We Are Kid Lit Collective Summer Reading Lists, 2015-2024
Resources for the titles recognized by this list since its inception in 2015 -- recognizing the humanity of Indigenous and People of Color (IPOC) in youth literature, people with disabilities, and people from the LGBTQIA+ communities

- 8,086 Resources including
- 968 Videos
- 492 Book Readings
- 832 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
Showing 1-48 of 518 book results

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2022)
67 Resources22 Awards

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


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




Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2021)
50 Resources17 Awards


All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
(Selection, 2023)
46 Resources18 Awards

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



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




They Called Us Enemy
by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, and Harmony Becker
(Selection, 2022)
40 Resources8 Awards


An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People
by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, Jean Mendoza, and Debbie Reese
(Selection, 2021)
39 Resources10 Awards






No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson and R. Gregory Christie
(Selection, 2022)
36 Resources11 Awards

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


The Storyteller's Candle / La velita de los cuentos
by Lucia M. Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
(Selection, 2020)
35 Resources11 Awards

Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
by Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile
(Selection, 2023)
35 Resources12 Awards









From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement
by Paula Yoo
(Selection, 2022)
33 Resources9 Awards






