Top Ten Tuesday: Books I Want My Future Children to Read
There are so many amazing books available to kids in this day and age. It was hard to pick just ten, but I focused on ten titles that show a wide diversity in terms of culture, gender, race, ability, socioeconomic status and more. It’s important for kids to see all different type of people in books and I think these titles are a great place to start for middle grade readers looking for diversity.
- Amina’s Voice by Hena Khan
- Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
- Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
- George by Alex Gino
- Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai
- Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
- The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher by Dana Alison Levy
- Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
- Wonder by R.J. Palacio
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askagimp
Thanks for this list. My son has special needs and I have found that kids are very accepting once they get used to it. Exposing them to diversity at a young age is very important.
literacious
I find if you explain to them differences on a very basic level, kids accept them as is and go on with their lives… I wish more adults could do that!
Ramona
I’ve read six of these. The ones I haven’t read belong on my WTR list. All wonderful titles.