Last Name First Name
Acevedo Elizabeth
Alexander Kwame
Alifirenka Caitlin
Alvarez Julia
Alvarez Julia
Andalzua Gloria
Angelou Maya
Angyal Chloe
Bascom Tim
Bechdel Alison
Bechdel Alison
Bishop Elizabeth
Bloor Edward
Bocelli Andrea
Brinklow Julie
Brown Claudie
Canada Geoffrey
Carman Patrick
Chee Alexander
Cheng Jack
Cisneros Sandra
Cisneros Sandra
Cisneros Sandra
Cisneros Sandra
Coates Ta-Nehisi
Copeland Misty
Culham Ruth
Currinder Michael
Dahl Roald
de La Pena Matt
Deelacre Lulu
Delman Edward
Donoghue Emma
Douglass Frederick
Draper Sharon
Draper Sharon M.
Endrich Louise
Engle Margarita
Engle Margarita
Fletcher Ralph
Fletcher Ralph
Frank Anne
Gallo Donald R.
Gandhi Lakshmi
Ginsburg Ruth Bader
Glick Daniel
Gregory Dick
Guène Faïza
Gyasi Yaa
Hag Maheen
Halse Anderson
Hesse Karen
Hilton Marilyn
Hwang Marq
Jabar Kareen Abdul
Jackson Tiffany D.
Jacobs Harriet Ann
Jarvis Robin
Johnson Tre
Kehret Peg
Kelly Erin
Kingston Maxine Hong
Ko Lisa
Krakauer Jon
Kwok Jean
Lai Thanhha
Lamott Anne
Lawson Jenny
Leatherdale Mary Beth
Lenfield Spender Lee
Lobel Anita
Lowry Louis
Macaulay David
Mafi Tahereh
Magoon Kekla
Marr James S.
Millner Denene
Mirza Fatima Farheen
Moore Wes
Myers Walter Dean
Narcissee Evan
Noah Trevor
Norris Leslie
Northup Solomon
O'Brien Tim
Oh Ellen
Palacio R.J.
Park Linda Sue
Park Linda Sue
Pearson Jaylen
Pleischman Paul
Polacco Patricia
Polacco Patricia
Rand Ayn
Reynolds Jason
Reynolds Jason
Reynolds Jason
Rice David
Ryan Pam Munoz
Saenz Benjamin Alire
Samuelsson Marcus
Satrapi Marjane
Scieszka John
Selvadurai Shyam
Shea Pegi Deitz
Sindu SJ
Sneve Virginia Driving Hawk
Soto Gary
Soto Gary
Spinelli Jerry
Stein Garth
Steinbeck John
Sudakov Monika
Tan Shaun
Tan Shaun
Tan Amy
Tan Amy
Tan Shaun
Tan Amy
Tarpley Natasha Anastasia
Thomas Angie
Trevino Ella
Trombetta Sadie
van Diepen Allison
Voorhees Coert
Walls Jeanette
Wiesel Elie
Wilson G. Willow
Winton Tim
Woodson Jackie
Woodson Jackie
Wright Richard
Wright Richard
Yang Gene Luen
Yang Kao Kalia
Yolen Jane
Zoboi Ibi
Zusack Markus
Nikita
Malcom X
Short Story, Poem,
Book, Article, Essay,
Title Collection
The Poet X Book
The Crossover Book
I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives by by
Caitlin Alifirenka, Martin Ganda, Liz Welch Book
"My First Free Summer" Short Story
"Names/Nombres" Short Story
"How to Tame a Wile Tongue" Short Story
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Book
"My Gymnastics Feminism" Essay
Chameleon Days: An American Boyhood in Ethiopia Book
Are You My Mother? Book
Fun Home Book
"The Moose" Poem
Tangerine Book
"Why Pope Francis Makes Me Cry" Essay
Fireflies Book
Manchild in the Promiseland Book
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun Book
(nothing specific suggested) --
"The Changeling" Short Story
See You in the Cosmos Book
"Salvador Late or Early" Short Story
"Eleven" Short Story
"Only Daughter" Short Story
The House on Mango Street Book
Between the World and Me Book
Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina Book
Dream Walkers Book
Running Full Tilt Book
Boy: Tales of Childhood Book
The Living Book
US In Progress Book
"How Rugrats Made Me Feel Comfortable in America" Essay
Room (beginning) Book
Narrative of the LIfe of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave Book
Tears of a Tiger Book
Out of My Mind Book
Birchbark House Book
The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist Book
Enchanted Air Book
"Last Kiss" Short Story
"Funeral" Short Story
The Diary of Anne Frank Book
On the Fringe Book
"Looking Back on Claudia Kishi 30 years After the Debut of The
Babysitters Club" Article
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark Book
"How Watching Football Helped Me Understand People Who Deny
Climate Change" Essay
"Shame" Essay
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow Book
"I'm Ghanian-American. Am I Black?" Essay
"Being Muslim is..." Essay
Speak Book
Out of the Dust Book
Full Cicada Moon Book
"What Does it Mean to be Asian American?" Article
"Bridging Troubled Waters"--introduction to Writings on the Wall Book
Monday's Not Coming Book
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Book
The Dark Portal Book
"Black Superheroes Matter: Why a Black Panther Movie is
Revolutionary" Essay
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Book
He Said She Said Book
The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts Book
"What 'White Food' Meant to Me as a First-Generation Kid" Essay
Into the Wild Book
Girl in Translation Book
Inside Out and Back Again Book
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life Collection
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things Book
Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Board Refugees Collection
"Korean as a Second Language" Essay
No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War Book
Looking Back: A Book of Memories Book
Black and White Book
(nothing specific suggested) --
How it Went Down Book
It Was Out of Love Book
Early Sunday Morning Book
A Place for Us Book
The Other Wes Moore Book
"The Treasure of Lemon Brown" Short Story
"The Black Superhero who Helped Me Navagave a White World" Essay
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Book
"Shaving" Short Story
12 Years a Slave Book
The Things They Carried Book
Flying Lessons & Other Stories Book
Wonder Book
A Long Walk to Water Book
When My Name was Keoko Book
"What Static Shock Meant to Me as a Young Black Boy" Essay
Seedfolks Book
Bully Book
Pink and Say Book
Anthem Book
All American Boys Book
Sunny Book
Long Way Down Book
Crazy Loco Book
Becoming Naomi Leon Book
Inexplicable Logic of My Life Book
Yes, Chef Book
Persepolis Book
Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing Up
Scieszka Book
Funny Boy: A Novel Book
Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story Book
"Balancing Bollywood Inspirtation with American Expectations" Essay
"The Medicine Bag" Short Story
"Seventh Grade" Short Story
Petty Crimes Book
The Warden's Daughter Book
The Art of Racing in the Rain Book
The Red Pony Book
"What Meeting Celine Dion Meant to Me as a Person Who Experienced
Trauma" Essay
The Red Tree Book
The Lost Thing Book
"Fish Cheeks" Short Story
"Two Kinds" Essay
The Arrival Book
"Mother Tongue" Short Story
I Love My Hair Book
The Hate U Give Book
Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child Book
"How Emily Dickinson's Poetry Helped Me Understand Myself" Essay
Street Pharm Book
The Brothers Torres Book
The Glass Castle (beginning) Book
"Why I Write: Making No Become Yes" Essay
Ms. Marvel Series Book
Blueback: A Contemprary Fable Book
Another Brooklynn Book
Brown Girl Dreaming Book
Black Boy Book
"Rights to the Streets of Memphis" Short Story
"On Fear and the Superhero" Essay
The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir Book
Owl Moon Book
American Street Book
The Book Thief Book
"Catching Kayla: Running One Step Ahead of Multiple Sclerosis" Essay
"How I Learned to Love the F-Word" Essay
The Autobiography of Malcom X Book
Dear America Series by Scholastic Collection
Narratively: Human Stories, Boldly Told Collection
Mentor Texts for Teaching Narrative Writing: Picture Books, Short
Stories, and More Collection
The Moth Collection
20 Books Featuring Diverse Characters to Inspire Connection and
Empathy Collection
@ProjectLITComm Collection
Newsela Collection
This I Believe Collection
This American Life Collection
StoryCorps Collection
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Biography Travel Narrative
Graphic Novel Biographical--Child Psychology
Graphic Novel LGBTQ
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Early Readers Sports
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Picture Book Freedom
Memoir African American Studies
Memoir Social Activism
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Middle Grades Asian American
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Short Stories Latino
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Novel Kidnapping
Autobiography Slavery
Young Adult Drug Abuse
Early Readers Special Needs
Children's Book North and South America
Poetry Social Activism, Cuban-American
Children's Book Written in Verse, Cuban-American
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Early Readers Free Online
Biography WWII
Short Stories Peer Pressure
Identity Narrative Asian-American women, via NBC News
Children's Book Social Activism
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Young Adult Abuse, Available as Graphic Novel
Early Readers/Young Adult Great Depression, Written in Verse
Children's Book Prejudice & Racism
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Identity Narrative Sports, Racism & Prejudice
Young Adult Teen Pregnancy
Memior African-American Women
Young Adult Trilogy, Fantasy
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Autobiography Special Needs
Novel Mystery
Memoir Chinese
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Biography Travel Narrative
Coming-of-Age Asian-American
Children's Book Asian-American
Essays Journalism
Memoir Despression and Anxiety
Short Stories Immigration
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Biography Coming of Age
Picture Book 4 Stories in One
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Young Adult Prejudice & Racism
Christian Living Marriage
Picture Book African-American
Novel Asian-American
Memoir African-American
Early Readers Free Online
Identity Narrative Free Online via Kotaku.com
Memoir South-African
Young Adult Free Online
Memoir African-American
Short Stories War
Short Stories Children's Book
Early Reader Special Needs
Children's Book Africa
Children's Book Asia
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Short Stories Young Adult
Children's Book Peer Pressure
Children's Book War
Novel Politics
Young Adult Prejudice & Racism
Children's Book Sports, Part of a Series
Young Adult Violence
Short Stories Hispanic & Latino
Children's Book Hispanic & Latino
Young Adult Adoption
Memoir Scandinavian
Graphic Novel Iran, Muslim, Coming-of-Age
Children's Book Family
Coming-of-Age Asian, LGBTQ
Young Adult Family
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Early Readers Free Online, Native American
Early Readers Free Online
Short Stories Young Adult
Children's Book Death & Dying
Novel Animals
Novel Satire
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Coming-of-Age Depression
Children's Book Fantasy
Early Readers Free Online, Chinese-American
Identity Narrative Free Online, Immigration
Coming-of-Age Graphic Novel
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Picture Book African American
Young Adult Prejudice & Racism
Biography Hispanic
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Young Adult Drug Abuse
Young Adult Siblings
Memoir Coming of Age
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Graphic Novel Mystery
Young Adult British
Novel African-American
Children's Book Women
Memoir African-American
Autobiography Free Online
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Memoir Social Activism
Children's Book Picture Book, Animals
Young Adult Immigration
Young Adult WWII
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