Children's Books with POC Characters

1.
Malala's Magic Pencil
Malala's Magic Pencil 4.52 avg rating — 5,295 ratings
2.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,383 ratings
3.
Elijah of Buxton
Elijah of Buxton 3.96 avg rating — 14,178 ratings
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The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5)
The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia, #5) 3.91 avg rating — 382,064 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 — 128,899 ratings
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Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 4.19 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
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How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay
How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay 3.74 avg rating — 1,965 ratings
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Star Ka'at
Star Ka'at 3.75 avg rating — 423 ratings
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Brave (Berrybrook Middle School #2)
Brave (Berrybrook Middle School #2) 4.34 avg rating — 15,542 ratings
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Does My Head Look Big in This?
Does My Head Look Big in This? 3.65 avg rating — 12,168 ratings
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Little Brother
Little Brother 3.66 avg rating — 280 ratings
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Paper Wishes (The Magical Girl Series, #1)
Paper Wishes (The Magical Girl Series, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam
Yaffa and Fatima: Shalom, Salaam 4.18 avg rating — 492 ratings
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Thunder Rose
Thunder Rose 3.96 avg rating — 701 ratings
7.
Evan and the Skygoats
Evan and the Skygoats it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
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Ghetto Cowboy
Ghetto Cowboy
by: G. Neri
3.92 avg rating — 2,936 ratings
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Turning on a Dime
Turning on a Dime 4.49 avg rating — 82 ratings
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Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School #1)
Awkward (Berrybrook Middle School #1) 4.19 avg rating — 51,709 ratings
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The Color Purple
The Color Purple 4.27 avg rating — 737,292 ratings
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Mahtab's Story
Mahtab's Story 3.58 avg rating — 423 ratings
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Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
Thank You, Omu! (Caldecott Honor Book)
by: Oge Mora
4.44 avg rating — 4,543 ratings
16.
Hi, Cat!
Hi, Cat! 3.64 avg rating — 685 ratings
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Eating Enchiladas
Eating Enchiladas 3.77 avg rating — 62 ratings
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The Magic in the Pool of Making
The Magic in the Pool of Making
by: Beth Webb
4.39 avg rating — 18 ratings
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Mama, Mama, Do You Know What I Like?/ Mama, Mama, Balo Ka Unsa Akong Ganahan: English; Bisaya-cebuano; Filipino (English and Filipino Edition)
Mama, Mama, Do You Know What I Like?/ Mama, Mama, Balo Ka Unsa Akong Ganahan: English; Bisaya-cebuano; Filipino (English and Filipino Edition) 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings
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Peter's Chair
Peter's Chair 4.21 avg rating — 4,264 ratings
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Hasina
Hasina 3.74 avg rating — 156 ratings
28.
Liam's Promise (The Doomsday Kids #1)
Liam's Promise (The Doomsday Kids #1) 4.02 avg rating — 101 ratings
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming 4.15 avg rating — 91,867 ratings
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Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
Letters From a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs 3.93 avg rating — 618 ratings
28.
Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji
Hot, Hot Roti for Dada-ji 3.82 avg rating — 264 ratings
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John Henry: An American Legend (Knopf Children's Paperbacks)
John Henry: An American Legend (Knopf Children's Paperbacks) 4.03 avg rating — 507 ratings
33.
Becoming Naomi León
Becoming Naomi León 4.07 avg rating — 13,072 ratings
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The Jungle Books
The Jungle Books 4.01 avg rating — 88,663 ratings
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The Adventures of Rooney Cruz: Esther: The Belle of Patience
The Adventures of Rooney Cruz: Esther: The Belle of Patience 4.45 avg rating — 47 ratings
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Nightjohn
Nightjohn 3.86 avg rating — 5,515 ratings
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Alphabet Family Band
Alphabet Family Band 4.19 avg rating — 62 ratings
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Whistle for Willie
Whistle for Willie 4.26 avg rating — 11,444 ratings
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Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba
Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba 3.35 avg rating — 147 ratings
39.
Great Bear Rainforest (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt)
Great Bear Rainforest (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt) 4.22 avg rating — 72 ratings
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The Adventures of Rooney Cruz: Abigail: The Belle of Bravery
The Adventures of Rooney Cruz: Abigail: The Belle of Bravery 4.70 avg rating — 37 ratings
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Sarny: A life Remembered
Sarny: A life Remembered 3.98 avg rating — 1,138 ratings
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She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History
She Persisted Around the World: 13 Women Who Changed History 4.39 avg rating — 1,701 ratings
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The Snowy Day (Peter, #1)
The Snowy Day (Peter, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 118,461 ratings
45.
Bad Boy: A Memoir
Bad Boy: A Memoir 3.73 avg rating — 3,357 ratings
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Coyote's Daughter
Coyote's Daughter 3.89 avg rating — 105 ratings
45.
Buddy's New Friend: A Children's Picture Book - Pet Adoption & Teaching Compassion
Buddy's New Friend: A Children's Picture Book - Pet Adoption & Teaching Compassion 4.75 avg rating — 8 ratings
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Under a Painted Sky
Under a Painted Sky 3.98 avg rating — 11,722 ratings
45.
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 3.88 avg rating — 6,597 ratings
45.
Abiyoyo
Abiyoyo 4.25 avg rating — 2,752 ratings
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Young Riders on the Grass Land
Young Riders on the Grass Land really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
52.
Egypt (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt)
Egypt (Travels With Gannon & Wyatt) 4.16 avg rating — 63 ratings
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Rain Forest Relay (Race the Wild, #1)
Rain Forest Relay (Race the Wild, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 397 ratings
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Outrun the Moon
Outrun the Moon 3.96 avg rating — 5,630 ratings
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When We Love Someone We Sing to Them: Cuando Amamos Cantamos
When We Love Someone We Sing to Them: Cuando Amamos Cantamos 4.52 avg rating — 69 ratings
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Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat 3.95 avg rating — 5,757 ratings
57.
The Mighty Miss Malone
The Mighty Miss Malone 4.13 avg rating — 16,124 ratings
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Benny and Omar
Benny and Omar 3.61 avg rating — 889 ratings
57.
Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery
Shadows on Society Hill: An Addy Mystery 4.16 avg rating — 873 ratings
57.
She Persisted
She Persisted 4.38 avg rating — 6,790 ratings
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The Hidden Witch (The Witch Boy, #2)
The Hidden Witch (The Witch Boy, #2) 4.28 avg rating — 14,120 ratings
62.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,072 ratings
62.
The Cay (The Cay, #1)
The Cay (The Cay, #1) 3.79 avg rating — 37,830 ratings
62.
Finding Freedom: An Addy Classic Volume 1
Finding Freedom: An Addy Classic Volume 1 4.33 avg rating — 212 ratings
62.
First Laugh--Welcome, Baby!
First Laugh--Welcome, Baby! 4.17 avg rating — 745 ratings
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Spirit Hunters (Spirit Hunters, 1)
Spirit Hunters (Spirit Hunters, 1)
by: Ellen Oh
4.01 avg rating — 3,841 ratings
67.
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 70,147 ratings
67.
The Slave-girl from Jerusalem (The Roman Mysteries, #13)
The Slave-girl from Jerusalem (The Roman Mysteries, #13) 4.12 avg rating — 825 ratings
67.
A Heart Full of Hope: An Addy Classic Volume 2
A Heart Full of Hope: An Addy Classic Volume 2 4.35 avg rating — 142 ratings
67.
H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination
H.O.R.S.E.: A Game of Basketball and Imagination 3.81 avg rating — 554 ratings
67.
Breadcrumbs
Breadcrumbs
by: Anne Ursu
3.74 avg rating — 12,751 ratings
72.
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1)
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures #1) 3.63 avg rating — 234 ratings
72.
The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2)
The Secrets of Vesuvius (Roman Mysteries, #2) 3.90 avg rating — 2,358 ratings
72.
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule 3.94 avg rating — 719 ratings
72.
Woke Baby
Woke Baby 3.69 avg rating — 620 ratings
76.
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1)
The Thieves of Ostia (Roman Mysteries, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 3,672 ratings
76.
Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book)
Secret of the Andes (Puffin Book) 3.54 avg rating — 5,615 ratings
76.
Dora Celebrates Earth Day!
Dora Celebrates Earth Day! 3.52 avg rating — 54 ratings
76.
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by: Grace Lin
4.32 avg rating — 53,149 ratings
80.
Frida
Frida 4.17 avg rating — 1,444 ratings
80.
The Dolphins of Laurentum (The Roman Mysteries, #5)
The Dolphins of Laurentum (The Roman Mysteries, #5) 4.09 avg rating — 1,557 ratings
80.
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1)
No Ordinary Sound: A Melody Classic (American Girl: Melody #1) 4.19 avg rating — 562 ratings
80.
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes
by: Mem Fox
4.25 avg rating — 6,054 ratings
80.
Flight of the Raven (Ark, #2)
Flight of the Raven (Ark, #2) 3.75 avg rating — 134 ratings
85.
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)
P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2) 4.07 avg rating — 7,114 ratings
85.
The Charioteer of Delphi (Roman Mysteries, #12)
The Charioteer of Delphi (Roman Mysteries, #12) 4.04 avg rating — 877 ratings
85.
The Red Rose Box (Sweep, 13)
The Red Rose Box (Sweep, 13) 3.98 avg rating — 306 ratings
85.
The Girl Who Heard Colors
The Girl Who Heard Colors 3.97 avg rating — 318 ratings
85.
The Firework-Maker's Daughter
The Firework-Maker's Daughter 3.70 avg rating — 4,967 ratings
90.
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 37,257 ratings
90.
The House of Sixty Fathers
The House of Sixty Fathers 3.93 avg rating — 3,508 ratings
90.
Paper Wishes
Paper Wishes 4.04 avg rating — 3,449 ratings
90.
Watch Me Dance: Family Celebration Board Books
Watch Me Dance: Family Celebration Board Books 3.56 avg rating — 25 ratings
90.
The Invisible Princess
The Invisible Princess 3.86 avg rating — 79 ratings
95.
The Road to Paris
The Road to Paris 4.02 avg rating — 1,479 ratings
95.
Ink (Paper Gods, #1)
Ink (Paper Gods, #1) 3.66 avg rating — 10,024 ratings
95.
Sugar
Sugar 4.07 avg rating — 2,814 ratings
95.
Drawn Together
Drawn Together
by: Minh Lê
4.41 avg rating — 6,167 ratings
95.
Lola: A Ghost Story
Lola: A Ghost Story
by: J. Torres
3.58 avg rating — 1,042 ratings
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The Lions of Little Rock
The Lions of Little Rock 4.26 avg rating — 20,573 ratings
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