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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
Middle Grade Middle grade is definitely my wheel house, I love middle grade novels because they're not afraid to address the "tough topics", but I like the underlying layer of hope. YA sometimes is too dark for me! Historical Fiction I grew up devouring historical fiction - I loved Caddy Woodlawn,…
Disabilities (other than Autism Spectrum) There are so many titles with characters on the Autism Spectrum, which I think is valuable, but there are so many other disabilities that can be portrayed and these books are not always easy to find. "Lighter" teen fiction I was the "good kid" in…
These are ten titles that I'm thankful were published this year. I wanted to highlight diverse titles that were published - highlighting different races, religions, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, socioeconomic statuses and more. Diverse titles are still not as easy to find as I'd like, especially when you only have a handful…
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.
Top Ten Tuesday is an original feature/weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish
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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.