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We Need Diverse Books Day

All Lee & Low titles strive to tell important stories that will connect with young folks and make them feel seen. Celebrate We Need Diverse Books Day with this list of impactful titles that celebrate a wide range of experiences and provide readers with "windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors," — as was conceived by beloved scholar, Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop.

Collection of 43 books: $696.85

Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

Love to Langston

Love to Mamá

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

Mèo and Bé

Miosotis Flores Never Forgets

Sam and the Lucky Money

Sam y el dinero de la suerte

Sam and the Lucky Money

Sparkle Boy

La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

The People Shall Continue

El pueblo seguirá

The Witch Owl Parliament

El Parlamento de Lechuzas

Under My Hijab

What We Believe

When Aidan Became a Brother

Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)

Yummy

Etched in Clay

Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

El béisbol nos salvó

Bird

Black Was the Ink

Catching the Moon

Call Me Tree / Llámame árbol

Crazy Horse's Vision

La visión de Caballo Loco

Dream Builder

Dreaming Up

As Fast As Words Could Fly

Gabi, A Girl in Pieces

How We Can Live

I Am Alfonso Jones

Indian No More

Indio no más

Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story

Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

Killer of Enemies

Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

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  • As Fast As Words Could Fly
    By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
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    As Fast As Words Could Fly

    As Fast As Words Could Fly

    By Pamela M. Tuck, Eric Velasquez
    The story of Mason Steele, an African American boy in 1960s Greenville, North Carolina, who relies on his inner strength and his typing skills to break racial barriers after he begins attending a "whites-only" high school.

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  • Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

    Baseball Saved Us: 25th Anniversary Edition

    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    Twenty-five years ago, Baseball Saved Us changed the picture-book landscape with its honest story of a Japanese American boy in an internment camp during World War II. This anniversary edition will introduce new readers to this modern-day classic.

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  • Bird
    By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
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    Bird

    Bird

    By Zetta Elliott, Shadra Strickland
    In this gentle, award-winning picture book, an African American boy nicknamed Bird uses drawing as a creative outlet as he struggles to make sense of his grandfather's death and his brother's drug addiction.

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  • Black Was the Ink
    By Michelle Coles, Justin Johnson
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    Black Was the Ink

    Black Was the Ink

    By Michelle Coles, Justin Johnson
    Through the help of a ghostly ancestor, sixteen-year-old Malcolm is sent on a journey through Reconstruction-era America to find his place in modern-day Black progress.

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  • Call Me Tree / Llámame árbol
    By Maya Gonzalez
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    Call Me Tree / Llámame árbol

    Call Me Tree / Llámame árbol

    By Maya Gonzalez
    An imaginary bilingual English/Spanish tale of self-discovery told by a child who grows, learns about the natural world, embraces others, and is free to become who they are meant to be--a child as unique as a tree.

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  • Catching the Moon
    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
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    Catching the Moon

    The Story of a Young Girl's Baseball Dream
    By Crystal Hubbard, Randy Duburke
    The spirited story of Marcenia Lyle, the African American girl who grew up to become "Toni Stone," the first woman to play for an all-male professional baseball team.

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  • Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)
    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
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    Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)

    Cómo Aidan llegó a ser un hermano (When Aidan Became a Brother)

    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita, Rita E. Urquijo-Ruiz
    Este dulce y pionero libro ilustrado, ganador del Premio de Libro Stonewall 2020, celebra los cambios en la vida de un niño transgénero: desde su anunció que era trans hasta su preparación para ser un hermano mayor.

    This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.

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  • Crazy Horse's Vision
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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    Crazy Horse's Vision

    Crazy Horse's Vision

    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
    CD available January 1, 2100

    The true story of the great Sioux warrior who, as a young boy, defies tradition and seeks a vision on his own in hopes of saving his people.

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  • Dream Builder
    The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
    By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
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    Dream Builder

    Dream Builder

    The Story of Architect Philip Freelon
    By Kelly Lyons, Laura Freeman Hines
    You've seen the building. Now meet the man whose life went into it.

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  • Dreaming Up
    A Celebration of Building
    By Christy Hale
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    Dreaming Up

    Dreaming Up

    A Celebration of Building
    By Christy Hale
    A picture book that connects great works of architecture to the ways children build and play.

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  • El béisbol nos salvó
    Edición especial 25° aniversario
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
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    El béisbol nos salvó

    El béisbol nos salvó

    Edición especial 25° aniversario
    By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee
    Now in Spanish, this classic, award-winning picture book tells the story of Shorty and his family, placed in an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor along with thousands of Japanese Americans.

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  • El Parlamento de Lechuzas
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
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    El Parlamento de Lechuzas

    El Parlamento de Lechuzas

    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
    Descubre una novela gráfica sin par: una brillante reinvención steampunk de Frankenstein ambientada en el México colonial.

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  • El pueblo seguirá
    By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
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    El pueblo seguirá

    El pueblo seguirá

    By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
    In Spanish. This powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from the time of creation to the present.

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  • Etched in Clay
    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng
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    Etched in Clay

    Etched in Clay

    The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet
    By Andrea Cheng
    The acclaimed biography-in-verse about the life and times of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with short poems during the years leading up to the Civil War.

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  • Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
    By Isabel Quintero
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    Gabi, A Girl in Pieces

    Gabi, A Girl in Pieces

    By Isabel Quintero
    In this groundbreaking William C. Morris Award winner for a YA debut, Gabi's life is a mess--her family, her friends, her attempts at a love life--but writing helps, especially since it turns out she's pretty good at poetry.

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  • How We Can Live
    Principles of Black Lives Matter
    By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson
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    How We Can Live

    How We Can Live

    Principles of Black Lives Matter
    By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson
    The first children's book to feature material from the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, this beautiful picture book will engage hearts and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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  • I Am Alfonso Jones
    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
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    I Am Alfonso Jones

    I Am Alfonso Jones

    By Tony Medina, John Jennings, Stacey Robinson
    The Hate U Give meets The Lovely Bones in this unflinching graphic novel about the afterlife of a young man killed by an off-duty police officer, co-illustrated by New York Times bestselling artist John Jennings.

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  • Indian No More
    By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell
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    Indian No More

    Indian No More

    By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell
    When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.

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  • Indio no más
    By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell, Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
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    Indio no más

    Indio no más

    By Charlene Willing McManis, Traci Sorell, Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
    Cuando la tribu Umpqua de Regina es terminada legalmente y su familia debe mudarse de Oregón a Los Ángeles, ella se embarca en una búsqueda para comprender su identidad como india a pesar de estar tan lejos de casa.

    When Regina's Umpqua tribe is legally terminated and her family must relocate from Oregon to Los Angeles, she goes on a quest to understand her identity as an Indian despite being so far from home.

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  • Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story
    By Sonia Patel
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    Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story

    Jaya and Rasa: A Love Story

    By Sonia Patel
    Jaya's a rich kid. Rasa's motherless and broke. Opposite sides of the tracks. Romeo and Juliet, on fair Oahu.

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  • Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
    By Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
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    Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

    Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

    By Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
    From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-grade mystery about a diamond gone missing from the Louvre and the sweet and spunky girl who cracks the case.

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  • Killer of Enemies
    By Joseph Bruchac
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    Killer of Enemies

    By Joseph Bruchac
    A post-Apocalyptic YA novel with a steampunk twist, based on an Apache legend.

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  • La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón
    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
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    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    La pequeña Melba y su gran trombón

    (Little Melba and Her Big Trombone)
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
    Galardonada con el premio Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Award, una biografía de la virtuosa del jazz afroamericana Melba Doretta Liston, una trombonista, compositora y arreglista musical pionera del siglo XX en una época en la que pocas mujeres tocaban instrumentos y formaban parte de la escena del jazz.

    Recipient of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor award, a biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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  • La visión de Caballo Loco
    (Crazy Horse's Vision)
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
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    La visión de Caballo Loco

    La visión de Caballo Loco

    (Crazy Horse's Vision)
    By Joseph Bruchac, S. D. Nelson
    La verdadera historia del gran guerrero Sioux que, de joven, desafía la tradición y busca una visión propia con la esperanza de salvar a su pueblo.

    The true story of the great Sioux warrior who, as a young boy, defies tradition and seeks a vision on his own in hopes of saving his people.

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  • Little Melba and Her Big Trombone
    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
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    Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

    Little Melba and Her Big Trombone

    By Katheryn Russell-Brown, Frank Morrison
    A biography of African American jazz virtuoso Melba Doretta Liston, a pioneering twentieth-century trombone player, composer, and music arranger at a time when few women, of any race, played brass instruments and were part of the jazz scene.

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  • Love to Langston
    By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
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    Love to Langston

    Love to Langston

    By Tony Medina, R. Gregory Christie
    This inspiring biography on Langston Hughes celebrates his life through poetry.

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  • Love to Mamá
    A Tribute to Mothers
    By Pat Mora, Paula Barragán
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    Love to Mamá

    Love to Mamá

    A Tribute to Mothers
    By Pat Mora, Paula Barragán
    Thirteen Latino poets celebrate their bonds with their mothers and grandmothers.

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  • Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual
    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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    Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

    Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash / Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual

    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
    In the follow-up to the Pura Belpré Award Honor-winning Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, everyone's favorite mismatched heroine turns eight and throws a fabulously mismatched party.

    En esta continuación del ganador del Honor del Premio Pura Belpré Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald No Combina, la heroína favorita de todos cumple ocho años y celebra con una fiesta en su estilo único e fabuloso de cosas que no combinan.

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  • Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
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    Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

    Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina

    By Monica Brown, Sara Palacios
    Mismatched and fabulous Marisol McDonald celebrates her Peruvian and Scottish heritage.
    Bilingual English/Spanish.

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  • Mèo and Bé
    By Doan Phuong Nguyen, Jesse White
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    Mèo and Bé

    Mèo and Bé

    By Doan Phuong Nguyen, Jesse White
    Just before the United States enters the Vietnam War, eleven-year-old Bé and her three-footed kitten Mèo must rise above the injustices of war to find the comfort, safety, and love of a found family.

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  • Miosotis Flores Never Forgets
    By Hilda Burgos
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    Miosotis Flores Never Forgets

    Miosotis Flores Never Forgets

    By Hilda Burgos
    Perfect for fans of Meg Medina and Barbara O'Connor, this heartfelt novel about family, pets, and other things we hold close is one that you'll never forget.

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  • Sam and the Lucky Money
    Chinese Edition
    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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    Sam and the Lucky Money

    Sam and the Lucky Money

    Chinese Edition
    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
    In Chinese. Sam and the Lucky Money celebrates the sights and sounds of festive Chinatown streets. while telling the affecting story of a child who discovers that sometimes the best gifts come from the heart.

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  • Sam and the Lucky Money
    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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    Sam and the Lucky Money

    Sam and the Lucky Money

    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
    During Chinese New Year, a young boy encounters a homeless person and discovers that no gift is too small when it comes from the heart.

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  • Sam y el dinero de la suerte
    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
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    Sam y el dinero de la suerte

    Sam y el dinero de la suerte

    By Karen Chinn, Cornelius Van Wright, Ying-Hwa Hu
    In Spanish. Sam and the Lucky Money celebrates the sights and sounds of festive Chinatown streets. while telling the affecting story of a child who discovers that sometimes the best gifts come from the heart.

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  • Sparkle Boy
    By Lesléa Newman, Maria Mola
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    Sparkle Boy

    Sparkle Boy

    By Lesléa Newman, Maria Mola
    Young Casey loves sparkly things, just like his older sister, who does not approve until an encounter with teasing bullies helps her learn to accept and respect Casey for who he is.

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  • Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
    By Supriya Kelkar
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    Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

    Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame

    By Supriya Kelkar
    In 1857 India, 13-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in--and certain death on her husband's funeral pyre--only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebellion against British colonizers spreads, she must choose between relative safety in a British household or standing up for herself and her people.

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  • The Hula-Hoopin' Queen
    By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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    The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

    The Hula-Hoopin' Queen

    By Thelma Lynne Godin, Vanessa Brantley-Newton
    A spunky African American girl has a hula-hooping competition with her friends in Harlem, and soon everyone in the neighborhood--young and old alike--joins in on the fun.

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  • The People Shall Continue
    By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
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    The People Shall Continue

    The People Shall Continue

    By Simon J. Ortiz, Sharol Graves
    Republished for its fortieth anniversary, this powerful story by renowned Acoma Pueblo poet and storyteller Simon J. Ortiz traces the history of Native / Indigenous people of North America from the time of creation to the present.

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  • The Witch Owl Parliament
    (Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
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    The Witch Owl Parliament

    The Witch Owl Parliament

    (Clockwork Curandera, Volume I)
    By David Bowles, Raúl the Third, Stacey Robinson, Damian Duffy
    Discover a graphic novel unlike any other--a brilliant steampunk reimagining of Frankenstein set in colonial Mexico.

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  • Under My Hijab
    By Hena Khan, Aaliya Jaleel
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    Under My Hijab

    Under My Hijab

    By Hena Khan, Aaliya Jaleel
    This lovely book from the author of Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns invites readers to understand and appreciate the hijab and the Muslim women who decide to wear it.

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  • What We Believe
    A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book
    By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson
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    What We Believe

    What We Believe

    A Black Lives Matter Principles Activity Book
    By Laleña Garcia, Caryn Davidson
    This powerful activity book will engage hands, hearts, and minds as it introduces children to the guiding principles of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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  • When Aidan Became a Brother
    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
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    When Aidan Became a Brother

    When Aidan Became a Brother

    By Kyle Lukoff, Kaylani Juanita
    This sweet and groundbreaking picture book, winner of the 2020 Stonewall Book Award, celebrates the changes in a transgender boy's life, from his initial coming-out to becoming a big brother.

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  • Yummy
    The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
    By G. Neri, Randy Duburke
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    Yummy

    Yummy

    The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
    By G. Neri, Randy Duburke
    A graphic novel based on the life and death of Robert "Yummy" Sandifer, an eleven-year-old gang member from Chicago's Southside who was killed by his own gang members.

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