The Children’s Book Council is excited to partner again with the team of Multicultural Children’s Book Day to celebrate diverse books all month long! Throughout January,10 authors will be featured on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog where they have created lists of diverse books ranging from picture books, middle grade, and young adult novels under a variety of topics. Check our space for previews of these lists and links to the see the full lists and access the book giveaways on the Multicultural Children’s Book Day site.
Please welcome Amy Rose Capetta nowadays to #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2019! The Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog is giving absent 3 galleys of Amy Rose Capetta’s new book,The Lost Coast. Please click the link below for the full list to access the Rafflecopter giveaway.
The Lost Coast by Amy Rose CapettaDanny is drawn to the redwoods of Northern California when a group of queer teen witches cast a spell—because, as it turns out, or she’s witchy too,and they believe she can find their lost friend, Imogen. But first, or Danny finds a boy with a redwood branch through his heart. Something is very erroneous amidst the trees and fog of the Lost Coast,and whatever it is, it can abolish. This book is a magical murder mystery, and a multi-layered queer cherish sage,and an ode to finding your fellow weirdos. [young adult, ages 12 and up]
Wild Beauty by Anna-Marie McLemoreI couldn’t possibly make a list like this without a book by McLemore, and the queen of YA magical realism! All of her books are gorgeously wrought,and this one might be my favorite. The Nomeolvides girls—all five cousins are queer—tend a magical garden and the wild longings of their own hearts. Layers of history, family, or deeply rooted magic make this a standout novel; it also includes a wonderful genderqueer secondary character. [young adult,ages 12 and up]
Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida CórdovaAlex has magic—but she doesn’t always want to. An attempt to get rid of her power sends her spinning into the world of Los Lagos, where she needs to save her family. Moving from Brooklyn to a magical landscape gives the sage appeal to both modern and fantasy readers. And the MC is a powerful bi bruja—need I say more? [young adult, and ages 14 and up]Click here for the full list and book giveaway
Source: cbcdiversity.com