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Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2018

Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2013 -- honoring the best multicultural books for children and youth.

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 293 Videos
  • 197 Book Readings
  • 344 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 3148 resources

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Long Way Down
Long Way Down
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 47
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    March Book One
    March Book One
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • Multimedia Resources: 44
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    Last Stop on Market Street
    Last Stop on Market Street
  • by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
  • Multimedia Resources: 42
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    Crossover, The
    The Crossover
  • by Kwame Alexander
  • Multimedia Resources: 42
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    Brown Girl Dreaming
    Brown Girl Dreaming
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 42
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    Thunder Boy Jr.
    Thunder Boy Jr.
  • by Sherman Alexie and Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 41
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    March Book Two
    March Book Two
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
    • CSMCL Best Books (Selection, 2015)
    Great Graphic Novels (Commended, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    Boxers
    Boxers
  • by Gene Luen Yang
  • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    Shadow Hero, The
    The Shadow Hero
  • by Gene Luen Yang and Sonny Liew
  • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    March Book Three
    March Book Three
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
    Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
  • by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Saints
    Saints
  • by Gene Luen Yang
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Ghost
    Ghost
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 35
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    Booked
    Booked
  • by Kwame Alexander
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
    Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
  • by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
  • Multimedia Resources: 32
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    Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
    Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 32
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    Different Pond, A
    A Different Pond
  • by Bao Phi and Thi Bui
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Before She Was Harriet
    Before She Was Harriet
  • by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
    Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
  • by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
  • Multimedia Resources: 29
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    Merci Suárez Changes Gears
    Merci Suárez Changes Gears
  • by Meg Medina
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
    Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
  • by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    All the Way to Havana
    All the Way to Havana
  • by Margarita Engle and Mike Curato
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    When the Sea Turned to Silver
    When the Sea Turned to Silver
  • by Grace Lin
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Poem for Peter, A: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
    A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
  • by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
    Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
  • by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Hello, Universe
    Hello, Universe
  • by Erin Entrada Kelly and Isabel Roxas
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Echo
    Echo
  • by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
    Silver People: Voices from the Panama Canal
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
    Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Refugee
    Refugee
  • by Alan Gratz
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
    Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
  • by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    As Brave as You
    As Brave as You
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
    Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
  • by Ashley Bryan
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Stella by Starlight
    Stella by Starlight
  • by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Viva Frida
    Viva Frida
  • by Yuyi Morales and Tim O'Meara
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Lightning Dreamer, The: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
    The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist
  • by Margarita Engle
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
    Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale
  • by Duncan Tonatiuh
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Freedom in Congo Square
    Freedom in Congo Square
  • by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
    Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson's Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions
  • by Chris Barton and Don Tate
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
    Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
  • by Javaka Steptoe
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    Grand Canyon
    Grand Canyon
  • by Jason Chin
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
    Miguel's Brave Knight: Young Cervantes and His Dream of Don Quixote
  • by Margarita Engle and Raúl Colón
    • CSMCL Best Books (Selection, 2017)
    Notable Social Studies (Selection, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Eleanor & Park
    Eleanor & Park
  • by Rainbow Rowell
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Niño Wrestles the World
    Niño Wrestles the World
  • by Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Night Gardener, The
    The Night Gardener
  • by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Harbor Me
    Harbor Me
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Ghost Boys
    Ghost Boys
  • by Jewell Parker Rhodes
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
    Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
  • by Monica Brown and John Parra
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Sun Is Also a Star, The
    The Sun Is Also a Star
  • by Nicola Yoon
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Port Chicago 50, The: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
    The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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