45 Diverse Books in 50 Minutes ULA Conference, May 18, 2018

Lisa Grant lgrant@slcpl.org · Heather Novotny hnovotny@mcgillisschool.org · Phuong Vu pvu@slcolibrary.org

Title Author Grade Level*

Notes

Days with Dad Nari Hong preK-2

Mission to Space John Herrington preK-2

A Morning with Grandpa Sylvia Liu preK-2

Stella Brings the Family Miriam B. Schiffer K-2

Sparkle Boy Lesléa Newman preK-2

Crown: an ode to the fresh cut

Derrick D. Barnes K-3

Princess Hair (2017 edition) Sharee Miller preK-2

Shanyaak’utlaax: Salmon Boy Marks, Chester, et al K-4

We Came to America Faith Ringgold K-3

The World is Not a Rectangle: a portrait of architect Zaha Hadid

Jeanette Winter 1-5

Juana & Lucas Juana Medina 2-4

Wishtree Katherine Applegate

4-8

Not So Different: what you really want to ask about having a disability

Shane Burcaw 1-3

Calling All Minds: how to think and create like an inventor

Temple Grandin 4-7

Maya Lin: artist-architect of light and lines

Jeanne Walker Harvey 1-3

Maya Lin: thinking with her hands

Susan Goldman Rubin 4-8

Amina’s Voice Crescent Moons & Pointed Minarets

Hena Khan 3-6 k-2

This is How We Do It: one day in the lives of seven kids from around the world

Matt Lamothe K-3

Emmanuel’s Dream: the true story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah

Laurie Ann Thompson K-2

Malala’s Magic Pencil Malala Yousafzai K+

Six Dots: a story of young Louis Braille

Jennifer Bryant 1-2

Title Author

Grade Level*

Notes

Ghost Jason Reynolds 5-8

Refugee Alan Gratz 3-6

It Ain’t So Awful, Falafel Firoozeh Dumas 4-7

Strange Fruit: Bille Holiday and the power of a protest song

Gary Golio 3-6

Fish in a Tree Lynda Mullaly Hunt 4-6

Louis Undercover Fanny Britt 5-12

The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue

Mackenzi Lee 9-12

The Sun is Also a Star Nicola Yoon 8-12

Babies Around the World Puck preK

Whoever You Are Mem Fox preK-2

Grandma’s Tiny House: a counting story

JaNay Brown-Wood preK-1

Big Bob, Little Bob James Howe preK-1

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress

Christine Baldacchino preK-3

Stolen Words Melanie Florence 1-2

A New School Year: stories in six voices

Sally Derby K-4

Where Will I Live? Rosemary A. McCarney 1-4

A Boy Called BAT Elana K. Arnold 3-6

The First Rule of Punk Celia C. Pérez 3-6

Towers Falling Jewell Parker Rhodes 4-7

A Handful of Stars Cynthia Lord 4-6

Brazen Pènèlope Bagieu 8-12

Counting by 7s Holly Goldberg Sloan 5-8

Bravo!: poems about amazing Hispanics

Margarita Engle 4-7

Pashmina Nidhi Chanani 4-8

* In most cases, grade level recommendations were taken from Novelist