The Culturally Relevant Bookshelf

1.
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
Journey to the West: A Long March from Eastern Dream to Western Reality
by: Biao Wang
4.27 avg rating — 142 ratings
2.
Sleep Well, Siba & Saba
Sleep Well, Siba & Saba 3.89 avg rating — 254 ratings
3.
The Other Side
The Other Side 4.51 avg rating — 8,550 ratings
4.
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark
Tales of the Astonishing Black Spark 4.02 avg rating — 100 ratings
5.
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad 4.49 avg rating — 16,555 ratings
6.
Phoenix Song
Phoenix Song 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
7.
Sing to the Moon
Sing to the Moon 4.02 avg rating — 110 ratings
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Chicken in the Kitchen
Chicken in the Kitchen 3.80 avg rating — 496 ratings
9.
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt
Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt 4.36 avg rating — 1,918 ratings
9.
Standing Against the Wind
Standing Against the Wind 4.18 avg rating — 578 ratings
11.
Pecan Pie Baby
Pecan Pie Baby 4.03 avg rating — 1,078 ratings
12.
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 37,257 ratings
13.
The Offenders: Saving the world, while serving detention!
The Offenders: Saving the world, while serving detention! 4.14 avg rating — 161 ratings
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Summer of 1969: The Story of Cozett Juanita Gambrel
Summer of 1969: The Story of Cozett Juanita Gambrel 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Mystery of the Thief in the Night (Pack-n-Go Girls, Mexico #1)
Mystery of the Thief in the Night (Pack-n-Go Girls, Mexico #1) 4.12 avg rating — 25 ratings
16.
Mystery of the Troubled Toucan (Pack-n-Go Girls Brazil #1)
Mystery of the Troubled Toucan (Pack-n-Go Girls Brazil #1) 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Looking for Lord Ganesh
Looking for Lord Ganesh 4.06 avg rating — 31 ratings
18.
The Jasmine Sneeze
The Jasmine Sneeze 3.77 avg rating — 106 ratings
18.
Mystery of the Lazy Loggerhead (Pack-n-Go Girls Brazil #2)
Mystery of the Lazy Loggerhead (Pack-n-Go Girls Brazil #2) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Mystery of the Ballerina Ghost (Pack-n-go Girls - Austria, #1)
Mystery of the Ballerina Ghost (Pack-n-go Girls - Austria, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 49 ratings
21.
Dragon Dancer
Dragon Dancer 4.11 avg rating — 90 ratings
22.
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-Ins 4.36 avg rating — 1,057 ratings
23.
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela 4.27 avg rating — 3,615 ratings
24.
Show Way
Show Way 4.26 avg rating — 3,478 ratings
25.
Harlem
Harlem 4.10 avg rating — 1,177 ratings
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Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision
Linda Brown, You Are Not Alone: The Brown vs. Board of Education Decision 4.05 avg rating — 57 ratings
27.
I Have a Dream
I Have a Dream 4.50 avg rating — 3,706 ratings
28.
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County 4.18 avg rating — 516 ratings
29.
Soul Looks Back in Wonder
Soul Looks Back in Wonder 4.01 avg rating — 156 ratings
29.
The Puppy's Soul
The Puppy's Soul 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
29.
Grandma! Can I Get a Dog?
Grandma! Can I Get a Dog? 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings
29.
The Black Fairy and The Dragonfly: Escape From The Dark Queen
The Black Fairy and The Dragonfly: Escape From The Dark Queen 4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Talisha Snow White: and her little munchkins
Talisha Snow White: and her little munchkins 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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Mystery of the Disappearing Dolphin
Mystery of the Disappearing Dolphin 4.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why
Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why 4.42 avg rating — 60 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 — 66 ratings
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JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still
JUDGES: When The Light Lay Still 3.37 avg rating — 60 ratings
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The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy
The Art Of Black War Against A Black Enemy really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
29.
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 — 41 ratings
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American Bulk: Essays on Excess
American Bulk: Essays on Excess 3.83 avg rating — 1,373 ratings
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Daydreamers
Daydreamers 3.77 avg rating — 48 ratings
41.
Mom! What's That?
Mom! What's That? 4.26 avg rating — 38 ratings
41.
Planet Middle School
Planet Middle School 3.79 avg rating — 1,352 ratings
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Mama's Boyz: The Big Picture: What You Need to Succeed!
Mama's Boyz: The Big Picture: What You Need to Succeed! 4.28 avg rating — 85 ratings
41.
The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly
The Black Fairy and the Dragonfly 4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
41.
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 4.06 avg rating — 281,448 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 — 60 ratings
48.
Please, Baby, Please
Please, Baby, Please
by: Spike Lee
4.20 avg rating — 2,342 ratings
48.
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 7,114 ratings
48.
Who Would Have Thunk It
Who Would Have Thunk It it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
48.
Mystery of the Golden Temple (Pack-n-Go Girls Thailand #1)
Mystery of the Golden Temple (Pack-n-Go Girls Thailand #1) 4.15 avg rating — 46 ratings
48.
Ten Little Indians
Ten Little Indians 4.06 avg rating — 6,946 ratings
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Mystery of the Min Min Lights (Pack-n-Go Girls Adventure - Australia 1)
Mystery of the Min Min Lights (Pack-n-Go Girls Adventure - Australia 1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 14 ratings
54.
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book
Moja Means One: Swahili Counting Book 4.01 avg rating — 524 ratings
54.
Mystery at the Christmas Market: Austria 3
Mystery at the Christmas Market: Austria 3 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings
56.
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates 4.24 avg rating — 304 ratings
56.
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
Saint Louis Armstrong Beach 3.82 avg rating — 782 ratings
56.
Mystery of the Secret Room (Austria, #2)
Mystery of the Secret Room (Austria, #2) 4.45 avg rating — 29 ratings
59.
Latasha and the Little Red Tornado
Latasha and the Little Red Tornado 4.24 avg rating — 46 ratings
59.
The Ammuchi Puchi
The Ammuchi Puchi 4.48 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Mystery of the Naga at Night (Pack-n-Go Girls Thailand #2)
Mystery of the Naga at Night (Pack-n-Go Girls Thailand #2) 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Bronx Masquerade
Bronx Masquerade 3.95 avg rating — 7,918 ratings
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The Tigon and the Liger
The Tigon and the Liger 4.38 avg rating — 34 ratings
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Mystery of the Rusty Key
Mystery of the Rusty Key 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
65.
A Sweet Smell of Roses
A Sweet Smell of Roses 4.31 avg rating — 835 ratings
65.
Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High, #2)
Forged by Fire (Hazelwood High, #2) 4.36 avg rating — 9,599 ratings
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The Wooden Camel
The Wooden Camel 3.54 avg rating — 143 ratings
68.
Big Jabe
Big Jabe 3.95 avg rating — 111 ratings
68.
Brothers of the Knight
Brothers of the Knight 4.18 avg rating — 264 ratings
70.
White Socks Only
White Socks Only 4.40 avg rating — 1,110 ratings
71.
The House of Dies Drear (Dies Drear Chronicles, #1)
The House of Dies Drear (Dies Drear Chronicles, #1) 3.34 avg rating — 3,757 ratings
72.
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book
The People Could Fly: The Picture Book 4.38 avg rating — 827 ratings
73.
Zeely
Zeely 3.71 avg rating — 309 ratings
74.
The Gathering
The Gathering 3.43 avg rating — 65 ratings
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4)
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Logans, #4) 3.90 avg rating — 128,898 ratings
76.
The Road to Memphis (Logans, #6)
The Road to Memphis (Logans, #6) 4.24 avg rating — 3,814 ratings
77.
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans 4.08 avg rating — 6,029 ratings
78.
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis 4.07 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
79.
Ellington Was Not a Street
Ellington Was Not a Street 4.24 avg rating — 1,428 ratings
80.
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya
Mama Miti: Wangari Maathai and the Trees of Kenya 4.21 avg rating — 1,036 ratings
81.
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life
Hewitt Anderson's Great Big Life 3.87 avg rating — 173 ratings
82.
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (Reading Rainbow Books)
Honey, I Love and Other Love Poems (Reading Rainbow Books) 4.34 avg rating — 980 ratings
83.
Homemade Love
Homemade Love 4.15 avg rating — 421 ratings
84.
Skin Again
Skin Again 4.02 avg rating — 1,028 ratings
85.
Lily Brown's Paintings
Lily Brown's Paintings 3.78 avg rating — 250 ratings
86.
When I Am Old With You
When I Am Old With You 4.14 avg rating — 244 ratings
87.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,146 ratings
88.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,071 ratings
89.
The Mighty Miss Malone
The Mighty Miss Malone 4.13 avg rating — 16,124 ratings
90.
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee, #1)
Mr. Chickee's Funny Money (Mr. Chickee, #1) 3.39 avg rating — 652 ratings
91.
Bucking the Sarge
Bucking the Sarge 3.62 avg rating — 1,747 ratings
92.
Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (Mr. Chickee, #2)
Mr. Chickee's Messy Mission (Mr. Chickee, #2) 3.29 avg rating — 173 ratings
93.
Jumped
Jumped 3.42 avg rating — 1,445 ratings
94.
Every Time a Rainbow Dies
Every Time a Rainbow Dies 3.68 avg rating — 260 ratings
95.
Jazz
Jazz 4.14 avg rating — 821 ratings
96.
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly
Malcolm X: A Fire Burning Brightly 4.07 avg rating — 261 ratings
97.
Keep Climbing, Girls
Keep Climbing, Girls 3.88 avg rating — 137 ratings
98.
Becoming Billie Holiday
Becoming Billie Holiday 4.08 avg rating — 457 ratings
99.
Birmingham, 1963
Birmingham, 1963 4.34 avg rating — 219 ratings
100.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 6,000 ratings
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