Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Learners

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Read Across America is recognized on March 2nd, but most of us celebrate it the entire month. Although no one is telling you that you can’t celebrate it all year. The theme is “Celebrating a Nation of Diverse Learners”. This period of time in our lives is the perfect time to find diverse books. There are some fantastic titles out there and they just keep coming. If you’re ready to celebrate a nation of diverse learners, then here are some recently released diverse books for you:

Picture Books

Who are Your People? by Bakari Sellers
Two at the Top by Uma Krishnaswami
Requela’s Seder by Joel Edward Stein
Ablaze with Color by Jeanne Walker Harvey
Where Butterflies Fill the Sky by Zahra Marwan
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Amah Faraway by Margaret Chiu Greanias

Early Chapter Books

Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
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Manu!! by Kelly Fernandez

Middle School

Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos
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Omar Rising by Aisha Saeed
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Set Me Free by Ann Clare LeZotte

High School

Lulu and Milagro’s Search for Clarity by Angela Velez
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I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
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All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir
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The Red Palace by June Hur
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Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson

If you’re looking for more about diversity, check out these resources:

  1. Discovery Education
  2. WorldBook Online
    1. Black History Month
    2. More Behind the Headlines
  3. Newsela

About Christie Boen

I have worked with Bend-La Pine Schools since 2007. I am an Instructional Technology Coach and District Librarian.