Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2021
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2013 -- honoring the best multicultural books for children and youth.
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Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2015)
70 Resources15 Awards

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Selection, 2020)
70 Resources13 Awards

We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2020)
68 Resources18 Awards

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2021)
64 Resources20 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2020)
55 Resources20 Awards






Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Selection, 2019)
50 Resources11 Awards

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Selection, 2017)
48 Resources12 Awards


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2015)
46 Resources14 Awards

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2015)
46 Resources16 Awards


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2019)
46 Resources14 Awards





Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Selection, 2014)
43 Resources16 Awards


Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2020)
43 Resources4 Awards



Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
(Selection, 2016)
42 Resources10 Awards


March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Selection, 2016)
42 Resources14 Awards



Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Selection, 2021)
41 Resources12 Awards



Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets
by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderley, Marjory Wentworth, and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2017)
40 Resources10 Awards

Before She Was Harriet
by Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome
(Selection, 2017)
40 Resources13 Awards


Milo Imagines the World
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2021)
40 Resources8 Awards

Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker
by Patricia Hruby Powell and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2014)
39 Resources11 Awards

