Books for the Diverse Classroom (Upper Elementary)

1.
Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating β€” 91,860 ratings
2.
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) 4.02 avg rating β€” 37,257 ratings
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Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 2,056 ratings
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One Million Men and Me
One Million Men and Me 4.04 avg rating β€” 53 ratings
4.
Bhimayana
Bhimayana 4.30 avg rating β€” 806 ratings
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Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles: December Celebrations: December Holidays
Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles: December Celebrations: December Holidays 4.29 avg rating β€” 66 ratings
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The Leopard Behind the Moon
The Leopard Behind the Moon 3.96 avg rating β€” 159 ratings
4.
Shiloh and Dande the Lion: Embrace diversity, accept others, and courageously be yourself!
Shiloh and Dande the Lion: Embrace diversity, accept others, and courageously be yourself! 4.76 avg rating β€” 41 ratings
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Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles: The First Day of School
Mr. Shipman's Kindergarten Chronicles: The First Day of School 4.45 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
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Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh
Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh 4.18 avg rating β€” 38 ratings
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Soulful Holidays: An inclusive rhyming story celebrating the joys of Christmas and Kwanzaa
Soulful Holidays: An inclusive rhyming story celebrating the joys of Christmas and Kwanzaa 4.75 avg rating β€” 60 ratings
12.
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti
Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti 4.12 avg rating β€” 7,287 ratings
13.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating β€” 114,069 ratings
14.
Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan
Jump!: From the Life of Michael Jordan 3.97 avg rating β€” 159 ratings
15.
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X
Malcolm Little: The Boy Who Grew Up to Become Malcolm X 4.17 avg rating β€” 435 ratings
16.
Last Days in Africville
Last Days in Africville 3.59 avg rating β€” 59 ratings
17.
The Case of the Missing Ankh
The Case of the Missing Ankh really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 9 ratings
18.
Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book)
Miami Gets It Straight (A Stepping Stone Book) 3.77 avg rating β€” 44 ratings
19.
The Toothpaste Millionaire
The Toothpaste Millionaire 4.09 avg rating β€” 2,245 ratings
20.
The Space Mission Adventure (Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, #4)
The Space Mission Adventure (Ziggy and the Black Dinosaurs, #4) 4.01 avg rating β€” 93 ratings
21.
The Quest for Screen Time (Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest, #1)
The Quest for Screen Time (Jaden Toussaint, the Greatest, #1) 4.31 avg rating β€” 651 ratings
22.
June Peters, You Will Change The World One Day
June Peters, You Will Change The World One Day 4.37 avg rating β€” 164 ratings
23.
President of the Whole Fifth Grade (President Series, 1)
President of the Whole Fifth Grade (President Series, 1) 3.82 avg rating β€” 1,643 ratings
24.
I am Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am Martin Luther King, Jr. 4.51 avg rating β€” 1,137 ratings
25.
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali 4.25 avg rating β€” 246 ratings
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Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
Salt in His Shoes: Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream 4.26 avg rating β€” 1,708 ratings
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Big Red Lollipop
Big Red Lollipop really liked it 4.00 avg rating β€” 4,113 ratings
28.
The Roses in My Carpets
The Roses in My Carpets 4.15 avg rating β€” 114 ratings
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Dahling, If You Luv Me, Won't You Please, Please Smile
Dahling, If You Luv Me, Won't You Please, Please Smile 3.87 avg rating β€” 45 ratings
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Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker
Vision of Beauty: The Story of Sarah Breedlove Walker 4.38 avg rating β€” 343 ratings
31.
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out
Jackie Robinson: Strong Inside and Out 4.35 avg rating β€” 40 ratings
32.
Nzingha : Reine d'Angola
Nzingha : Reine d'Angola liked it 3.00 avg rating β€” 1 rating
33.
Junebug in Trouble
Junebug in Trouble 4.03 avg rating β€” 36 ratings
34.
The Story of Ruby Bridges
The Story of Ruby Bridges 4.44 avg rating β€” 12,960 ratings
35.
As Long as the Rivers Flow
As Long as the Rivers Flow 4.01 avg rating β€” 189 ratings
36.
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
Women of the Harlem Renaissance 4.29 avg rating β€” 7 ratings
37.
Baseball Saved Us
Baseball Saved Us 4.24 avg rating β€” 3,952 ratings
38.
Inside Out & Back Again
Inside Out & Back Again 4.12 avg rating β€” 65,653 ratings
39.
A Long Walk to Water
A Long Walk to Water 4.25 avg rating β€” 99,550 ratings
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Dash
Dash 4.07 avg rating β€” 2,195 ratings
41.
The Thing About Luck
The Thing About Luck 3.68 avg rating β€” 5,334 ratings
42.
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation 4.41 avg rating β€” 6,282 ratings
43.
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creciΓ³ en el Bronx
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creciΓ³ en el Bronx 4.29 avg rating β€” 522 ratings
44.
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin 3.93 avg rating β€” 1,175 ratings
45.
The Keeping Quilt
The Keeping Quilt 4.40 avg rating β€” 9,179 ratings
46.
Ish
Ish 4.38 avg rating β€” 11,918 ratings
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Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures (7) (Women of Action)
Women in Space: 23 Stories of First Flights, Scientific Missions, and Gravity-Breaking Adventures (7) (Women of Action) 3.60 avg rating β€” 141 ratings
48.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 3.88 avg rating β€” 6,597 ratings
49.
When I Was Eight
When I Was Eight 4.24 avg rating β€” 780 ratings
50.
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle
Life in the Ocean: The Story of Oceanographer Sylvia Earle 4.08 avg rating β€” 1,067 ratings
51.
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman
Fly High!: The Story of Bessie Coleman 4.14 avg rating β€” 245 ratings
52.
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic
Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic 3.88 avg rating β€” 483 ratings
53.
Marvelous Mattie
Marvelous Mattie 4.07 avg rating β€” 434 ratings
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Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer
Look Up!: Henrietta Leavitt, Pioneering Woman Astronomer 3.85 avg rating β€” 388 ratings
55.
Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion
Queen of the Track: Alice Coachman Olympic High-Jump Champion 4.03 avg rating β€” 119 ratings
56.
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor)
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo: Bilingual English-Spanish (Pura Belpre Honor Books - Illustration Honor) 4.11 avg rating β€” 576 ratings
57.
Hiromi's Hands
Hiromi's Hands 3.97 avg rating β€” 168 ratings
58.
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World
Seeds of Change: Wangari's Gift to the World 4.30 avg rating β€” 730 ratings