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Category: Community Involvement, feminism, friendship, Girls Outdoors, Independent Thought, mindfulness, Own Voices, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, Sports, Uncategorized, women in sports, young adult
Tags: confidence, Danielle Brown, goals, growing up, habits, Joanna Kerr, MENSA, Nathan Kai, paralympics, self-confidence, self-empowerment, social-emotional development, Sports
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Category: activism, BIPOC, feminism, Global Community, Historical Figures, Indigenous Voices, Uncategorized, women in sports, young adult
Tags: feminism, Global Community, Gonoh, Historical Figures, history, Indigenous Voices, Jean-Michel Billioud, olympics, paralympics, Sports
Written by: Jason Reynolds Cover Art by: Vanessa Brantley Newton For ages: YA Middle Grades (mention of maternal death) Language: English Topics Covered: POC-Centric Narratives, Growing Up, Sports, Black Culture & Identity, Track & Field, Dance, Single Parenthood, Friendship, Homeschooling, Resilience, Own Voices. Summary: This is the third…
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Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Community Involvement, Family, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Sports
Tags: Black Culture and Identity, friendship, growing up, homeschooling, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, resilience, single-parent family, Sports, track and field
Written by: Saira Mir Illustrated by: Aaliya Jaleel For ages: 8-13 years Language: English Topics Covered: Muslim Women, Trailblazers, Historical Figures, Self-Empowerment, Feminism, Sports, Culture & Identity, Global Community, Own Voices. Summary: This book is a lovely book, almost anthology-like, of 18 Muslim girls (and…
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Category: activism, Culture & Traditions, feminism, Global Community, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Muslim Identity, Own Voices, religion, Sports, women in leadership, Women in Science, women in sports, Women in STEM
Tags: Aaliya Jaleel, feminism, Global Community, Historical Figures, Muslim, Muslim culture, Muslim Identity, Own Voices, Saira Mir, self-empowerment, Sports, trailblazers
Written by: Emily Easton Illustrated by: Ziyue Chen For ages: 4 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: American History, Activism, Historical Figures, Courage, Segregation, Enslavement, Sports, Environmentalism. Summary: This book opens with an Author’s Note talking about her inspiration to write the book. Emily’s…
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Category: activism, BIPOC, Community Involvement, Family, feminism, friendship, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, Historical Figures
Tags: activism, activist, American history, courage, Emily Easton, enslavement, environment, political activism, segregation, Sports, Ziyue Chen
Written by: Megan Reid Illustrated by: Laura Freeman For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Historical Figure, Women in Sports, Segregation, Trailblazer, Black Culture & Identity. Summary: Althea Gibson was the first Black person to win a Wimbledon trophy! This book talks about how sporty…
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Category: BIPOC, Black Culture and Identity, Girls Outdoors, Historical Figures, poc-centric narratives, women in sports
Tags: Althea Gibson, Black Culture and Identity, Historical Figures, Laura Freeman, Megan Reid, segregation, Sports, tennis, trailblazer, women in sports
Written & Illustrated by: Violet Duncan For ages: 3 years and up Language: English Topics Covered: Indigenous Voices, Own Voices, Lived Experience, Growing Up, Culture & Identity, Hoop Dancing, Sports, Family, Love, Native Experience. Summary: This lovely book is all about the lived experiences of…
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Category: BIPOC, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Family, Girls Outdoors, Global Community, Indigenous Voices, Own Voices
Tags: cultural identity, culture and traditions, Family, growing up, hoop dancing, Indigenous Voices, lived experiences, Native experience, Own Voices, Sports, Violet Duncan
Written by: Amalia Hoffman Illustrated by: Chiara Fedele For ages: 8-12 years old Language: English and some Italian Topics Covered: Judaism, WWII, Holocaust, Activism, Global Community, Historical Events, Historic Figure, Sports, Cycling. Summary: Gino Bartali was a small and sickly child, but he loved riding a bicycle…
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Category: activism, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, Historical Figures, Independent Thought, Jewish Culture and Identity, Judaism, religion, Social-Emotional Learning, Sports
Tags: activism, activist, Amalia Hoffman, Chiara Fedele, cycling, Gino Bartoli, Global Community, historic narratives, historical events, Historical Figures, Holocaust, Independent Thought, jewish culture & identity, Judaism, Sports, WWII
Written by: Each short story is written by someone different! Edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Covert Art by: Michelle Cunningham For ages: YA middle grades Language: English. Some Spanish, some Arabic. Topics Covered: Growing Up, Neurodiversity, Domestic Violence, POC-Centric Narratives, Own Voices, Sports, Supernatural, Adoption, Friendship, Family, Love. Summary: This…
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Category: Community Involvement, Global Community, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning
Tags: adoption, Anna Dobbin, anthology, Cynthia Leitich Smith, domestic violence, Ellen Oh, Family, friendship, growing up, Hena Khan, Joseph Bruchac, Juana Medina, Lamar Giles, Linda Sue Park, love, Michelle Cunningham, Mike Jung, neurodivergence, Neurodiversity, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, R.J. Palacio, Rita Williams-Garcia, short stories, Sports, Suma Subramaniam, supernatural, William Alexander, ya literature
Written by: Matt Mendez Cover Art by: Dana Ledl For ages: Young Adults Language: English Topics Covered: Growing Up, Latinx Identities, Racism, Sports, Alcohol & Marijuana Use, Family, Incarceration, Filmmaking, Friendship, Police Brutality, Pregnancy. Summary: This book was one of those stories that everything I anticipated…
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Category: BIPOC, Family, Global Community, Independent Thought, latinx, Own Voices, poc-centric narratives, Social-Emotional Learning, Sports, young adult
Tags: Dana Ledl, Family, family dynamics, filmmaking, grief, growing up, incarceration, latinx, latinx family, Matt Mendez, poc-centric narratives, police brutality, pregnancy, racism, single-parent family, Sports, young adult
