The birchbark house.
New York: Hyperion.
Hamanaka, S., & Ayano O. (1999).
In search of the spirit: The living national treasures of Japan.
Illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka.
Calligraphy by Ayano Ohmi.
New York: Morrow Junior Books.
Harrell, B. O. (1999).
Longwalker’s journey: A novel of the Choctaw Trail of Tears.
New York: Dial.
Holtwijk, I. (1999).
Asphalt angels.
Translation by Wanda Boeke.
Asheville, ND: Front Street.
Hopkinson, D. (1999).
A band of angels: A story inspired by the Jubilee Singers.
Illustrated by Raúl Colón.
New York: Atheneum.
Left Hand Bull, J., & Haldane, S. (1999).
Lakota hoop dancer.
Photographs by Suzanne Haldane.
New York: Dutton.
Look, L. (1999).
Love as strong as ginger.
Illustrated by S.T. Johnson.
New York: Atheneum.
Mcgill, A. (1999).
Molly Bannaky.
Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Mclaren, C. (1999).
Dance for the land.
New York: Atheneum.
McMahon, P. (1999).
One Belfast boy.
Photographs by Alan O’Connor.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Myers, W. D. (1999).
At her majesty’s request: An African princess in Victorian England.
New York: Scholastic.
Naylor, P. R. (1999).
Walker’s Crossing.
New York: Atheneum.
Ray, M. L. (1999).
Basket moon.
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
Boston: Little, Brown.
Say, A. (1999).
Tea with milk.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Silverman, E. (1999).
Raisel’s riddle.
Illustrated by Susan Gaber.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Wells, R. (1999).
Streets of gold.
Illustrated by Dan Andreasen.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Woodruff, E. (1999).
The memory coat.
Illustrated by Michael Dooling.
New York: Scholastic.
Zack.
New York: Simon & Schuster.
Bridges, R. (1999).
Through my eyes.
New York: Scholastic.
Cooney, C. B. (1999).
Burning up.
New York: Delacorte.
Coy, J. (1999).
Strong to the hoop.
Illustrated by Leslie Jean-Bart.
New York: Lee & Low.
Curtis, C. P. (1999).
Bud, not Buddy.
New York: Delacorte Press.
Diakité, B. W. (1999).
The hatseller and the monkeys.
New York: Scholastic.
Echewa T. O. (1999).
The magic tree: A folktale from Nigeria
New York: Morrow.
English, K. (1999).
Francie.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Erdrich, L. (1999).
The birchbark house.
New York: Hyperion.
Hamanaka, S., & Ayano O. (1999).
In search of the spirit: The living national treasures of Japan.
Illustrated by Sheila Hamanaka.
Calligraphy by Ayano Ohmi.
New York: Morrow Junior Books.
Harrell, B. O. (1999).
Longwalker’s journey: A novel of the Choctaw Trail of Tears.
New York: Dial.
Holtwijk, I. (1999).
Asphalt angels.
Translation by Wanda Boeke.
Asheville, ND: Front Street.
Hopkinson, D. (1999).
A band of angels: A story inspired by the Jubilee Singers.
Illustrated by Raúl Colón.
New York: Atheneum.
Left Hand Bull, J., & Haldane, S. (1999).
Lakota hoop dancer.
Photographs by Suzanne Haldane.
New York: Dutton.
Look, L. (1999).
Love as strong as ginger.
Illustrated by S.T. Johnson.
New York: Atheneum.
Mcgill, A. (1999).
Molly Bannaky.
Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Mclaren, C. (1999).
Dance for the land.
New York: Atheneum.
McMahon, P. (1999).
One Belfast boy.
Photographs by Alan O’Connor.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Myers, W. D. (1999).
At her majesty’s request: An African princess in Victorian England.
New York: Scholastic.
Naylor, P. R. (1999).
Walker’s Crossing.
New York: Atheneum.
Ray, M. L. (1999).
Basket moon.
Illustrated by Barbara Cooney.
Boston: Little, Brown.
Say, A. (1999).
Tea with milk.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Silverman, E. (1999).
Raisel’s riddle.
Illustrated by Susan Gaber.
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Wells, R. (1999).
Streets of gold.
Illustrated by Dan Andreasen.
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers.
Woodruff, E. (1999).
The memory coat.
Illustrated by Michael Dooling.
New York: Scholastic.