19 VARIETIES OF GAZELLE: POEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST
Author: Maomi Shihab Nye
Origin: Middle East; Jerusalem
Theme: Poems About People and Their Lives
Grades: 9-12

These new and collected poems of the Middle East-sixty in all-appear together for the first time.

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Author: Walter Mosley
Origin: African American
Theme: History, Slavery, Freedom
Grades: 7-12

Walter Mosley ventures into the world of young adult fiction with this historical novel of a young slave bo...

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Author: Walter Mosley
Origin: African American
Theme: History, Slavery, Freedom
Grades: 7-12

Walter Mosley ventures into the world of young adult fiction with this historical novel of a young slave bo...

ACCIDENTAL LOVE
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Mexican American
Theme: Relationships, Life Changes
Grades: 6-9

Marisa unexpectedly falls in love with a "nerdy" type boy. Marisa works to change her life by moving to an...

ACCIDENTAL LOVE
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Mexican American
Theme: Relationships, Life Changes
Grades: 6-9

Marisa unexpectedly falls in love with a "nerdy" type boy. Marisa works to change her life by moving to an...

ACROSS THE GREAT RIVER
Author: Irene Beltran Hernandez
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Immigration
Grades: 7-12

An exciting tale of a young girl maturing and taking on the leadership role in her family while her parents...

ACROSS THE GREAT RIVER
Author: Irene Beltran Hernandez
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Immigration
Grades: 7-12

An exciting tale of a young girl maturing and taking on the leadership role in her family while her parents...

AFTERLIFE, THE
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Fresno, California
Theme: Death, Afterlife
Grades: 9-12

A senior at East Fresno High School lives on as a ghost after his violent murder in a restroom of a club wh...

AMERICA STREET
Author: Edited by Anne Mazer
Origin: USA
Theme: Diversity
Grades: 7-12

A multicultural anthology of stories. Fourteen stories by American authors from diverse racial and cultura...

AMERICA STREET
Author: Edited by Anne Mazer
Origin: USA
Theme: Diversity
Grades: 7-12

A multicultural anthology of stories. Fourteen stories by American authors from diverse racial and cultura...

ANANSI BOYS
Author: Neil Gaiman
Origin: Modern Folktale
Theme: Brothers, Relationships, Legendary Character
Grades: 9-12

Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke state. Charl...

APLAUSO! HISPANIC CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Author: Edited by Joe Rosenberg
Origin: Hispanic-American
Theme: Drama
Grades: 4-12

A collection of plays for children and young adults written in Spanish and English by Hispanic American aut...

APLAUSO! HISPANIC CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Author: Edited by Joe Rosenberg
Origin: Hispanic-American
Theme: Drama
Grades: 4-12

A collection of plays for children and young adults written in Spanish and English by Hispanic American aut...

APLAUSO! HISPANIC CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Author: Edited by Joe Rosenberg
Origin: Hispanic-American
Theme: Drama
Grades: 4-12

A collection of plays for children and young adults written in Spanish and English by Hispanic American aut...

APLAUSO! HISPANIC CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Author: Edited by Joe Rosenberg
Origin: Hispanic-American
Theme: Drama
Grades: 4-12

A collection of plays for children and young adults written in Spanish and English by Hispanic American aut...

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY DEAD BROTHER
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Origin: African American; Harlem
Theme: Friendship, Drive-bys, Gangs
Grades: 6-12

Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of his blood brother, Rise, and his comic strip "Spo...

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MY DEAD BROTHER
Author: Walter Dean Myers
Origin: African American; Harlem
Theme: Friendship, Drive-bys, Gangs
Grades: 6-12

Jesse fills his sketchbook with drawings and portraits of his blood brother, Rise, and his comic strip "Spo...

BASEBALL IN APRIL AND OTHER STORIES
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Growing up
Grades: 5-9

In this collection of engaging stories, readers will identity with the tough and vulnerable Latino kids wh...

BASEBALL IN APRIL AND OTHER STORIES
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Growing up
Grades: 5-9

In this collection of engaging stories, readers will identity with the tough and vulnerable Latino kids wh...

BEFORE WE WERE FREE
ANTES DE SER LIBRES
Author: Julia Alvarez
Origin: Dominican Republic
Theme: Oppression
Grades: 6-12

Takes place in 1960 when the Trujillo regime is in power in the Dominican Republic. This period of time is ...

BEFORE WE WERE FREE
Author: Julia Alvarez
Origin: Dominican Republic
Theme: Oppression
Grades: 6-12

Takes place in 1960 when the Trujillo regime is in power in the Dominican Republic. This period of time is ...

BINDI BABES
Author: Narinder Dhami
Origin: England; India
Theme: Family, Teenagers
Grades: 7-9

Three sisters,known as the Bindi Babes, whose mother passed away, are spoiled by their father until their "...

BROTHER HOOD
Author: Janet McDonald
Origin: African American
Theme: Gifted Children, Boarding School, Harlem
Grades: 7-12

Sixteen-year-old Nate, an academically gifted student who attends an exclusive boarding school, straddles t...

BROTHER HOOD
Author: Janet McDonald
Origin: African American
Theme: Gifted Children, Boarding School, Harlem
Grades: 7-12

Sixteen-year-old Nate, an academically gifted student who attends an exclusive boarding school, straddles t...

BURIED ONIONS
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: California
Theme: Violence, Gang Life
Grades: 9-12

Nineteen year old Eddie drops out of college and tries to find a place for himself living in a violence inf...

CAFECITO STORY, A
CAFECITA STORY, A/EL CUENTO DEL CAFECITO
Author: Julia Alvarez
Origin: Dominican Republic, Nebraska
Theme: Organic Agriculture, Coffee Growing
Grades: 9-12

This is a story of Joe, a former Nebraskan farmer, who goes to the Domicican Republic on vacation and ends ...

CAGED BIRDS OF PHNOM,THE
Author: Frederick Lipp
Origin: Cambodia
Theme: Freedom
Grades: 5-9

A story about a young girl living in the city who releases a caged bird. According to a local custom, givin...

CALL ME HENRI
Author: Lorraine M. López
Origin: Mexican American
Theme: Family Problems, Gangs, School
Grades: 9-12

Faced with family problems, difficulty in school, and gangs in the barrio, Enrique dreams of reaching the "...

CALL ME MARÍA
Author: Judith Ortiz Cofer
Origin: Puerto Rico/USA
Theme: Immigration
Grades: 9-12

A 15 year old girl has come to New York from Puerto Rico to live with her father. The novel is written in ...

CECILIA'S YEAR
Author: Susan & Denise Gonzales Abraham
Origin: Mexican American
Theme: Family Life, Aspirations, Conflicts
Grades: 9-12

Nearly fourteen and poor, Cecilia Gonzales wants desperately to go to high school and become a teacher. He...