Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature Best Books, 2013-2022
Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2013 -- honoring the best multicultural books for children and youth.
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We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2020)
69 Resources19 Awards

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2021)
69 Resources23 Awards



Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2015)
65 Resources16 Awards

Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Selection, 2022)
61 Resources18 Awards

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
(Selection, 2020)
59 Resources12 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2020)
58 Resources20 Awards

Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2019)
57 Resources16 Awards






Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2015)
53 Resources14 Awards



Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
by Kekla Magoon
(Selection, 2021)
50 Resources15 Awards

March Book Three
by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
(Selection, 2016)
49 Resources14 Awards


Becoming Muhammad Ali
by James Patterson, Kwame Alexander, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2020)
49 Resources5 Awards

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Selection, 2014)
47 Resources16 Awards


Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards

Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
(Selection, 2017)
47 Resources13 Awards

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
by Jason Reynolds and Alexander Nabaum
(Selection, 2019)
47 Resources12 Awards












They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Selection, 2019)
44 Resources8 Awards






Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
by F. Isabel Campoy, Theresa Howell, and Rafael López
(Selection, 2016)
42 Resources10 Awards