Diverse Literature Classroom Library Basket

15 books included:

• "Blackbird Fly" by Erin Kelly
  Topic: Unexpected friends learn to stand out in the world.
• "The Way Home Looks Now" by Wan-Long Shang
  Topic: A boy survives a tragedy and deals with healing and loss.
• "Becoming Naomi Leon" by Pam Ryan
  Topic: Naomi works to reconcile with her estranged mother.
• "Flora and Ulysses" by Kate DiCamillo
  Topic: Two characters vow to conquer villains, defend the defenseless, and protect the weak.
• "Bat and the Waiting Game" by Elana Arnold
  Topic: A young boy on the spectrum learns to make friends.
• "The Unstoppable Octobia May" by Sharon Flake
  Topic: A girl's struggle is a quest for truth during the racial tensions of 1953.
• "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
  Topic: A young girl copes with life during the Vietnam War.
• "Mockingbird" by Kathryn Erskine
  Topic: A young girl struggles to understand her Asperger's Syndrome.
• "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963" by Sharon Robinson
  Topic: This book tells the story of a Black girl's trying to find her voice during the Civil Rights Movement.
• "Gaby, Lost and Found" by Angela Cervantes
  Topic: A girl is searching for a forever home after her mother's deportation to Honduras.
• "Hurricane Child" by Kacen Callender
  Topic: A young girl makes a friend to search for her lost mother.
• "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" by Kate DiCamillo
  Topic: The novel contains several themes involving loss and recovery, kindness and compassion, and the journey to self-discovery
• "The Year of the Dog" by Grace Lin
  Topic: Pacy tries to "find herself" while meeting her family's expectations.
• "Out of My Shell" by Jenny Goebel
  Topic: A 12 year old girl experiences the separation of her family.
• 'The Breadwinner" by Deborah Ellis
  Topic: A little girl lives under Taliban rule.