Selected Multicultural Books
These multicultural chapter books and many more can be found in the Children's Collection on the main floor of Montgomery Library.
The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams (Newbery Honor Award Winner 2024) by 
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir (Newbery Honor Book and Pura Belpré Award 2024) by 
Aviva vs the Dybbuk by 
Wildoak (Schneider Family Book Award) by 
Ruby Lost and Found by 
We Still Belong (American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner) by 
The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by 
There Goes the Neighborhood by 
Eagle Drums (Newbery Honor Book and American Indian Youth Literature Award Winner) by 
Anya's Ghost by Multicultural Books
Multicultural and international chapter books develop the reader's appreciation of children from different cultures and those with various exceptionalities.
Find these multicultural chapter books and many others in the Children's Collection on Montgomery Library's main floor.
| Amina's song / Hena Khan | PZ 7 .K526495 Aq 2021 | ||
| Amina's voice / Hena Khan | PZ 7 .K526495 Am 2017 | ||
| Anya's Ghost / Vera Brosgol | PS 490 .B757 A59 2011 | ||
| Aviva vs. the Dybbuk | PZ7.1.L7245 Av 2022 | ||
| Before the ever after / Jacqueline Woodson | PZ 7.5 .W67 Bc 2020 | ||
| As brave as you / Jason Reynolds | PZ 7 .R33593 As 2016 | ||
| The bitter side of sweet / Tara Sullivan | PZ 7 .S95373 Bi 2016 | ||
| Blackbird fly / Erin Entrada Kelly | PZ 7.1 .K45 Bl 2015 | ||
| Booked / Kwame Alexander | PZ 7.5 .A44 Bo 2016 | ||
| Th3 brav5 / James Bird | PZ 7.1 .B57 Br 2020 | ||
| Brown / Hakon Ovreas | PZ 7 .O9693 Bro 2019 | ||
| The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman / Mari Lowe | PZ 7.1 .L7245 Du 2023 | ||
| Eagle Drums / Nasug̊raq Rainey Hopson | PZ 7.1 .H6665 Eag 2023 | ||
| Efren divided / Ernesto Cisneros | PZ 7.1 .C568 Efr 2020 | ||
| The first rule of punk / Celia C. Pérez | PZ 7.1 .P44747 Fi 2017 | ||
| Fish in a tree / Lynda Mullaly Hunt | PZ 7 .H9159 Fi 2015 | ||
| Front desk / Kelly Yang | PZ 7.1 .Y365 Fr 2018 | ||
| Ghost / Jason Reynolds | PZ 7 .R33593 Gh 2016 | ||
| How to find what you're not looking for / Veera Hiranandani | PZ 7 .H5977 Ho 2021 | ||
| Hurricane child / Kheryn Callender | PZ 7.1 .C317 Hu 2018 | ||
| I am not your perfect Mexican daughter / Erika L. Sánchez | PZ 7.1 .S257 Iaam 2017 | ||
| Lucky broken girl / Ruth Behar | PZ 7.1 .B447 Luc 2017 | ||
| The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams / Daniel Nayeri | PZ 7 .N225 M36 | ||
| Merci Suarez changes gears / Meg Medina | PZ 7 .M512765 Me 2018 | ||
| Mexikid: A graphic memoir / Pedro Martín | PN 6727 .M2453 Z46 2023 | ||
| The night diary / Veera Hiranandani | PZ 7 .H597732 Ni 2018 | ||
| The only road / Alexandra Diaz | PZ 7 .D5432 On 2016 | ||
| Other words for home / Jasmine Warga | PZ 7.5 .W28 Oth 2019 | ||
| Piecing me together / Renee Watson | PZ 7 .W32868 Pi 2017 | ||
| Rain reign / Ann M. Martin | PZ 7 .M3693 Rai 2014 | ||
| Red, white and whole / Rajani LaRocca | PZ 7.5 .L357 Re 2021 | ||
| Rez dogs / Joseph Bruchac | PZ 7 .B82816 Rez 2021 | ||
| Ruby Lost and Found / Christina Li | PZ 7.1 .L523 R89 2023 | ||
| Sal and Gabi break the universe / Carlos Hernandez | PZ 7.1 .H4943 Sal 2019 | ||
| Show me a sign / Ann Clare LeZotte | PZ 7 .L59114 Sh 2020 | ||
| Song for a whale / Lynne Kelly | PZ 7 .K29639 Son 2018 | ||
| Temple Alley / Sachiko Kashiwaba | PZ 7.1 .K37 Tem 2021 | ||
| There Goes the Neighborhood / Jade Adia | PZ 7.1 .A245 T44 2023 | ||
| They call me Güero / David Bowles | PZ 7.5 .B69 Th 2018 | ||
| Turtle boy / M. Evan Wolkenstein | PZ 7.1 .W633 Tur 2020 | ||
| The turtle of Oman / Naomi Shihab Nye | PZ 7.N976 Tur 2014 | ||
| Under the mesquite / Guadalupe Garcia McCall | PS 495 .M478 U52 | ||
| We Still Belong / Christine Da | PZ 7.1 .D392 W4 2023 | ||
| When I was the greatest / Jason Reynolds | PZ 7.R33593 Whe 2014 | ||
| Wildoak / C.C. Harrington | PZ 7.1.H3739 Wi 2022 | ||
| Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass / Meg Medina | PS 3613 .E338 Y37 2013 |
Multicultural Book Awards
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards have been given annually since 1970 to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults who demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King.
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children and youth. The award is named after Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. It is co-sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.
The Mildred L. Batchelder Award is given annually by the American Library Association to an American publisher of an outstanding children's book translated into English for publication in the United States.
The Schneider Family Book Award is given annually by the American Library Association to an author or illustrator of books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience.
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