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  • Love in the Library

    By Maggie Tokuda-Hall (E Toku)

    After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Tama is sent to live in a War Relocation Center in the desert. All Japanese Americans from the West Coast -- elderly people, children, babies -- now live in prison camps like Minidoka. To be who she is has become a crime, it seems, and Tama doesn't know when or if she will ever leave. Trying not to think of the life she once had, she works in the camp's tiny library, taking solace in pages bursting with color and light, love and fairness. There she meets George and a friendship grows. Maggie Tokuda-Hall's elegant love story for readers of all ages sheds light on a shameful chapter of American history.

  • Julian is a Mermaid

    By Jessica Love (E Love)

    While riding the subway home from the pool with his abuela one day, Julián notices three women spectacularly dressed up. When Julián gets home, daydreaming of the magic he's seen, all he can think about is dressing up just like the ladies in his own fabulous mermaid costume. But what will Abuela think about the mess he makes -- and even more importantly, what will she think about how Julián sees himself?

  • Molly's Tuxedo

    By Vicki Johnson (E John)

    Molly's school picture day is coming up, and she wants to have a perfect portrait taken to hang on their wall. Her mom has picked out a nice dress for her, but Molly knows from experience that dresses are trouble. Luckily, she has the perfect thing to save picture day--her brother's old tuxedo! But Mom doesn't want her to wear a tuxedo in the photo. Can Molly find the courage to follow her heart and get her mom to realize just how awesome she'd look in a tux?

  • Separate is Never Equal

    By Duncan Tonatiuh (J379.263 Tona)

    An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote perfect English, Mendez was denied enrollment to a "Whites only" school. Her parents took action by organizing the Hispanic community and filing a lawsuit in federal district court. Their success eventually brought an end to the era of segregated education in California.

  • Our Skin: A First Conversation About Race

    By Megan Madison (E305.8 Medi, READ ALONG J305.8 Madi)

    Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.

  • Fry Bread: A Natice American Family Story

    By Kevin Noble Maillard (E Mail)

    Using illustrations that show the diversity in Native America and spare poetic text that emphasizes fry bread in terms of provenance, this volume tells the story of a post-colonial food that is a shared tradition for Native American families all across the North American continent. Includes a recipe and an extensive author note that delves into the social ways, foodways, and politics of America's 573 recognized tribes.

  • My Moms Love Me

    By Anna Membrino (E Memb)

    Perfect for reading aloud with its rhyming, rhythmic text, this picture book finds two mommies sharing a perfect day with their little one, from visiting animals on a farm to bedtime snuggles.

  • Crown: An Ode to a Fresh Cut

    By Derrick D. Barnes (E Barn)

    Celebrates the magnificent feeling that comes from walking out of a barber shop with newly-cut hair.

  • Sulwe

    By Lupito Nyong'o (E Nyon)

    When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.

  • Under My Hijab

    By Hena Khan (E Khan)

    As a young girl observes that each of six women in her life wears her hijab and hair in a different way, she considers how to express her own style one day.