Melissa (George)

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then, her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part...because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. 

Melissa (George)

Alex Gino
(Juvenile Fiction - J Gino)

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then, her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part...because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte—but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. 


Banned Books for Kids

  • Melissa (George)


  • The Family Book


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • The Breakaways


  • Hatchet


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • I Am Jazz!


  • The Breakaways


  • This Day in June


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • This Day in June


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Prince & Knight


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • I Am Jazz!


  • New Kid


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Prince & Knight


  • The Giver


  • Melissa (George)


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Hatchet


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • Drama


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


This Day in June

Vivid illustrations and rhyming couplets convey the fun and exuberate feelings associated with attending a Pride parade. There is a reading guide at the end of the book that serves as a primer on LGBTQIA+ history and culture and explains the references made in the story. 

This Day in June

Gayle Pitman
(Juvenile Picturebooks - Ej Pit)

Vivid illustrations and rhyming couplets convey the fun and exuberate feelings associated with attending a Pride parade. There is a reading guide at the end of the book that serves as a primer on LGBTQIA+ history and culture and explains the references made in the story. 


Banned Books for Kids

  • The Family Book


  • This Day in June


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • Hatchet


  • New Kid


  • The Giver


  • Hatchet


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Prince & Knight


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • This Day in June


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • I Am Jazz!


  • The Breakaways


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • Melissa (George)


  • Melissa (George)


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • The Breakaways


  • Prince & Knight


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • Drama


A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

The story of a lonely bunny, Marlon Bundo, who lives with his Grampa, Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, and the very special day when he met another boy bunny named Wesley that changed his life forever.

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Marlon Bundo, Jill Twiss
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Bun)

The story of a lonely bunny, Marlon Bundo, who lives with his Grampa, Mike Pence, the Vice President of the United States, and the very special day when he met another boy bunny named Wesley that changed his life forever.


Banned Books for Kids

  • This Day in June


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • Melissa (George)


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • Hatchet


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • New Kid


  • The Breakaways


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • Stamped (For Kids) : Racism, Antiracism, and You


  • Melissa (George)


  • Prince & Knight


  • Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag


  • Hatchet


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • Drama


  • The Giver


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • The Family Book


  • The Breakaways


  • Prince & Knight


  • I Am Jazz!


  • I Am Jazz!


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice


  • This Day in June


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


Sam and the Lucky Money

Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.
Chinese translation available (Juvenile Nonfiction - J 495.1 Ch)

Sam and the Lucky Money

Karen Chinn
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Ch)

Sam must decide how to spend the lucky money he's received for Chinese New Year.
Chinese translation available (Juvenile Nonfiction - J 495.1 Ch)


Giving and Sharing

  • Saturday at the Food Pantry


  • Under the Lemon Moon


  • Because Amelia Smiled


  • Don’t Say A Word, Mama/ No Digas Nada, Mama


  • Chik Chak Shabbat


  • Loretta's Gift


  • Pass it On


  • Malina’s Jam


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • Maddi's Fridge


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • William’s Winter Nap


  • What is Given from the Heart


  • Harold Loves His Woolly Hat


  • Thank You, Omu!


  • Hosea Plays On


  • Strega Nona's Harvest


  • A Gift from Abuela


  • The Quiltmaker’s Journey


  • Lend A Hand


  • Rabbit's Gift : A Fable from China


Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Inspired by the life of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, this story follows a young girl who dreams of playing the drums in a time when only boys are drummers in 1920s Cuba. Recommended for ages 6-9.

Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music

Margarita Engle
(Juvenile Picture Books - EJ Engle)

Inspired by the life of Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, this story follows a young girl who dreams of playing the drums in a time when only boys are drummers in 1920s Cuba. Recommended for ages 6-9.


Resiliency

  • I Am the Storm


  • Lili Macaroni


  • Sofia Valdez, Future Prez


  • Malala's Magic Pencil


  • Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • A Chair for My Mother


  • Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music


  • My Favorite Memories


  • The Breaking News


  • Glasshouse of Stars


  • Giraffes Can't Dance


  • The Most Magnificent Thing


  • Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah


  • Goin' Someplace Special


  • Other Words for Home


  • Hatchet


  • After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again


  • Sunday Funday in Koreatown


  • Golden Threads


  • The Thing Lou Couldn't Do


  • Whistle for Willie


  • Bike On, Bear


  • Nothing Stopped Sophie: The Story of Unshakable Mathematician Sophie Germain


  • Jules Vs. the Ocean


  • Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music


  • Fifty Cents and A Dream


  • Ancestor Approved : Intertribal Stories


Love is a Revolution

Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist.

Love is a Revolution

Renée Watson
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Watson)

Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist.

YA Black History Month

  • The Davenports


  • The Crossover


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Ace of Spades


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Blood Debts


  • Wings of Ebony


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • When You Were Everything


  • Maybe an Artist


  • This Poison Heart


  • Felix Ever After


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Early Departures


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Charming as a Verb


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Legendborn


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Fast Pitch


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Crossover


  • Love is a Revolution


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Skin of the Sea


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Pet


  • Between the Lines


  • White Smoke


  • Maybe an Artist


  • The Blackwoods


The Dark Didn’t Catch Me

Able to find beauty in the hills of southern Indiana, Seeley withstands the work, troubles, and sorrows that encompass her family during the depression.

The Dark Didn’t Catch Me

Crystal Thrasher
(Juvenile Fiction - J Thrashe)

Able to find beauty in the hills of southern Indiana, Seeley withstands the work, troubles, and sorrows that encompass her family during the depression.


Indiana Connections

  • 13: A Novel


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Running Out of Time


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Best At It


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Honey


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Finding Home


A Place Called Freedom

After being set free from slavery in 1832, young James Starman and his family journey from Tennessee to Indiana to start a new life and eventually, a new town.

A Place Called Freedom

Scott Sanders
(Juvenile Picture Books - EJ Sa)

After being set free from slavery in 1832, young James Starman and his family journey from Tennessee to Indiana to start a new life and eventually, a new town.


Indiana Connections

  • The Best At It


  • Rosetown


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Running Out of Time


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • 13: A Novel


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Finding Home


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Honey


The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."

The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts

Richard Peck
(Juvenile Fiction - J Pe)

In rural Indiana in 1904, 15-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies."


Indiana Connections

  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • Finding Home


  • Rosetown


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Running Out of Time


  • Salt: A Story of a Friendship in a Time of War


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Honey


  • The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • The Best At It


  • 13: A Novel


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