Silvia Lopez

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

New York

An Adoption Story

Meili, who is six years old and adopted from China, learns that her parents are going to adopt a baby from Haiti. Meili isn't happy. Their family is just right as it is. But as Meili begins to accept the idea of a sibling, she realizes the importance of being a big sister and finds that a new addition can be just right for their family too.

Just Right Family: An Adoption Story

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Michael Leannah

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Looks at the goodness of most people, pointing out how many more people there are in the world who would like to help others than would like to hurt them, and even most of those who do bad things can change.

Most People

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#hardcover #middlegrade #diversity #challenges #dream #NBA #basketball #ya #HoopGroup

Michigan

Kids have big dreams. And when those dreams are on the line, how far are they willing to go to achieve them?

When Jayden and his teammates find out there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year--and maybe ever again--they have to learn to lean on each other if they want to save their basketball season, in this inspiring new middle grade novel from NBA superstar LeBron James and acclaimed author Andrea Williams. A New York Times bestseller!

Jayden Carr has been training all summer to be ready for Hoop Group--the free afterschool basketball program where his hero, NBA superstar Kendrick King, got his start. But when his beloved coach tells him there's not going to be a Hoop Group this year, Jayden is heartbroken.

And he's not the only one. Coach Beck's daughter, Tamika, was planning to be the first girl ever to start for the squad. Chris King, Kendrick's only nephew, spent the summer bragging that his uncle was coming home just to watch him play. For Anthony Pierson, Hoop Group was supposed to be his way out of trouble. And for Dexter Donyel, all 4'6" of him, Hoop Group was his chance to finally be part of a team, instead of just watching from the stands.

For each kid, Hoop Group was more than just a chance to ball; it was an escape, a dream, a family. Now their prospects seem all but impossible--but then the world hasn't met Jayden, Tamika, Chris, Anthony, and Dex before. Determined to have their shot, the five new friends scrap, hustle, fight, and play hard to save their season to prove that sometimes a chance is all it takes.  

It's an inspiring, original middle grade story from NBA superstar LeBron James and acclaimed author Andrea Williams that channels the many relatable challenges so many young kids face.

The first step to winning is getting out on the court.

We Are Family

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Elijah Anderson

Minnesota

Race and Civility in Everyday Life

A Yale sociology professor discusses how everyday people meet the demands of urban living through islands of civility he calls "cosmopolitan canopies" and describes how activities carried out under this canopy can ease racial tensions and promote harmony. 20,000 first printing.

The Cosmopolitan Canopy

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Margriet Ruurs

This informational picture book features fourteen real students from around the world on a typical school day. There is Johannes, who lives at his boarding school in Germany; Ana, who walks an hour to her school in Honduras; Amy and Gwen, who are homeschooled in the United States; and many others. Each school experience is different in this engaging book about the many places and ways children learn and play.

School Days Around the World

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Fran Manushkin

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Oregon

Happy in Our Skin

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Deborah Diesen

The Story of Voting Rights in America

Learn all about the history of voting rights in the United States—from our nation’s founding to the present day—in this powerful picture book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Pout-Pout Fish. A right isn’t right till it’s granted to all… The founders of the United States declared that consent of the governed was a key part of their plan for the new nation. But for many years, only white men of means were allowed to vote. This unflinching and inspiring history of voting rights looks back at the activists who answered equality’s call, working tirelessly to secure the right for all to vote, and it also looks forward to the future and the work that still needs to be done.

Equality's Call

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Sharon M. Draper

Georgia

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.

Blended

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Louisiana

My Name Is Yoon

Massachusetts

Bringing Up Children in a Racially Unjust America

Raising White Kids

#hardcover #ya #queer #lgbtq #diversity #culture

Oklahoma

Diversity Culture in LGBT Activist Organizations

For three years the author did participant-observation at three nationally prominent queer organizations in Los Angeles-Christopher Street West, which produces L.A.'s queer pride festival; the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center, a 37-year-old multi-site organization; and Bienestar, an HIV services organization for gay Latinos. Ward documents the evolution of these organizations, including class and race conflicts within them, but she especially focuses on the misuses of diversity culture.

Respectably Queer reveals how neoliberal ideas about difference are becoming embedded in the daily life of a progressive movement and producing frequent conflicts over the meaning of "diversity." The author shows how queer activists are learning from the corporate model to leverage their differences to compete with other non-profit groups, enhance their public reputation or moral standing, and establish their diversity-related expertise. Ward argues that this instrumentalization of diversity has increased the demand for predictable and easily measurable forms of difference, a trend at odds with queer resistance.

Ward traces the standoff between the respectable world of "diversity awareness" and the often vulgar, sexualized, and historically unprofessional world of queer pride festivals. She spotlights dissenting voices in a queer organization where diversity has become synonymous with tedious and superficial workplace training. And she shows how activists fight back when prevailing diversity discourses-the ones that "diverse" people are compelled to use in order to receive funding-simply don't fit.

Respectably Queer

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Russell Jacoby

Nevada

The Eclipse of the Individual in a Global Era

It could be argued—and esteemed historian of ideas Russell Jacoby does so here—that the less diversity there is, the more we talk about it. But what does the term actually mean? Where does it come from? What are its intellectual precedents? Moreover, how do we square our recognition of the importance of diversity with the fact that the world is becoming more and more, well, homogeneous? In fine prose and lucid argument, Jacoby puts our volatile present into historical context. Examining diversity (or lack thereof) in language, fashion, childhood experience, political structure, and the history of ideas, Jacoby offers a surprising and penetrating analysis of our cultural moment, and invites his readers to participate in the most dangerous and liberating act: to stop and think.

On Diversity

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Heather Gale

Based on a true story, Ho'onani: Hula Warrior is a celebration of Hawaiian culture and an empowering story of a girl who learns to lead and learns to accept who she really is - and in doing so, gains the respect of all those around her.

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

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Children’s book about Folk Artist Clementine Hunter with illustrations talking and following her life, as she became a famous folk artists. 

Illinois

Folk Artist Clementine Hunter

A picture book biography of the remarkable folk artist Clementine Hunter.

Can you imagine being an artist who isn't allowed into your own show? That's what happened to folk artist Clementine Hunter. Her paintings went from hanging on her clothesline to hanging in museums, yet because of the color of her skin, a friend had to sneak her in when the gallery was closed.

With lyrical writing and striking illustrations, this picture book biography introduces kids to a self-taught artist whose paintings captured scenes of backbreaking work and joyous celebrations of southern farm life. They preserve a part of American history we rarely see and prove that art can help keep the spirit alive.

Art from Her Heart

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New Jersey

The Guide for Leveraging Your Diversity at Work

The guide to getting hired, being promoted, and thriving professionally for the 40 million underrepresented minorities in the workplace.

Companies say they understand that a diverse workforce is good for business, but they just don't have enough candidates to diversify their ranks. The 40 million underrepresented minority students and professionals in the US are ready to help solve that problem-they just need an entry point and guidance on navigating once they get in the door. Let Them See You is the straight-talking, practical guide for entry- to mid-level professionals who know they have what it takes to succeed in the workplace and contribute meaningfully to the diversification movement. Porter Braswell shows the way, based on his personal experience as one of the few young black professionals working on Wall Street and from his transition to technology entrepreneur and co-founder of Jopwell, the largest career platform for diverse talent. In Let Them See You, Braswell outlines all the lessons he and his colleagues at Jopwell have learned from advising underrepresented minorities on the front lines of the fast-changing workplace, such as how to scale not-so-invisible obstacles, create perceived value, get recognized, be true to oneself, build a personal brand, harness fear of failure, and embrace uncomfortable conversations.

Let Them See You

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Bernard Ashley

Wishing he had something to be clever at like each of the other children in his class, Ling Sung unexpectedly and happily discovers the others admire his prowess with chopsticks. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Cleversticks

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Aliki

2 stories in 1 book. Has teacher name and book level written on inside cover

Florida

Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Aliki's semi-autobiographical picture book features two interconnected stories about immigration, friendship, and finding your voice.

Kirkus called this acclaimed and timely book "vivid and exquisitely emotional."

Aliki's acclaimed picture book follows Marianthe, a Greek girl who doesn't understand English, as she starts school in the United States. In Part I, "Painted Words," Marianthe is frustrated about being unable to communicate with her peers. Her teacher encourages her to paint her words, and little by little she finds ways to share her story with her classmates.

In Part II, "Spoken Memories," Marianthe tells her class about her life in Greece, how her Papa left for a better job in America, and how she and her family eventually came to join him.

Based on Aliki's own experience as a schoolgirl in Philadelphia, this is an essential, timely, and relevant American immigration story. With appealing, accessible art and a universal message, Marianthe's Story is sure to resonate with children and educators alike.

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books said, "Few picture books have captured [the immigrant experience] with such well-crafted and telling simplicity."

Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

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Aylette Jenness

A Celebration of Diversity, Commitment, and Love

Photographs and text depict the lives of seventeen families from around the country, some with step relationships, divorce, gay parents, foster siblings, and other diverse components. The material was originally a traveling exhibition, begun at the Children's Museum in Boston.

Families

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Lori Mitchell

In this celebration of diversity, a young girl sees the beauty in everyone’s similarities and differences as she encounters people from all walks of life. April is excited about visiting Grammie, but she has a whole week before she can go. The week goes by quickly, however, as April runs errands with her mother. On each of these trips, April encounters someone who is different—someone who is either older, speaks another language, uses sign language, or reads braille. As April learns about their differences she also notices the things she shares with each of them. Full-color acrylics highlight people and a few objects against black-and-white backgrounds and landscapes, inviting the reader to look closely for both similarities and differences in each scene. April’s exploration of a world of difference is sure to inspire every reader to appreciate the distinctive qualities in themselves and everyone around them.

Different Just Like Me

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Kenji Yoshino

David Glasgow

Virginia

How to Talk about Identity, Diversity, and Justice

A practical, shame-free guide for navigating conversations across our differences at a time of rapid social change.

In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace, and LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms, many of us are understandably fearful of saying the wrong thing. That fear can sometimes prevent us from speaking up at all, depriving people from marginalized groups of support and stalling progress toward a more just and inclusive society.

Kenji Yoshino and David Glasgow, founders of the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at NYU School of Law, are here to show potential allies that these conversations don't have to be so overwhelming. Through stories drawn from contexts as varied as social media posts, dinner party conversations, and workplace disputes, they offer seven user-friendly principles that teach skills such as how to avoid common conversational pitfalls, engage in respectful disagreement, offer authentic apologies, and better support people in our lives who experience bias.

Research-backed, accessible, and uplifting, Say the Right Thing charts a pathway out of cancel culture toward more meaningful and empathetic dialogue on issues of identity. It also gives us the practical tools to do good in our spheres of influence. Whether managing diverse teams at work, navigating issues of inclusion at college, or challenging biased comments at a family barbecue, Yoshino and Glasgow help us move from unconsciously hurting people to consciously helping them.

Say the Right Thing

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Ann Clarke

Retired school library book. Previous owner information is blackened out on the inside of the front & back cover. Interior pages are in excellent condition.

North Carolina

This book highlights the diversity of the world we live in, and poetically demonstrates the importance of treating others as we would like to be treated. This beautiful hardcover children's book, for children 2-8+, is lavishly illustrated to be read and enjoyed time and again. It is a wonderful example of the Golden Rule and bound to be a favorite with any child.

People Are So Different!

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Barry Lyga

A heartbreaking novel about living with your worst mistake, from New York Times bestselling author Barry Lyga. A chunk of old memory, adrift in a pool of blood. Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one--not even Sebastian himself--can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister with his father's gun. Now, ten years later, Sebastian has lived with the guilt and horror for his entire life. With his best friend away for the summer, Sebastian has only a new friend--Aneesa--to distract him from his darkest thoughts. But even this relationship cannot blunt the pain of his past. Because Sebastian knows exactly how to rectify his childhood crime and sanctify his past. It took a gun to get him into this. Now he needs a gun to get out. Unflinching and honest, Bang is as true and as relevant as tomorrow's headlines, the story of one boy and one moment in time that cannot be reclaimed.

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Silvia Lopez

Just Right Family: An Adoption Story

Michael Leannah

Most People

LeBron James; Andrea Williams

We Are Family

Elijah Anderson

The Cosmopolitan Canopy

Margriet Ruurs

School Days Around the World

Fran Manushkin

Happy in Our Skin

Deborah Diesen

Equality's Call

Margriet Ruurs

School Days Around the World

Sharon M. Draper

Blended

Helen Recorvis

My Name Is Yoon

Jennifer Harvey

Raising White Kids

Jane Ward

Respectably Queer

Russell Jacoby

On Diversity

Heather Gale

Ho'onani: Hula Warrior

Kathy Whitehead; Shane W. Evans (Illustrator)

Art from Her Heart

Porter Braswell

Let Them See You

Bernard Ashley

Cleversticks

Aliki

Marianthe's Story: Painted Words and Spoken Memories

Aylette Jenness

Families

Lori Mitchell

Different Just Like Me

Kenji Yoshino; David Glasgow

Say the Right Thing

Ann Clarke

People Are So Different!

Barry Lyga

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