Booklists for Educators

Explore Our Booklists for Youth:

• 1st Grade
• African American History & Heritage for Kids
• Children Book Club Kits
• Teen Book Club Kits
• Libros en español para niños
• A New Home
• Hispanic Heritage for Kids
• Native American Heritage for Young Children
• Urban Wildlife: Poetry in Your Backyard
• Asian Pacific American Heritage for Young Children
• Explore the Universe
• Teen E-books
• Inspirational Teen Poetry & Novels in Verse
• Asian Pacific American Heritage for Kids
• Asian Pacific American Heritage for Middle Graders
• Asian Pacific American Heritage for Teens
• Black Lives Matter for Young Children
• Black Lives Matter - Teen edition
• Black Lives Matter for Kids
• Black Lives Matter for Middle Graders
• Pride for Young Children
• Pride for Kids
• Pride for Middle Graders
• LGBTQ+ Teen Reads
• Famous African Americans for Teens
• African American History & Heritage for Middle Graders
• Women's Equality Day 2020 - Teen Reads
• Hispanic Heritage for Young Children
• Hispanic Heritage for Middle Graders
• Hispanic Heritage for Teens
• Voting for Young Children
• Voting for Kids
• Voting for Middle Graders
• Vote! Teen Reads
• Native American Heritage for Kids
• Native American Heritage for Middle Graders
• Native American Heritage for Teens
• Great Books for Middle Graders 2020
• Great Books 2020 for Teens
• Great Books for Young Children 2020
• Great Books for Kids 2020
• Civil Rights Resources for Kids
• Civil Rights Resources for Teens
• Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominees 2019-20

Hispanic Heritage for Teens

We Are Here to Stay : Voices of Undocumented Young Adults
by Susan Kuklin

Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. Ages 15+

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Barely Missing Everything
by Matt Mendez

Three Mexican-Americans try to overcome their individual struggles as they all grapple with how to make a better life for themselves when it seems like brown lives don't matter. Ages 14-18

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Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo

Separated by distance and secrets, two sisters in this novel in verse are forced to face a new reality when their father dies in a national tragedy. Ages 15+

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The New David Espinoza
by Fred Aceves

Obsessed with the idea that he is not muscular enough and tired of being bullied, David, age seventeen, begins using steroids, endangering his relationships with family and friends. Ages 15+

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Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From
by Jennifer De Leon

Liliana Cruz does tries to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism at school gets worse, she must decides to take a stand. Ages 15+

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Running
by Natalia Sylvester

When Cuban American Mariana’s father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes, while the whole country is watching. Ages 12+

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Salty, Bitter, Sweet
by Mayra Cuevas

A driven 17-year-old girl whose family life has fallen apart after the death of her Cuban abuela and the divorce of her parents turns to a kitchen apprenticeship in Lyon, France. Ages 15-18

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This Train is Being Held
by Ismée WIliams

A ballet dancer who’s a private school student & a poet/baseball star grow closer after meeting on the NY subway, bonding over their parents' expectations and their own dreams.

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Tigers, Not Daughters
by Samantha Mabry

Three sisters in San Antonio are shadowed by guilt and grief over the loss of their oldest sister, who still haunts their house. Ages 15+

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