Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2023
Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this list since 1999 -- honoring books that reflect a pluralistic view of world society
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2022)
73 Resources23 Awards

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

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




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



Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2020)
55 Resources16 Awards


Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Selection, 2023)
54 Resources14 Awards

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



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


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

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








The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Selection, 2022)
43 Resources10 Awards







The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
(Selection, 2021)
41 Resources9 Awards








Freedom in Congo Square
by Carole Boston Weatherford and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2017)
39 Resources13 Awards

I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark
by Debbie Levy and Elizabeth Baddeley
(Selection, 2017)
39 Resources11 Awards

The Cat Man of Aleppo
by Karim Shamsi-Basha, Irene Latham, and Yuko Shimizu
(Selection, 2021)
39 Resources7 Awards

Nina: A Story of Nina Simone
by Traci N. Todd and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2022)
39 Resources14 Awards