Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this list since 1999 -- honoring books that reflect a pluralistic view of world society

- 11,417 Resources including
- 1,113 Videos
- 684 Book Readings
- 1,282 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 672 book results


Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2022)
70+ Resources22 Awards


We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2021)
65+ Resources19 Awards

Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2016)
60+ Resources16 Awards



Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2020)
55+ Resources17 Awards

Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Selection, 2023)
55+ Resources17 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2021)
50+ Resources20 Awards




Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2016)
50+ Resources16 Awards



Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Selection, 2015)
50+ Resources16 Awards




Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2016)
45+ Resources14 Awards


We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Selection, 2019)
45+ Resources14 Awards




A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher
(Selection, 2017)
45+ Resources8 Awards


The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Selection, 2022)
45+ Resources11 Awards




The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Selection, 2008)
45+ Resources7 Awards



Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
(Selection, 2022)
45+ Resources9 Awards






Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
(Selection, 2016)
40+ Resources11 Awards

