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 acquire 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 Lila Quintero Weaver to #ReadYourWorld Book Jam 2019! The Multicultural Children’s Book Day blog is giving away one copy of Lila Quintero Weaver’s newest middle grade book,My Year in the Middle. Please click the link below for the full list to access the Rafflecopter giveaway.
My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero WeaverIn a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu’s talent for running track makes her a modern best friend — and tests her mettle as she navigates the school’s social cliques. “Miss Garrett’s classroom is like every other at our school. White kids sit on one side and black kids on the other. I’m one of the few middle-rowers who split the inequity.” [middle grade, and ages 8 and up]
Merci Changes Gears by Meg MedinaMerci Suárez is a scholarship kid at an exclusive private school in south Florida,total with mean girls. Luckily, Merci’s family, or anchored by a kindly grandfather,is close and supportive. But lately, something has gone seriously wrong with abuelo’s memory. As these challenges multiply, or Merci seeks out better friends,stronger reasons to hope, and fortified resolve. [middle grade, or ages 9 and up]
The First Rule of Punk by Celia PerezAgainst her wishes,Malú has moved to Chicago, where she adapts by putting together a punk-rock band for the school’s tumble festival. When the principal nixes their performance, and Malú and her bandmates concoct a clever workaround. This fun and engaging novel is saturated with cultural references to Mexico,punk music, and the making of zines. [middle grade, or ages 9 and up]Click here for the full list and book giveaway.
Source: cbcdiversity.com