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30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know<br />Compiled by Megan Schliesman and Kathleen T. Horning© 2006 Cooperative Children's Book Center <br />At the CCBC, we define quot;
multiculturalquot;
 literature as books by and about people of color: African and African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacifics and Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos. This listing introduces 30 essential books and a range of authors for teens.Interested in multicultural literature for younger readers? Check out 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know. Other CCBC multicultural literature resources and links. <br />Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.<br />Adoff, Arnold, editor. I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans. Simon & Schuster, 1997. 208 pages. Age 11 and older<br />Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Illustrated by Ellen Fourney. Litte, Brown, 2007. 240 pages. Ages 13-16<br />Alvarez, Julia . Before We Were Free. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 167 pages. Ages 12-15<br />Bruchac, Joseph. The Heart of a Chief. Dial, 1998. 153 pages. Ages 10 - 13<br />Bruchac, Joseph . Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself. Dial, 1997. 311 pages. Age 14 and older<br />Carlson, Lori, editor. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. An Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1994. 123 pages. Ages 12 and older<br />Cofer, Judith Ortiz. An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. Melanie Kroupa/Orchard, 1995. 165 pages. Ages 12 - 16<br />Feelings, Tom. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. Dial, 1995. 80 pages. Ages 14 to adult<br />Flake, Sharon G. . The Skin I'm In. Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 1998. 171 pages. Ages 12-16<br />Hamilton, Virginia. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. Philomel, 1982. 215 pages. Age 11 and older<br />Herrera, Juan Felipe. CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse. University of New Mexico Press, 1999. 155 pages. Ages 14 - 18<br />Hidier, Tanuja Desai. Born Confused. Scholastic Press, 2002. 413 pages. Ages 15 and older<br />Jaramillo, Ann. La Línea. Deborah Brodie Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 131 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997. 285 pages. Age 12 and older<br />Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 116 pages. Age 12 and older<br />Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 144 pages. Ages 13 - 18<br />Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira. Atheneum, 2004. 244 pages. Ages 10-14<br />Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. HarperCollins, 1999. 1999 pages. Ages 13 and older<br />Myers, Walter Dean. Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom. HarperCollins, 1992. Ages 9 and older<br />Na, An. A Step From Heaven. Front Street, 2001. 156 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 40 pages. Age 14 and older<br />Osa, Nancy. Cuba 15. Delacorte Press, 2003. 277 pages. Ages 12 - 15<br />Park, Linda Sue. When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II. Clarion, 2002. 199 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Rappaport, Doreen. The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa. Dial, 1997. 186 pages. Ages 11 - adult<br />Sheth, Kashmira. Blue Jasmine. Hyperion, 2004. 186 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Soto, Gary . Baseball in April and Other Stories. Harcourt, Brace, 1990. 109 pages. Ages 11-14<br />Woodson, Jacqueline. I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This. Delacorte, 1994. 115 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly. Putnam, 1998. 181 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006. 233 pages. Age 13 and older<br />This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.<br />
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30 multicultural books every teen should know

  • 1. 30 Multicultural Books Every Teen Should Know<br />Compiled by Megan Schliesman and Kathleen T. Horning© 2006 Cooperative Children's Book Center <br />At the CCBC, we define quot; multiculturalquot; literature as books by and about people of color: African and African Americans, American Indians, Asian/Pacifics and Asian Pacific Americans, and Latinos. This listing introduces 30 essential books and a range of authors for teens.Interested in multicultural literature for younger readers? Check out 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Should Know. Other CCBC multicultural literature resources and links. <br />Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.<br />Adoff, Arnold, editor. I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans. Simon & Schuster, 1997. 208 pages. Age 11 and older<br />Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Illustrated by Ellen Fourney. Litte, Brown, 2007. 240 pages. Ages 13-16<br />Alvarez, Julia . Before We Were Free. Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. 167 pages. Ages 12-15<br />Bruchac, Joseph. The Heart of a Chief. Dial, 1998. 153 pages. Ages 10 - 13<br />Bruchac, Joseph . Bowman's Store: A Journey to Myself. Dial, 1997. 311 pages. Age 14 and older<br />Carlson, Lori, editor. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. An Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1994. 123 pages. Ages 12 and older<br />Cofer, Judith Ortiz. An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio. Melanie Kroupa/Orchard, 1995. 165 pages. Ages 12 - 16<br />Feelings, Tom. The Middle Passage: White Ships/Black Cargo. Dial, 1995. 80 pages. Ages 14 to adult<br />Flake, Sharon G. . The Skin I'm In. Jump at the Sun / Hyperion, 1998. 171 pages. Ages 12-16<br />Hamilton, Virginia. Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush. Philomel, 1982. 215 pages. Age 11 and older<br />Herrera, Juan Felipe. CrashBoomLove: A Novel in Verse. University of New Mexico Press, 1999. 155 pages. Ages 14 - 18<br />Hidier, Tanuja Desai. Born Confused. Scholastic Press, 2002. 413 pages. Ages 15 and older<br />Jaramillo, Ann. La Línea. Deborah Brodie Book / Roaring Brook Press, 2006. 131 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Jiang, Ji-Li. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution. HarperCollins, 1997. 285 pages. Age 12 and older<br />Jimenez, Francisco. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child. Houghton Mifflin, 1999. 116 pages. Age 12 and older<br />Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. Simon & Schuster, 2003. 144 pages. Ages 13 - 18<br />Kadohata, Cynthia. Kira-Kira. Atheneum, 2004. 244 pages. Ages 10-14<br />Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. Illustrated by Christopher Myers. HarperCollins, 1999. 1999 pages. Ages 13 and older<br />Myers, Walter Dean. Now Is Your Time! The African-American Struggle for Freedom. HarperCollins, 1992. Ages 9 and older<br />Na, An. A Step From Heaven. Front Street, 2001. 156 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illustrated by Philippe Lardy. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 40 pages. Age 14 and older<br />Osa, Nancy. Cuba 15. Delacorte Press, 2003. 277 pages. Ages 12 - 15<br />Park, Linda Sue. When My Name Was Keoko: A Novel of Korea in World War II. Clarion, 2002. 199 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Rappaport, Doreen. The Flight of Red Bird: The Life of Zitkala-Sa. Dial, 1997. 186 pages. Ages 11 - adult<br />Sheth, Kashmira. Blue Jasmine. Hyperion, 2004. 186 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Soto, Gary . Baseball in April and Other Stories. Harcourt, Brace, 1990. 109 pages. Ages 11-14<br />Woodson, Jacqueline. I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This. Delacorte, 1994. 115 pages. Ages 11 - 14<br />Woodson, Jacqueline. If You Come Softly. Putnam, 1998. 181 pages. Age 13 and older<br />Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. First Second, 2006. 233 pages. Age 13 and older<br />This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.<br />