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Sasha Savvy Loves to Code

By Sasha Ariel Alston Illustrated by: Vanessa Brantley-Newton Gold Fern Press, 2017 Ages 7-10, Grades 2-5 ISBN: 978-0997135428 Other formats:  e-book  Sasha Loves to Code is a lighthearted, early...

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Speak: The Graphic Novel

By Laurie Halse Anderson, Illustrated by Emily Carroll Farrar, Straus  and Giroux, BYR 2018 Young Adult, Graphic Novel Ages 14 and up, Grades 9 and up ISBN: 978-0-374-30028-9 Other formats:  kindle...

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Frida Kahlo and her Animalitos

By Monica Brown, Illustrated by John Parra NorthSouth Books, 2017 Picture book, non-fiction Ages 4 – 8, Grades PreK – 2 ISBN: 978-0-7358-4269-4 Honors: Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor * 2018 ALA Notable...

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Hurricane Child

By Kheryn Callender Scholastic Press, 2018 Middle Grade Ages 8-12, Grades 3-7 ISBN 10: 1338129309 Additional Format: e-book, audiobook Twelve-year-old Caroline, who lives with her father on Water...

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The Belles

By Dhonielle Clayton Freeform, February 2018 Young Adult Ages 14 and up, Grades 9 and up ISBN: 978-1484728499 Other formats:  e-book, audio For teen readers who love an expansive read—a book that...

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What Will It Be, Penelope?

By Tori Corn, Illustrated by Danielle Ceccolini Sky Pony Press, 2013 Picture Book Ages 3-6, Grades PreK-K ISBN 978-1620875421 Other formats: eBook Have you ever had a hard time making decisions? Ever...

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It All Comes Down to This

By Karen English Clarion Books, 2017 Middle grade, historical fiction, ages 10 – 12, grades 5 – 8 ISBN: 978-0-544-83957-1 Additional formats: Kindle Honors: Kirkus Prize finalist 2017 How do we learn...

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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls

by Eleni Favilli and Francesca Cavallo Timbuktu Labs, Inc. 2016 Picture book Ages 4 and up ISBN 978-0120420476 Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a unique collection of 100 stories about women...

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When My Sister Started Kissing

By Helen Frost Margaret Ferguson Books: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2017 Middle grade Ages 10 – 12, Grades 4 – 7 ISBN: 978-0-374303037 Additional format: e-book Honors: A Boston Globe Best Children’s...

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Girl Code: Gaming, Going Viral, and Getting It Done

By Andrea Gonzales & Sophie Houser Harper Collins, 2017 Non Fiction, Young Adult Ages 14 and up, grades 8 and up ISBN 978-0062472472 Additional formats:  Kindle, Audiobook Honors:  A New York...

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Dread Nation

By Justina Ireland Balzar + Bray, 2018 Young Adult, Fantasy ISBN: 0062570609 Additional formats: ebook, audiobook The Civil War is over, but not because the North won. Not because the South won....

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Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes and Friendship

By Irene Latham and Charles Waters, Illustrated by: Sean Qualls and Selina Alko Carolrhoda Books, 2018 Middle grade Ages 8-12, Grades 3-6 ISBN: 978-1512404425 Other formats:  e-book Nothing is ever...

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Valley Girls

By Sarah Nicole Lemon Amulet Books, 2018 Young adult, contemporary ISBN: 1419729640 Additional formats: ebook, audiobook Rilla is trouble. She’s a party girl from the wrong side of the tracks (though...

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You Bring the Distant Near

By Mitali Perkins Farrar, Straus  and Giroux, 2017 Young Adult Ages 14 and up, Grades 9 and up ISBN: 978-0-374-30490-4 Other formats:  e-book, audio Honors: Long list for the National Book Award 2017 *...

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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

By Erika L. Sánchez Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2017 Contemporary Young Adult 1524700487 Additional formats: ebook, audiobook Honors: National Book Award Finalist Julia is the black sheep of the...

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Sarabella’s Thinking Cap

By Judy Schachner Dial Books for Young Readers, 2017 Picture Book, ages 4 – 8, grades PK – 2 ISBN: 978-0525429180 Additional formats:  Kindle “Sarabella had no time for small talk. In fact, she never...

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Escape from Aleppo

By N.H. Senzai Paula Wiseman Books, 2018 Contemporary middle grade ISBN: 1481472178 Additional formats: ebook Nadia’s family knows what they need to do when the bombs start falling in their...

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Mabel and Sam at Home: One Brave Journey in Three Adventures

By Linda Urban, illustrated by Hadley Hooper Chronicle Books, 2018 Picture book Ages 4-8, Grades K – 3 ISBN-10:1452148570 Additional Format: e-book “I am in command and we are safe,” Mabel assures her...

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Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time

By Tanya Lee Stone in association with Girl Rising Wendy Lamb Books, 2017 Non Fiction, Young Adult Ages 14 and up, grades 8 and up ISBN 978-0553511468 Additional formats: Kindle Honors: A Junior...

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Libba: The Magnificent Musical Life of Elizabeth Cotten

By Laura Veirs, Illustrated by Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Chronicle Books, 2018 Picture book, non-fiction Ages 5-8, Grades K – 3 ISBN 10: 1452139962 Additional Format: e-book Honors: Junior Library Guild...

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