What a treat to spend the weekend with Oregon’s school librarians. And then hearing keynote speakers R. Gregory Christie and Mitali Perkins was just the icing on the cake.
For those who came to my presentation, here are the books I talked about in my session. A selection of new books that are notable in quality and diverse.
Picture Books
Shanyaak’utlaax Salmon Boy from Baby Raven Reads (Tlingit)
The Woman Carried Away by Killer Whales from Baby Raven Reads (Haida)
Picking Berries by Hannah Lindoff from Baby Raven Reads (Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian)
Raven Brings Us Fire, Raven and the Box of Daylight, Origins of Rivers and Streams: a raven story by Pauline Kookesh Duncan from Baby Raven Reads (Tlingit)
On our Street: our first talk about poverty, and On the News: our first talk about tragedy by Dr. Jillian Roberts
You Hold Me Up by Monique Gray Smith (Cree & English) Canadian Reconciliation
Speaking our Truth a journey of reconciliation by Monique Gray Smith Canadian Reconciliation
How Raven got His Crooked Nose an Alaskan Dena’ina Fable by Barbara J Atwater (Athabaskan)
Whisper of the East: tales from Arabia by Franziska Meiners -glossary plus activities
The Atlas Obscura: Explorers Guide for the worlds most adventurous kid by Dylan Thuras & Rosemanry Masco
Mapping Sam by Joyce Hesselberth —STEM
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld —empathy
Me and my Fear by Franscesca Sanna
Drawn Together by Dan Santat multi-lingual family
We are Grateful Otsaliheligaby Traci Sorell (Cherokee)
Chapter Books
Baby Monkey Private Eye by Brian Selznick
Digging Deep by Jake Maddox—a hijabi athlete
You Choose Books Sleeping Beauty by Jessica Gunderson—a female fairytale choose your own adventure.
Meet Yasmin by Saadia Faruqui
Lucy’s Lab by Michelle Houts
Jasmine Taguchi Super Sleuth by Debbi Michiko Florence (series)
Pocket Pirates: The Great Cheese Robbery by Chris Mould (series)
The Questioners Rosie Revere and the raucous riveters by Andrea Beaty maker mystery
MG novels
The Journey of Little Charlie by Christopher Paul Curtis – About a boy who engages in slave catching and has a change of heart. tangential to Elijah of Buxton
Running on the Roof of the World by Jess Butterworth
About buddhist refugees from Tibet to India. Yaks!
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Caraya—extra tall 8th grader goes home to Puerto Rico for the 1st time
Tight by Torrey Maldonado— urban, black, about the hard choices in MS friendship, older MG
Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed contemporary Pakistan, indentured servitude
Charlie Hernández the league of shadows by Ryan Calejo fantasy adventure based in central American mythology
Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina contemporary coming-of-age multigenerational household
The Crossroads bu Alexandra Diaz contemporary migrant from Guatemala adjusts to life in the US
Dactyl Hill Squad by Daniel José historical fantasy civil war with dinosaurs
Non-fiction
The Faithful Spy: a true story! Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the plot to kill Hitler by John Hendrix
highly illustrated but not a GN it tackles the question: how do I resist evil without doing/becoming evil
Shout: the true story of a survivor who refused to be silenced by Laurie Halse Anderson —a tale of resilience
Unbroken: 13 stories starring Disabled Teens ed by Marieke Nijkamp
Don’t Call Me Crazy: 33 voices start the conversation about mental health ed. by Kelly Jensen
Just Breathe: meditation, mindfulness, movement, and more Malik’s Chopra—one of many mindfulness/yoga/meditation titles this year.
Putting Peace First: 7 commitments to change the world by Eric David Dawson —in a season crowded w/ social justice this one is detailed, practical, do-able by youth.
Short Stories
Flying Lessons and other stories ed by Ellen Oh of WNDB
Funny Girl ed by Betsy Bird
Graphic Novels
Be Prepared by Vera Brosgol
An ethnic twist on the summer camp story. an artful look at social isolation
The Dragon Slayer: Folk tales from Latin America by Jaime Hernandez
Illegal by Eoin Colfer migration from Africa across the Sahara and Mediterranean Sea
Oregon Authors
D-day:the WWII invasion the changed history and Under the Bodhi Tree a story of Buddha by Deborah Hopkinson
Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin
Avalanche Dog Heroes: Piper and Friends learn to search the snow by Elizabeth Rusch
Tigers and Tea with Top by Barbara Kerley
The Turning by Emily Whitman
Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher
What do they do with all that Poo by Jane Kurtz
Quiet Please Owen McPhee by Trudy Ludwig
A Boy A Mouse A Spider by Barbara Herkert