We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2025
Resources for the titles recognized by this list since its inception in 2015 -- recognizing the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQIA+ communities
- 8,557 Resources including
- 1,031 Videos
- 533 Book Readings
- 863 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 571 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, 2021)
55+ Resources17 Awards
All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Selection, 2023)
50+ Resources18 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
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Selection, 2021)
45+ Resources10 Awards
They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Selection, 2022)
40+ Resources8 Awards
No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2022)
40+ Resources11 Awards
Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2017)
40+ Resources13 Awards
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2023)
40+ Resources12 Awards
The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Selection, 2020)
40+ Resources11 Awards
From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Selection, 2022)
35+ Resources9 Awards
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, Hatem Aly, and S.K. Ali
(Selection, 2021)
35+ Resources10 Awards
Jingle Dancer
by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Ying-Hwa Hu, and Cornelius Van Wright
(Selection, 2022)
35+ Resources4 Awards
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
by Don Tate
(Selection, 2016)
35+ Resources10 Awards
