Tuesday, August 14, 2018

#CyberPD - 160 Books about Identity for K-12


Kindergarten



  1. Ashley, Bryan. (1992). Cleversticks. Illustrated by Derek Brazell. New York: HarperCollins.
  2. Bridges, Shirin Yim. (2013). Ruby's Wish. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.
  3. Campbell, Nicola I. (2017). A Day with Yayah. Illustrated by Julie Flett. Vancouver, BC: Tradewind Books.
  4. Cheng, Andrea. (2003)Grandfather Counts. Illustrated by Ange Zheng. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  5. Choi, Yangsook. (2003). The Name Jar. New York: Dragonfly Books.
  6. Cornwall, Gala. (2017). Jabari Jumps. Somerset, MA: Candlewick
  7. Crews, Donald. (1998). Bigmama’s. New York: Greenwillow.
  8. Croza, Laurel. (2014). From There to Here. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
  9. Croza, Laurel. (2011). I Know Here. Illustrated by Matt James. Toronto: Groundwood Books.
  10. Flett, Julie. (2014). Wild Berries. Vancouver, BC: Simply Read Books.
  11. Forman, Ruth. (2014). Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon. Illustrated by Cbabi Bayoc. New York: Lee & Low Books. 
  12. Johnson, Angela. (2004). Violet's Music. Illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith. New York: Dial Books.
  13. Krishnaswami, Uma. (2015). Bright Sky, Starry City. Illustrated by Aimée Sicuro. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
  14. Love, Jessica. (2018). Julián Is a MermaidSomerville, MA: Candlewick.
  15. Martinez-Neal, Juana. (2018). Alma and How She Got Her Name. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
  16. McGhee, Holly M. (2017). Come With Me. Illustrated by Pascal Lemaître. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
  17. Mora, Pat. (1994). Pablo’s Tree. Illustrated by Cecily Lang. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  18. Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. (2015). I Used To Be Afraid. New York: Roaring Brook Press.
  19. Spires, Ashley. (2017). The Thing Lou Couldn't Do. Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press.
  20. Vandever, Daniel W. (2017). Fall in Line, Holden! Flagstaff, AZ: Salina Bookshelf.  



1st - 2nd Grade


  1. Argueta, Jorge. (2007). Alfredito Flies Home. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
  2. Atkins Jeannine. (2000). Aani and the Tree Huggers. Illustrated by Venantius J. Pinto. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  3. Barber, Barbara E. (2013). Allie's Basketball Dream. Illustrated by Darryl Ligasan. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  4. Buitrago, Jairo. (2018). On the Other Side of the Garden. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Translated from Spanish by Elisa Amado.Toronto, ON:  Groundwood Books.
  5. Castaneda, Omar S. (1995). Abuela’s Weave. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  6. de la Peña, Matt. (2015). Last Stop on Market Street. Illustrated by Christian Robinson. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers.
  7. Dole, Maura. (2013). Drum, Chavi, Drum! / ¡Toca, Chavi, Toca! Illustrated by Tonel. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  8. Dorros, Arthur. (1997). Abuela. New York: Puffin.
  9. Faruqi, Reem. (2015). Lailah's Lunchbox: A Ramadan Story. Illustrated by Lea Lyon. Thomaston, ME: Tilbury House Publishers.
  10. Figueredo, D.H. (). Un mundo nuevo. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  11. Figueredo, D.H. (). When this World was New. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  12. Heelan, Jamee Riggio. (2002). Can You Hear a Rainbow? The Story of a Deaf Boy Named Chris. Illustrated by Nicola Simmonds. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers.
  13. Krishnaswami, Uma. (2016). Chachaji's Cup. Illustrated by Soumya Sitaraman. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  14. Love, Jessica. (2018). Julián Is a MermaidSomerville, MA: Candlewick.
  15. Martinez-Neal, Juana. (2018). Alma and How She Got Her Name. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
  16. McKissack, Patricia. (2008). Stitchin' and Pullin': A Gee's Bend Quilt. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers. 
  17. Ringgold, Faith. (1996). Tar Beach. New York: Dragonfly Books.
  18. Schimel, Lawrence. (2011). Let’s Go See Papa. Illustrated by Alba Marina Rivera. Translated by Elisa Amado. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
  19. Shulevitz, Uri. (2008). How I Learned Geography New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 
  20. Smith, Cynthia Leitich. (2000). Jingle Dancer. Illustrated by Ying-Hwa Hu and Cornelius Van Wright. New York: HarperCollins.
  21. Stewart, Sarah. (2007). The Gardener. Illustrated by David Small. New York: SquareFish.
  22. Tamaki, Jillian. (2018). They Say Blue. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. (Starred Reviews by Booklist, School Library Journal & Publisher's Weekly)
  23. Velasquez, Eric. (2004). Grandma’s Records. New York: Bloomsbury.
  24. Watts, Jeri Hanel. (). Keepers. Illustrated by Felicia Marshall. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  25. Williams, Laura. (2017). The Can Man. Illustrated by Craig Orback. New York: Lee & Low Books.
  26. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2018). The Day You Begin. Illustrated by Rafael López. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.
  27. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2013). This Is the Rope: A Story From the Great Migration. Illustrated by James Ransome. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.
  28. Woodson, Jacquline. (2018). The Day You BeginIllustrated by Rafael López. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.
  29. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2012). Each KindnessIllustrated by E.B. Lewis. New York: Nancy Paulsen Books.
  30. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2001). The Other Side. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons.



3rd - 4th Grade


  1. Addasi, Maha. (2010). Time to Pray. Arabic translation by Nuhu Albitar. Illustrated by Ned Gannon. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press. (Bilingual text: English & Arabic).
  2. Alarcón, Francisco. (2017). Family Poems for Every Day of the Week/Poemas familiares para cada día de la semana. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. New York: Lee & Low Books.
  3. Argueta, Jorge. (2016). Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the CloudsIllustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books.
  4. Baratz-Logsted, Lauren. (2018). I Love You, Michael Collins. New York: Square Fish.
  5. Bell, Cece. (2012). EL Deafo. New York: Harry N. Abrams. 
  6. lume, Judy. (2007). Tales of a Fourth Grade NothingNew York: Puffin.
  7. Coy, John. (2001). Night Driving. Illustrated by Peter McCarthy. New York: Henry Holt.
  8. Danticat, Edwidge. (2015). Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation. Illustrated by Leslie Staub. New York: Dial.
  9.  De Arias, Patricia. (2018). Marwan’s Journey. Illustrated by  Laura Borràs. Minedition.
  10. DiCamillo, Kate. (2015). Because of Winn Dixie. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
  11. Gardiner, John Reynolds. (2010). Stone FoxNew York: Harper Trophy.
  12. Gifaldi, David. (2008). Listening for Crickets. New York: Henry Holt and Co.
  13. Henkes, Kevin. (2015). The Year of Billy Miller. New York: Greenwillow.
  14. Littlechild, George. (2003). This Land Is My Land. New York: Children's Book Press/Imprint of Lee & Low.
  15. MacLachlan, Patricia. (1993). Journey. New York: Yearling.
  16. Medina, Meg. (2008). Milagros: Girl from Away.  New York: Henry Holt.
  17. Newman, Lesléa. (2018). Sparkle Boy. Illustrated by Maria Mola. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  18. Otheguy, Emma (2017). Martí's Song for Freedom/Martí y sus versos por la libertad. Illustrated by Beatriz Vidal. New York: Lee & Low Books.
  19. Perez, L. King (2014). First Day in the Grapes. Illustrated by Robert Casilla. New York: Lee and Low Books.
  20. Russell, Barbara Timberlake. (2004). The Remembering Stone. Illustrated by Claire B. Cotts. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.

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5th - 6th Grade



  1. Anzaldúa, Gloria. (1997). Friends From the Other side/Amigos del otro lado. Illustrated by Consuelo Méndez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.
  2. Barnes, Derrick. (2017). Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut. Brooklyn, NY: Denene Millner Books.Coy, John. (2003). Strong to the Hoop. Illustrated by Leslie Jean-Bart. NY: Lee & Low.
  3. DiCamillo, Kate. (2018). Raymie Nightingale. Somerville, MA: Candlewick. 
  4. Draper, Sharon. (2012). Out of My MindNew York: Atheneum.
  5. Ellis, Deborah. (2015). The Breadwinner. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
  6. Ellis, Deborah. (2015). Parvana's JounreyToronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
  7. Ellis, Deborah. (2015). Mud City. Toronto, ON: Groundwood Books. 
  8. Engle, Margarita. (2017). Forest People. New York: Atheneum Books. 
  9. Greder, Armin. (2018). Mediterranean. Crows Nest CSW: Allen & Inwin.
  10. Greder, Armin. (2008). The Island. Crows Nest CSW: Allen & Inwin.
  11. Grimes. Nikki. 2006. The Road to Paris. New Yorl: Putnam.
  12. Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. (2017). Fish in a TreeNew York: Puffin Books.
  13. Jackson, Linda Williams. (2017). Midnight Without a Moon. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
  14. Joseph, Lynn. (2001). The Color of My Words.  New York: HarperCollins.
  15. Kelly, Erin Entrada. (2017). Hello, Universe. New York: Greenwillow Books.
  16. Krishnaswami, Uma. (2013). The Grand Plan to Fix Everything. Illustrated by Abigail Halpin. New York: Atheneum.
  17. Legrand, Claire. (2016). Some Kind of Happiness. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
  18. Lord, Cynthia. (2014). Rules. New York: Scholastic.
  19. Moore, David Barclay. (2017). The Stars Beneath Our Feet. New York: Knopf.
  20. Ness, Patrick. (2013). A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
  21. O’Connor, Barbara. (2017). Wish. New York: Square Fish.
  22. Palacio R. J. (2012). Wonder. New York: Knopf.
  23. Pennypacker, Sara. (2016). Pax. New York: Balzer + Bray.
  24. Pérez, Amada Irma. (2013). My Diary from Here to There/Mi Diaro De Aqui Hasta Alla. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. New York: Lee & Low Books.
  25. Pérez, Celia C. (2018). The First Rule of Punk. New York: Viking Books. 
  26. Reynolds, Jason. (2017). As Brave as You. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
  27. Reynolds, Jason. (2018). Lu. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
  28. Reynolds, Jason. (2018). Sunny. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
  29. Reynolds, Jason. (2017). Patina. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
  30. Reynolds, Jason. (2016). Ghosts. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
  31. Rhodes, Jewell Parker. (2018). Ghost Boys
  32. Rhodes, Jewell Parker. (2018). Towers Falling. New York: Little, Brown.
  33. Ryan, Pam Muñoz. (2002). Esperanza Rising. New York: Scholastic.
  34. Shea, Peggy Dietz. (2006). The Carpet Boy’s Gift. Illustrated by Leane Morin. Gardiner, ME: Tilbury House, Publisher.
  35. Saeed, Aisha. (2017). Amal Unbound. New York:  Nancy Paulsen Books.
  36. Saeed, Aisha. (2016). Written in the Stars. New York: Speak.
  37. Sheth, Kashmira. (2010). Boys without Names. New York: Balzer & Bray. 
  38. Sís, Peter. (2007). The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
  39. Sloan, Holly Goldberg. (2015). Counting by 7s. New York:  Puffin.
  40. Williams-Garcia, Rita. (2011). One Crazy Summer. New York: Amistad. 
  41. Williams-Garcia, Rita. (2015). P.S. Be Eleven. New York: Amistad. 
  42. Williams-Garcia, Rita. (2016). Gone Crazy in Alabama. New York: Amistad. 
  43. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2018). Harbor Me. New York:  Nancy Paulsen Books.
  44. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2016). Brown Girl Dreaming. New York:  Puffin Books.
  45. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2010). Locomotion. New York:  Puffin Books.


7th - 9th Grade

    1. Abawi, Atia. (2018). A Land of Permanent Goodbyes. New York: Philomel Books. 
    2. Ahmed, Samira. (2019). Internement. New York: 
      Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. 
    3. Ahmed, Samira. (2018). Love, Hate and Other Filters. New York: Soho Teen.
    4. Alexander, Kwame. (2018). Swing. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
    5. Alexander, Kwame. (2018). ReboundNew York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
    6. Alexander, Kwame. (2016). BookedNew York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
    7. Alexander, Kwame. (2014). The Crossover. New York: HMH Books for Young Readers.
    8. Anderson, Laurie Halse. (2011). Speak. New York: Square Fish.
    9. Carlson, Lori Marie (Ed). (2008). Voices in the First Person: Reflections on Latino Identity. Illustrated by Flavio Morais. Photographs by Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. New York: Atheneum.
    10. Cisneros, Sandra.(1991). The House on Mango Street. New York: Vintage.
    11. Cisneros, Sandra. (1994). La casa en Mango Street. New York: Vintage.
    12. Flake, Sharon. (2007). The Skin I'm In. New York:  Hyperion Book.
    13. Gaiman Neil. (2013). The Ocean at the End of the Lane. New York: William Morrow.
    14. Hansberry, Lorraine. (2004). A Raisin in the Sun. New York: Vintage.
    15. Hesse, Monika. (2017). Girl in the Blue Coat. New York: Little, Brown Books for Young Reader.
    16. Liu, Ken. (2016).  The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories . New York: Saga Press.
    17. Medina, Meg. (2014). Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. Somerville, MA: Candlewick.
    18. Mora, Pat. (2000). My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults. Illustrated by Anthony Accardo. Minneapolis, MN: Perfection Learning.
    19. Richard, Wayne, (2012). Sofas. (Digital Storytelling). Center for Digital Storytelling. 
    20. Sánchez,  Erika L. (2017). I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterNew York: Knopf.
    21. Watson, Renée. (2017). Piecing Me Together. New York: Bloomsbury.
    22. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2018). Harbor MeNew York:  Nancy Paulsen Books.
    23. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2016). Brown Girl Dreaming. New York:  Puffin Books.
    24. Woodson, Jacqueline. (2010). After Tupac and D Foster. New York: Puffin.
    25. Yoon, Nicola. (2016). The Sun is Also a Star. New York: Delacorte Press. 

    10th Grade +

    1. Anderson, Laurie Halse. (2011). Speak. New York: Square Fish.
    2. Carlson, Lori Marie (Ed). (2008). Voices in the First Person: Reflections on Latino Identity. Illustrated by Flavio Morais. Photographs by Manuel Rivera-Ortiz. New York: Atheneum.
    3. Chopin, Kate. (1899/1993). The Awakening. New York: Dover Publications. 
    4. Esquivel, Laura. (1995). Like Water for Chocolate. New York: Anchor.
    5. Esquivel, Laura. (2001. Como agua para chocolate. New York: Vintage.
    6. Glasgow, Kathleen. (2016). Girl in Pieces. New York: Delacorte Press.
    7. Liu, Ken. (2016).  The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories . New York: Saga Press.
    8. Miller, Kei. (2014) The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion. Carcanet Press Ltd.. Kindle Edition.
    9. Mora, Pat. (2000). My Own True Name: New and Selected Poems for Young Adults. Illustrated by Anthony Accardo. Minneapolis, MN: Perfection Learning.
    10. Myers, Walter Dean. (2004). Monster. New York: Amistad.
    11. Reynolds, Jason. (2017). Long Way Down. New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
    12. Reynolds, Jason. (2017). All American Boys. New York: New York: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books.
    13. Richard, Wayne, (2012). Sofas. (Digital Storytelling). Center for Digital Storytelling. 
    14. Satrapi, Marjane. (2004). Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodNew York: Pantheon. 
    15. Sepetys, Ruta. (2017). Salt to the Sea. New York: Penguin Books.
    16. Stone, Nic. (2018). Dear Martin. New York:  Ember. 
    17. Sánchez,  Erika L. (2017). I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican DaughterNew York: Knopf.
    18. Whaley, John Corey. (2017). Highly Illogical Behavior. New York: Dial Books.
    19. Yang, Gene Luen. (2008). American Born ChineseNew York: Square Fish.
    20. Yoon, Nicola. (2016). The Sun is Also a Star. New York: Delacorte Press. 
    21. Yoon, Nicola. (2015). Everything, Everything. New York: Delacorte Press. 

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