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

  • Hatchet


  • Prince & Knight


  • This Day in June


  • Melissa (George)


  • Prince & Knight


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


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • This Day in June


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Melissa (George)


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • The Breakaways


  • Hatchet


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


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


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


  • The Breakaways


  • The Family Book


  • New Kid


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


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


  • The Giver


  • I Am Jazz!


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


  • I Am Jazz!


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Drama


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

  • Prince & Knight


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Hatchet


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


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Prince & Knight


  • The Giver


  • This Day in June


  • Melissa (George)


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


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


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


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • The Breakaways


  • I Am Jazz!


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • The Family Book


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


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • This Day in June


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


  • Drama


  • Hatchet


  • New Kid


  • Melissa (George)


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


  • The Breakaways


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


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

  • Melissa (George)


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


  • This Day in June


  • The Breakaways


  • Drama


  • I Am Jazz!


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


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


  • Hatchet


  • Prince & Knight


  • New Kid


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


  • Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry


  • Melissa (George)


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


  • The Adventures of Captain Underpants


  • I Am Jazz!


  • Prince & Knight


  • The Family Book


  • And Tango Makes Three


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • Hatchet


  • A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo


  • The Giver


  • This Day in June


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


  • When Aidan Became a Brother


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


  • The Breakaways


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

  • Rabbit's Gift : A Fable from China


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • Saturday at the Food Pantry


  • Thank You, Omu!


  • Maddi's Fridge


  • Lend A Hand


  • A Gift from Abuela


  • Loretta's Gift


  • Sam and the Lucky Money


  • The Quiltmaker’s Journey


  • Hosea Plays On


  • William’s Winter Nap


  • Chik Chak Shabbat


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


  • What is Given from the Heart


  • Strega Nona's Harvest


  • Harold Loves His Woolly Hat


  • Malina’s Jam


  • Under the Lemon Moon


  • Pass it On


  • Because Amelia Smiled


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

  • Fifty Cents and A Dream


  • Giraffes Can't Dance


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


  • Maurice and His Dictionary: A True Story


  • The Thing Lou Couldn't Do


  • Bike On, Bear


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


  • I Am the Storm


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


  • Jules Vs. the Ocean


  • A Chair for My Mother


  • Whistle for Willie


  • Other Words for Home


  • Sunday Funday in Koreatown


  • Sofia Valdez, Future Prez


  • The Breaking News


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


  • Lucky Broken Girl


  • Hatchet


  • My Favorite Memories


  • Golden Threads


  • Glasshouse of Stars


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


  • Lili Macaroni


  • The Most Magnificent Thing


  • Goin' Someplace Special


  • Malala's Magic Pencil


  • 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

  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • The Crossover


  • Legendborn


  • The Crossover


  • Ace of Spades


  • That Self-Same Metal


  • Skin of the Sea


  • Wash Day Diaries


  • Fast Pitch


  • This Poison Heart


  • White Smoke


  • Wings of Ebony


  • The Blackwoods


  • Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry


  • The Taking of Jake Livingston


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Cool. Awkward. Black.


  • Pet


  • Felix Ever After


  • Artie and the Wolf Moon


  • The Davenports


  • Maybe an Artist


  • Maybe an Artist


  • When You Were Everything


  • Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky


  • Early Departures


  • Between the Lines


  • Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling


  • The Gilded Ones


  • Nubia: Real One


  • Charming as a Verb


  • We Are All So Good at Smiling


  • Blood Debts


  • The Black Flamingo


  • Love is a Revolution


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

  • Honey


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • Finding Home


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • A Place Called Freedom


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


  • 13: A Novel


  • Running Out of Time


  • Good night, Indiana University


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


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Rosetown


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • The Best At It


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

  • Honey


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • 13: A Novel


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


  • Tracking Daddy Down


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Running Out of Time


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


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Good night, Indiana University


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The Best At It


  • Finding Home


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

  • Honey


  • Good night, Indiana University


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


  • Mail Order Ninja Vol. 1


  • Rosetown


  • The Beef Princess of Practical County


  • Here Lies the Librarian


  • The Dark Didn’t Catch Me


  • A Place Called Freedom


  • Finding Home


  • Ruthie’s Gift


  • The School at Crooked Creek


  • The Season of Styx Malone


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


  • Christmas After All: The Diary of Minnie Swift


  • Running Out of Time


  • The Best At It


  • 13: A Novel


  • Tracking Daddy Down


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