Plan Your Visit! Masks Highly Recommended Library Closings: November 24 - 26 BLOG Diverse Youth Titles: November Releases Ashley S. Monday, November 08 Share: SHARE ON FACEBOOK SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON LINKEDIN "That is the power of a diverse book: You can change everything for one kid, and you create empathy in 100 more." - Kelsey W. Here at Richland Library we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that celebrates and respects our differences and unique learning styles. Each month a blog post will go live that showcases forthcoming diverse youth titles that have been purchased by the library. From differences in race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability and more, these titles are great reads for the entire family. Be sure to check out the 5 titles that I'm most excited for in the slideshow below as well as the curated list of releases at the bottom of this post. Enjoy! A young student receives a family tree assignment in school, but she can only trace back three generations. Grandma gathers the whole family, and the student learns that 400 years ago, in 1619, their ancestors were stolen and brought to America by white slave traders. But before that, they had a home, a land, a language. She learns how the people said to be born on the water survived. Filter by format Format Book Listen, Layla Abdel-Magied, Yassmin Published in 2021 284 p. ; HOLD BOOK The Color of Your Skin Acevedo, Desirée, author. Published in 2021 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm HOLD BOOK Once Upon a Time... There Was an Old Woman A Tale About Hope Andersen, Maja (ILT) Published in 2021 16 p. ; HOLD BOOK Africa, Amazing Africa Country by Country Atinuke/ Feddag, Mouni (ILT) Published in 2021 80 p. ; HOLD BOOK A Snake Falls to Earth Badger, Darcie Little Published in 2021 352 p. ; HOLD BOOK The Swag is in the Socks Baptist, Kelly J., author. Published in 2021 233 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm HOLD BOOK Aaron Slater, Illustrator Beaty, Andrea, author. Published in 2021 pages cm. HOLD BOOK Soul Food Sunday Bingham, Winsome, author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Feather and Flame Blackburne, Livia Published in 2021 336 p. ; HOLD BOOK Skin of the Sea Bowen, Natasha, author. Published in 2021 309 pages ; 22 cm. HOLD BOOK I Am an American The Wong Kim Ark Story Brockenbrough, Martha/ Lin, Grace/ Kuo, Julia (ILT) Published in 2021 40 p. ; HOLD BOOK What Will My Story Be? Chanani, Nidhi, author, illustrator. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Wishypoofs and Hiccups Citro, Asia/ Lindsay, Marion (ILT) Published in 2021 96 p. ; HOLD BOOK African Proverbs for All Ages Cole, Johnnetta B., compiler. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Black Ballerinas Copeland, Misty, author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Maria Tallchief Day, Christine, 1993- author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK J.d. and the Hair Show Showdown Dillard, J./ Roberts, Akeem S. (ILT) Published in 2021 96 p. ; HOLD BOOK Out of My Heart Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills), author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed 15 Voices from the Latinx Diaspora Fennell, Saraciea J. (EDT) Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Little Messy Marcy Su Fu, Cherie/ Kwon, Julie (ILT) Published in 2021 40 p. ; HOLD BOOK Our Violent Ends Gong, Chloe, author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Carla and the Christmas Cornbread Hall, Carla, author. Published in 2021 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 x 29 cm HOLD BOOK Born on the Water Born on the Water Hannah-Jones, Nikole, author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK The Year I Stopped Trying Heaney, Katie Published in 2021 304 p. ; HOLD BOOK A Face for Picasso Coming of Age With Crouzon Syndrome Henley, Ariel Published in 2021 320 p. ; HOLD BOOK Black Artists Shaping the World Jackson, Sharna/ Whitley, Zoe (CON) Published in 2021 144 p. ; HOLD BOOK Santa in the City Jackson, Tiffany D., author. Published in 2021 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm HOLD BOOK Valenslime Keller, Joy, writer. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK The Dancing Trees Kelly, Masiana/ Simpson, Michelle (ILT) Published in 2021 32 p. ; HOLD BOOK Room for Everyone Khan, Naaz/ Lopez, Merc ̈(ILT) Published in 2021 40 p. ; HOLD BOOK The Grandmaster's Daughter Kim, Dan-ah, author, illustrator. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Year of the Reaper Lucier, Makiia Published in 2021 352 p. ; HOLD BOOK Sky Watcher Lyons, Kelly Starling, author. Published in 2021 pages cm. HOLD BOOK Ace Takes Flight McCarthy, Cory, author. Published in 2021 239 pages ; 22 cm. HOLD BOOK The Legend of the Christmas Witch Murphy, Dan/ Plaza, Aubrey/ Iredale, Julia (ILT) Published in 2021 56 p. ; HOLD BOOK A Sari for Ammi Nainy, Mamta/ Prabhat, Sandhya (ILT) Published in 2021 HOLD BOOK Words to Make a Friend A Story in Japanese and English Napoli, Donna Jo, 1948- author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Crazy Horse and Custer Born Enemies Nelson, S. D., author. Published in 2021 pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. HOLD BOOK If You Lived During the Plimoth Thanksgiving Newell, Chris, author. Published in 2021 pages cm. HOLD BOOK Girls of Fate and Fury Ngan, Natasha, author. Published in 2021 pages cm. HOLD BOOK A Sky-blue Bench Rahman, Bahram/ Collins, Peggy (ILT) Published in 2021 32 p. ; HOLD BOOK Stuntboy, in the Meantime Reynolds, Jason, author. Published in 2021 pages cm "A Caitlyn Dlouhy book" HOLD BOOK Brilliant Bea Rudolph, Shaina/ Vukadinovich, Mary/ Lee, Fiona (ILT) Published in 2021 32 p. ; HOLD BOOK Stuck Swender, Jennifer, author. Published in 2021 135 pages ; 22 cm HOLD BOOK Klezmer! Teis, Kyra, author, illustrator. Published in 2021 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 29 cm HOLD BOOK You've Reached Sam Thao, Dustin, author. Published in 2021 pages cm HOLD BOOK Dream Street Walker, Tricia Elam/ Holmes, Ekua (ILT) Published in 2021 32 p. ; HOLD BOOK Briar Girls Wells, Rebecca Kim Published in 2021 256 p. ; HOLD BOOK New Year Zihan, Mei/ Leng, Qin (ILT) Published in 2021 56 p. ; HOLD BOOK AUTHOR Ashley S. 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