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General Recommendations
Award-Winning Books by Black Authors
By:
KCLSAnnalise
KCLSAnnalise
Created on:
Feb 04, 2022
25 items
These are just some of the many award-winning books written by Black authors. Find more by filling out a BookMatch request!
1 like
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Inventive Memoirs
By:
PennHillsAdult
PennHillsAdult
Created on:
Aug 06, 2025
30 items
I’m constantly drawn to memoirs that are always inventing, reinventing, creating, and destroying whatever I think a memoir shou...
1 like
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I Will Tell You My Story
By:
KCLS_Gerry
KCLS_Gerry
Created on:
May 22, 2020
41 items
Join the narrators of these fictional, first-hand stories and transport yourself into their lives and worlds. You might just fi...
2 likes
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When Marriage Gets Messy
Created on:
Mar 27, 2026
12 items
For better or for worse...or maybe just for different? These memoirs are about marriages that reach a turning point—betrayal, e...
1 like
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Black History Month Chapter Books
By:
DBRL_GraceK
DBRL_GraceK
Created on:
Feb 03, 2026
15 items
In these chapter books, you'll find tales of Black characters and their adventures. Whether you're riding through the Wild West...
Genre Guide
Eighth Grade Favorites
By:
BCLS_BCL_TEENS
BCLS_BCL_TEENS
Created on:
Feb 18, 2025
24 items
From stories about families and friendships, to tales about shattered dreams and strange happenings, these books are real page-...
1 like
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Tess's Mock award guesses (Caldecott, etc in advance of YMA 2024
Created on:
Jan 20, 2024
20 items
What the actual eff is going to win this year at YMA? Usually Mock Caldecotts are my thing but I haven't kept up on any particu...
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Picture Books of Interest to Adults: Animals
By:
DBRL_JerilynH
DBRL_JerilynH
Created on:
Jun 11, 2021
30 items
These are children’s books that could be shared with an adult with dementia or just enjoyed by an adult. Think of each as a sho...
1 like
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Miss Sara Recommends: Diverse Voices - Kids Today
Created on:
Nov 23, 2017
36 items
Everyone has their own story and their own experience. These titles set in the here and now explore the diverse lives and stori...
1 like
General Recommendations
Books Come to Life, Non-Fiction
By:
Tigard_HollyCP
Tigard_HollyCP
Created on:
Feb 03, 2022
91 items
Enjoy these picture books on DVD with the original words and illustrations and just a wee bit of animation and a narrator to br...
General Recommendations
Picture books by #ownvoices authors and illustrators
Created on:
Feb 25, 2021
98 items
“Books are sometimes windows, offering views of worlds that may be real or imagined, familiar or strange. These windows are als...
2 likes
Topic Guide
Racial Injustice/Anti-Racist Book List
Created on:
Jun 08, 2020
72 items
Are you searching for resources to open up a dialogue about racial injustice and anti-racism? Here are just a few great options...
1 like
General Recommendations
Scott's Favorites of 2019
By:
b
bantwalkers
Created on:
Dec 12, 2019
52 items
Just some favorite picture books from 2019! Some, not all!
2 likes
General Recommendations
Mock Newbery Reads~2017
By:
DBRL_KIDS
DBRL_KIDS
Created on:
Aug 22, 2017
38 items
Interested in potential Newbery Award books? Or just looking for new juvenile chapter books to read? Then this is the list for ...
General Recommendations
Picture Books: Celebrating Black Lives
By:
NVDPL Children's Librarians
Created on:
Jan 30, 2015
100 items
This is a list of picture books and biographies. We also have picture book lists of Canadian Indigenous authors and illustrator...
4 likes
General Recommendations
Youth Media Awards 2025
Created on:
Jan 27, 2025
85 items
Congratulations to the Youth Media Award winners and honorable mentions for 2025! These include the Newberry and Caldecott meda...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Middle Grade Romance
By:
w
Waupaca_Childrens
Created on:
Mar 16, 2024
67 items
3 likes
General Recommendations
Weekly Waitlist: September 24, 2023
Created on:
Sep 22, 2023
15 items
We’ve all had it happen: You hear about a book and go to your local library to find it, but dozens of people are ahead of you o...
Topic Guide
Black History Month Middle Grade Books
Created on:
Jan 12, 2023
50 items
Middle Grade Books about Black History and Culture is an opportunity for people to engage with Black histories, go beyond discu...
General Recommendations
Slice of Life: Realistic Graphic Novels for Middle Grade Readers
By:
LibrarianPatty
LibrarianPatty
Created on:
Sep 06, 2022
73 items
Fantastical, supernatural, or science fiction stories? Not these graphic novels! These titles feature kids in realistic situati...
8 likes
General Recommendations
Black History Month
By:
Loutit_Adults
Loutit_Adults
Created on:
Jan 28, 2022
86 items
We strive to share the stories, achievements, and triumphs of the Black community year round, but in February we have the honor...
General Recommendations
Matthew Landis: Read-Alikes
By:
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
OPLTEENBOOKLISTS
Created on:
Sep 01, 2021
100 items
Exploring topics found in Matthew Landis' It's the End of the World as I Know It, these books include themes of opposite-attrac...
General Recommendations
DPL Ericka: Picture Books Embracing Culture and Identity
By:
DPLEricka
DPLEricka
Created on:
May 04, 2021
64 items
Updated: December 2023
Newer picture books that share unique perspectives and themes surrounding culture, identity, heritage an...
Topic Guide
Explore Black Voices in Teen Literature
Created on:
Feb 09, 2021
29 items
YA by Black authors about Black teens
General Recommendations
Covid Catch-Up Reads
By:
ArapahoeSusanW
ArapahoeSusanW
Created on:
Aug 03, 2020
16 items
Stuff I'd accumulated on my "To Read" list and finally managed to finish while social distancing.
