Chapter Six. Cultural Diversity

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1 Chapter Six Cultural Diversity Selected titles in this chapter are limited to novels. More book titles of culturally diverse characters, biographies, and historical periods can be found in chapters that include poetry and short story collections (Chapter Two) and informational books (Chapter Five). Young Adults Choices (YAC) titles are noted in parentheses. African Americans Anderson, M. T The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation, V. 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick. (Sequel) Booth, Coe Tyrell. Scholastic. Booth, Coe Kendra. Push. Booth, Coe Bronxwood. Push. Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker Jefferson s Sons: A Founding Father s Secret Children. Dial. Brooks, Bruce The Moves Make the Man. HarperCollins. Crowe, Chris Mississippi Trial, Dial. (YAC 2004) Curtis, Christopher Paul The Watsons Go to Birmingham Delacorte. Curtis, Christopher Paul Bucking the Sarge. Random House. Curtis, Christopher Paul Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic. Draper, Sharon Romiette and Julio. Simon and Schuster. (YAC 2001) Draper, Sharon Darkness Before Dawn. Atheneum. (YAC 2003) Draper, Sharon Copper Sun. Simon and Schuster. Draper, Sharon November Blues. Atheneum. Draper, Sharon Out of My Mind. Atheneum (YAC 2011) English, Karen Francie. Straus and Giroux. (YAC 2001) Flake, Sharon G The Skin I m In. Jump at the Sun/Hyperion. (YAC 2000) Flake, Sharon G Money Hungry. Hyperion.

2 Flake, Sharon G Pinned. Scholastic. Gutman, Dan Jackie & Me. Avon/Camelot. (YAC 2001) Johnson, Angela Toning the Sweep. Scholastic. Johnson, Angela Heaven. Simon Pulse. Johnson, Angela The First Part Last. Simon and Schuster. (YAC 2005) Jones, Traci L Silhouetted by the Blue. Farrar Straus Giroux. Kidd, Sue Monk The Secret Life of Bees. Penguin. McDonald, Janet Spellbound. Farrar Straus Giroux. (YAC 2003) McDonald, Janet Chill Wind. Francis Foster Books. (YAC 2004) Meyer, Carolyn White Lilacs. Harcourt. Myers, Walter Dean The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner. HarperCollins. Myers, Walter Dean Monster. HarperCollins. Myers, Walter Dean Lockdown. Amistad. Myers, Walter Dean Darius and Twig. Amistad. Nolan, Han Summer of Kings. Harcourt. Paulsen, Gary Sarny: A Life Remembered. Delacorte. Pearsall, Shelley Jump into the Sky. Knopf. Rinaldi, Ann Wolf by the Ears. Scholastic. Schmidt, Gary Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy. Houghton Mifflin. Taylor, Mildred The Road to Memphis. Puffin. Taylor, Mildred The Land. Speak. (YA 2003) Taylor, Mildred Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. Puffin. Vawter, Vince Paperboy. Delacorte. Volponi, Paul Rooftop. Viking. Ward, Jesmyn Salvage the Bones. Bloomsbury. Williams-Garcia, Rita Like Sisters on the Home Front. Dutton Williams-Garcia, Rita Fast Talk on a Slow Track. Puffin. Williams-Garcia, Rita Every Time a Rainbow Dies. HarperCollins. Woods, Brenda Emako Blue. Putnam. (YAC 2006)

3 Woodson, Jacqueline If You Come Softly. Penguin. Woodson, Jacqueline Hush. Penguin. Woodson, Jacqueline I Hadn t Meant to Tell You This. Puffin. Woodson, Jacqueline Miracle s Boys. Puffin. Woodson, Jacqueline Beneath a Meth Moon. Nancy Paulsen Books. Asian Americans Kadahota, Cynthia Weedflower. Atheneum. Namioka, Lensey April and the Dragon Lady. Harcourt. Preus, Margi Heart of a Samurai. Abrams/Amulet. Salisbury, Graham Under the Blood-Red Sun. Delacorte. (Sequels) Salisbury, Graham House of the Red Fish. Random House. International Cultures/Settings (City/Country of Setting) Baccalario, P. D Ring of Fire. Random House. (Italy) (Sequels) Bondoux, Anne-Laurie A Time of Miracles. Delacorte. (France) Chotjewitz, David Daniel Half Human and the Good Nazi. Simon and Schuster. (Germany) Cross, Gillian Where I Belong. Holiday House. (Somalia/London) Davies, Stephen Outlaw. Clarion. (Burkina Faso, Africa) de Graaf, Anne Son of a Gun. Eerdmans Books. (Liberia) Dumon Tak, Bibi Soldier Bear. Eerdmans Books. (Poland) Ellis, Deborah No Ordinary Day. Groundwood Books. (India) Ellis, Deborah My Name Is Parvana. Groundwood Books. (Afghanistan) Gleitzman, Morris Then. Henry Holt. (Poland) Holub, Josef An Innocent Soldier. Scholastic. (Russia) Kadohata, Cynthia A Million Shades of Gray. Atheneum. (Vietnam) Lake, Nick In Darkness. Bloomsbury. (Haiti) Lewis, Gill Wild Wings. Atheneum. (Scotland)

4 Master, Irfan A Beautiful Lie. Whitman. (India) McKay, Sharon E Thunder over Kandahar. Annick. (Afghanistan) Michaelis, Antonia Tiger Moon. Amulet. (India) Mourlevat, Jean-Claude The Pull of the Ocean. Delacorte. (France) Moulevat, Jean-Claude Winter s End. Candlewick. (France) Morpurgo, Michael An Elephant in the Garden. Feiwel and Friends. (Dresden, Germany) Mulligan, Andy Trash. David Fickling Books. (unnamed third-world country) Namioka, Lensey Ties That Bind, Ties That Break. Delacorte. (YAC 2001) (China) Nye, Naomi Shihab Habibi. Simon and Schuster. (Jerusalem) Orlev, Uri Run, Boy, Run. Houghton Mifflin. (Poland) Park, Sue A Long Walk to Water. Houghton Mifflin. (Sudan) Pyron, Bobbie The Dogs of Winter. Levine Books. (Moscow) Quirk, Katie A Girl Called Problem. Eerdmans Books. (Tanzania) Reedy, Trent Words in the Dust. Levine Books. (Afghanistan) Resau, Laura and Maria Virginia Farinango The Queen of Water. Delacorte. (Ecuador) Schrefer, Eliot Endangered. Scholastic. (Congo) Sepetys, Ruta Between Shades of Gray. Philomel. (Siberia) Sheth, Kashmira Keeping Corner. Hyperion. (India) Smith, Roland Elephant Run. Hyperion. (India) Stoltz, Joelle The Shadows of Ghadames. Yearling. (Libya) Sullivan, Tara Golden Boy. Putnam. (Tanzania) Teller, Janne Nothing. Atheneum. (Denmark) Thor, Anika A Faraway Island. Delacorte. (Sweden) Thor, Anika The Lily Pond. Delacorte. (Sweden) (Sequel) Trent, Trilby Stones for My Father. Tundra Books. (South Africa) Uehashi, Nahoko Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit. Scholastic. (Japan) (Sequels) Venkatraman, Padma Island s End. Putman. (Andaman Islands, India) Whelan, Gloria Homeless Bird. HarperCollins. (India) Zusak, Markus The Book Thief. Knopf. (Germany)

5 Jewish Americans Boyne, John The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. David Fickling. (YAC 2008) Greene, Bette Summer of My German Soldier. Puffin. Kerr, M. E Gentlehands. HarperTeen. Mazer, Norma Fox Good Night, Maman. Harcourt. (YAC 2001). Spinelli, Jerry Milkweed. Knopf. Yolen, Jane Briar Rose. Tor Teen. Latino/Latina Americans Alvarez, Julia Before We Were Free. Random House. Alvarez, Julia Return to Sender. Knopf. Anaya, Rudolfo Bless Me, Ultima. Grand Central. Canales, Viola Tequila Worm. Random House. Chambers, Veronica Amigas: Fifteen Candles. Hyperion. Chambers, Veronica Amigas: Lights Camera, Quince! Hyperion. Cofer, Judith Ortiz If I Could Fly. Farrar Straus Giroux. de la Pena, Matt Mexican Whiteboy. Delacorte. de la Pena, Matt We Were Here. Delacorte. Flores-Galbis, Enrique Miles to Havana. Roaring Brook. Herrera, Juan Felipe Downtown Boy. Scholastic. Hobbs, Will Crossing the Wire. HarperCollins. Jaramillo, Ann La Linea. Roaring Brook. Manzano, Sonia The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. Scholastic. McCall, Guadalupe Garcia Summer of the Mariposas. Tu Books. McCall, Guadalupe Garcia Under the Mesquite. Lee and Low Books.

6 Osa, Nancy Cuba 15. Delacorte. Ryan, Pam Munoz Esperanza Rising. Scholastic. (YAC 2002) Ryan, Pam Munoz Becoming Naomi Leon. Scholastic. Saenz, Benjamin Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood. Cinco Puntos. Saenz, Benjamin He Forgot to Say Goodbye. Simon and Schuster. Saenz, Benjamin Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. Simon and Schuster. Soto, Gary Buried Onions. Harcourt. Native Americans Alexie, Sherman The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Little, Brown. Leitich-Smith, Cynthia Rain Is Not My Indian Name. HarperCollins. MacGregor, Rob Prophecy Rock. Simon and Schuster. Meyer, Carolyn Where the Broken Heart Still Beats: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker. Harcourt. Noe, Katherine Schlick Something to Hold. Clarion. Rinaldi, Ann My Heart Is on the Ground: The Diary of Nannie Little Rose, a Sioux Girl. Scholastic. (YAC 2001)