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SEPTEMBEROCTOBERNOVEMBERDECEMBERJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCH APRILMAYJUNE
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THEMEMulticulturalismAnti-Bullying and Upstanders Native American HeritageMulticulturalism (2017)
Int'l Human Rights (18/19)
Gender Identity & Fluidity(20)
Socioeconomic DiversityBlack HistoryWomen's HistorySocial JusticeImmigration / Migration
(coincide with Your Story,
Our Story project)
LGBTQIABook List Links
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2017-2018 Selections
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K / 1stN/AN/AN/AWhoever You Are
by Mem Fox
Those Shoes
by Maribeth Boelts
Ordinary People Change the World
I am Rosa Parks
by Brad Meltzer
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Ordinary People Change the World
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Brad Meltzer
Malala's Magic Pencil
by Malala Yousafzai
Since We’re Friends, An Autism Picture Book
by Celeste Shally
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey
by Doug Kuntz and Amy Shrodes
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Presents
A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo
by Jill Twiss and Marlon Bundo
2017 - 2018 BOM
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2nd / 3rdN/AN/AN/AEveryone Cooks Rice
by Norah Dooley
As Fast as Words Could Fly
by Pamela M. Tuck
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The Magic Beads
by Susin Nielsen-Fernlund
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
by Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney
She Persisted: 13 American
Women Who Changed the World
by Chelsea Clinton
El Deafo
by CeCe Bell
Her Right Foot
by Dave Eggers
Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
by Rob Sanders

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Large Fears
by Myles E. Johnson
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4th / 5th N/AN/AN/AAmazing Faces
by Lee Bennett Hopkins
Serafina’s Promise
by Ann Burg
Hidden Figures (Young Readers' Edition)
by Margot Lee Shetterly
Women in Science: 50 Fearless
Pioneers Who Changed the World
by Rachel Ignotofsky
Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
Inside Out & Back Again
by Thanhha Lai
George
by Alex Gino
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Adult Book Club
(Not really entirely tied to monthly theme for this year but will be next year when we start all on the 1st of the month)
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AHunger
by Roxanne Gay
The Hate U Give
by Angie Thomas
Between the World & Me
byTa-Nehisi Coates
Exit West
by Mohsin Hamid
Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us
by Kate Bornstein
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2018-2019 Selections
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K / 1stAll Are Welcome
by Alexandra Penfold
Chrysanthemum
by Kevin Henkes
When We Were Alone
by David Alexander Robertson
We Are All Born Free: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures
by Amnesty International
Sam and the Lucky Money
by Karen Chinn
Grandad Mandela
by Ambassador Zindzi Mandela, Zazi and Ziwelene Mandela
Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
by Patricia Valdez
The Black Book of Colors
By Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria
Mango, Abuela, and Me
By Meg Medina
Stella Brings the Family
by Miriam B. Schiffer
2018 - 2019 BOM
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2nd / 3rdMarisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
by Monica Brown
Weird!
by Erin Frankel
Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith
I Have the Right to Be a Child
by Alain Serres
The Can Man
by Laura E. Williams
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
by Vashti Harrison
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx / La juez que crecio en el Bronx (Spanish and English Edition)
by Jonah Winter
Clementine (Clementine #1)
by Sara Pennypacker
Three Balls of Wool
By Henriqueta Cristina
Julián Is a Mermaid
by Jessica Love
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4th / 5th On My Block: Stories and Paintings by Fifteen Artists
by Dana Goldberg
My Name is Bilal
by Asma Mobin-Uddin MD M.D.
Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light
by Tim Tingle
Malala, a Brave Girl from Pakistan/Iqbal, a Brave Boy from Pakistan: Two Stories of Bravery
by Jeanette Winter
A Day's Work
by Eve Bunting
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

The Girl With a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague (Amazing Scientists)
by Julia Finley Mosca
Out of My Mind
by Sharon M. Draper
First Generation: 36 Trailblazing Immigrants and Refugees Who Make America Great
By Sandra Neil Wallace and Rich Wallace
Antonio's Card/ La tarjeta de Antonio
by Rigoberto González
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Adult Book Club
An American Marriage: A Novel
by Tayari Jones
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism
by Robin DiAngelo
There There
by Tommy Orange
Hunger
by Elise Blackwell
Educated
by Tara Westover
The World According to Fannie Davis: My Mother's Life in the Detroit Numbers
by Bridgett M. Davis
Nanette, the Netflix special
from Australian comedian
Hannah Gadsby
Good Kings Bad Kings
by Susan Nussbaum
The Leavers
By Lisa Ko
We The Animals
By Justin Torres
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2019-2020 Selections
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K / 1stThis Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from Around the World By Matt LamotheThe Juice Box Bully: Empowering Kids to Stand Up for Others
By Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy
The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses by Paul GobleMy Little Book of Big Freedoms
By Chris Riddell
Last Stop on Market Street
By Matt de la Peña
Sulwe
By Lupita Nyong’o
My Name Is Gabriela/Me llamo Gabriela
By Monica Brown
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
By Sonia Sotomayor
Dreamers
By Yuyi Morales
Introducing Teddy: A Story About Being Yourself
By Jessica Walton
2019 - 2020 BOM
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2nd / 3rdThe Day You Begin
By Jacqueline Woodson
The Invisible Boy
By Trudy Ludwig
Buffalo Bird Girl: A Hidatsa Story by S.D NelsonSeparate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
By Duncan Tonatiuh
A Shelter in Our Car
By Monica Gunning
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History
By Vashti Harrison
Nasreen's Secret School: A True Story from Afghanistan
By Jeanette Winter
Stanley Will Probably Be Fine
By Sally J. Pla
A Different Pond
By Bao Phi
When Aidan Became A Brother
By Kyle Lukoff
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4th / 5th My Name is María Isabel By Alma Flor AdaEach Kindness
By Jacqueline Woodson
Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan

Dreams of Freedom
By Amnesty International
Ada's Violin
By Susan Hood
Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas
By Gwendolyn Hooks
Noisemakers: 25 Women Who Raised Their Voices & Changed the World - A Graphic Collection from Kazoo
By Kazoo Magazine and Edited by Erin Bried
Fish in a Tree
By Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Undocumented: A Worker's Fight
By Duncan Tonatiuh
Stonewall: A Building. An Uprising. A Revolution.
By Rob Sanders
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Adult Book Club
How to Be an Antiracist
By Ibram X. Kendii
The Round House
By Louise Erdrich

Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
By Matthew Desmond
The Water Dancer: A Novel
By Ta-Nehisi Coates
She Said By Jodi KantorFar from the Tree (Select Chapters)
By Andrew Solomon
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
By Ocean Vuong
Patsy
By Nicole Dennis-Benn
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2020-2021 Selections
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K / 1stAlma and How She Got Her Name
By Juana Martinez-Neal
One
By Kathryn Otoshi
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
By Kevin Noble Maillard
Neither
By Airlie Anderson
A Chair for My Mother
By DyAnne DiSalvo
Freedom Summer By Deborah WilesBefore She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome | James E RansomeWhat Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids) by Dave Eggers and Shawn HarrisThe Journey by Francesca SannaThey, She, He, Easy as ABC by Maya Christina Gonzalez | Matthew Sg2020 - 2021 BOM
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2nd / 3rdDear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
By Duncan Tonatiuh

Dare (The Weird! Series)
By Erin Frankel
We Are Water Protectors
By Carole Lindstrom
I am Jazz
By Jessica Herthel and Jazz Jennings
Maddi's Fridge
By Lois Brandt
The Undefeated by Kwame AlexanderSweet Dreams, Sarah: From Slavery to Inventor by Vivian KirkfieldA Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson and Eric VelazquezCalling the Water Drum by LaTisha Redding | Aaron BoydIt Feels Good to Be Yourself: A Book About Gender Identity by Theresa Thorn | Noah Grigni
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4th / 5th The Name Jar
By Yangsook Choi

Confessions of A Former Bully
By Trudy Ludwig
The People Shall Continue
By Simon J. Ortiz
The Pants Project
By Cat Clark
Crenshaw
By Katherine Applegate
Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline WoodsonBrave. Black. First.: 50+ African American Women Who Changed the World by
Cheryl Hudson | Erin K Robinson
This Book Is Anti-Racist Journal: Over 50 Activities to Help You Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work | Illustrated | Other by Tiffany Jewell | Aurelia DurandKiki and Jacques by Susan RossGracefully Grayson by Ami Polonsky
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Adult Book ClubA Burning By Megha MajumdarNice White Parents PodcastThe Vanishing Half
By Brit Bennett
Transcendent Kingdom
By Yaa Gyasi
John Leguizamo's Latin History for MoronsBorn a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor NoahThe Night Watchman by Louise ErdrichGirl. Woman. Other by Bernardine Evaristo
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2021-2022 SelectionsInclusivity
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Persons with DisabilitiesMental Health
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K / 1st
Sumo Joe by Mia Wenjen, Nat Iwata
I'm New Here by Anne Sibley O'BrienAt the Mountain’s Base by Traci Sorell, Weshoyot AlvitrAmazing by Steve AntonyRuby Finds a Worry by Tom PercivalYour Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History by Schele Williams and Tonya Engel
Harlem's Little Blackbird
The Story of Florence Mills

by Renee Watson, Christian Robinson
Change Sings
A Children's Anthem
Amanda Gorman, Loren Long
An Immigrant Story
Aya Khalil, Anait Semirdzhyan
A Princess of Great Daring! By Tobi Hill-Meyer, Eleanor Toczynski
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2nd / 3rdYour Name is a Song by Jamila Thompkins-Bigelow and Luisa UribeEach Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson, E.B LewisChester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac, Liz Amini-Holmes She Persisted in Sports by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra BoigerWemberly Worried
Kevin Henkes
The Other Side by Jacqueline WoodsonSomeday Is Now
Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-ins

by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Jade Johnson
The 1619 Project
Born on the Water
by
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Renee Watson, Nikkolas Smith
Areli Is a Dreamer
A True Story by Areli Morales, a DACA Recipient
by Areli Morales, Luisa Uribe
Julian at the Wedding by Jessica Love
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When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
Full Cicada Moon
Marilyn Hilton
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Chocktaw Tale of Friendship & Freedom by Tim Tingle, Jeanne Rorex Bridges I Am Not a Label
34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present

Cerrie Burnell, Lauren Mark Baldo
Guts by Raina Telgemeier28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith Jr., Shane W. Evans Reaching for the Moon
The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
by Katherine Johnson
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jameson and Omar MohamedBrothers in Hope
Coretta Scott King Honor - Illustrator Honor Title
Mary Williams, R Gregory Christie
Heartstopper by Alice Oseman
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Adult Book ClubThe Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris The Death of Vivek Oji
A Novel
Akwaeke Emezi
Invisible Child: Poverty, Survival & Hope in an American City by Andrea Elliot
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