We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2020
Resources for the titles recognized by this list since its inception in 2015 -- recognizing the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQIA+ communities
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- 4,257 Resources including
- 404 Videos
- 229 Book Readings
- 362 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2016)
55 Resources15 Awards


We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Selection, 2019)
50 Resources13 Awards


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2016)
44 Resources12 Awards








Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2017)
35 Resources12 Awards

Storyteller's Candle, The / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Selection, 2020)
34 Resources10 Awards




Chef Roy Choi and the Street Food Remix
by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, June Jo Lee, and Man One
(Selection, 2019)
32 Resources7 Awards


Just a Minute!: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
by Yuyi Morales
(Selection, 2015)
30 Resources9 Awards

Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty
by G. Neri and Randy DuBurke
(Selection, 2016)
30 Resources7 Awards



One Plastic Bag: Isatou Ceesay and the Recycling Women of the Gambia
by Miranda Paul and Elizabeth Zunon
(Selection, 2015)
29 Resources7 Awards

Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
(Selection, 2016)
29 Resources10 Awards


We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
by Wade Hudson, Cheryl Willis Hudson, and Tony Medina
(Selection, 2019)
29 Resources5 Awards


Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
by Monica Brown and Sara Palacios
(Selection, 2015)
27 Resources5 Awards














When Aidan Became a Brother
by Kyle Lukoff and Kaylani Juanita
(Selection, 2020)
24 Resources9 Awards