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CSMCL Best Multicultural Books

"Each year since 2013, a committee of the Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature identifies the best in multicultural books. According to the CSMCL criteria, "best" is defined as: worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding"
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The 5 O'Clock Band (Troy Andrews)
The 5 O'Clock Band
1
Troy Andrews
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball (Jen Bryant)
Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball
2
Jen Bryant
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay (Susan Hood)
Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
3
Susan Hood
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad (Monica Edinger)
Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad
4
Monica Edinger
All Because You Matter (Tami Charles)
All Because You Matter
5
Tami Charles
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come (Mildred D. Taylor)
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come
6
Mildred D. Taylor
All the Stars Denied (Guadalupe Garcia McCall)
All the Stars Denied
7
Guadalupe Garcia McCall
All the Way to Havana (Margarita Engle)
All the Way to Havana
8
Margarita Engle
Amal Unbound (Aisha Saeed)
Amal Unbound
9
Aisha Saeed
Amina's Voice (Hena Khan)
Amina's Voice
10
Hena Khan
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (Debbie Dunbar-Ortiz)
An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States
11
Debbie Dunbar-Ortiz
Another (Christian Robertson)
Another
12
Christian Robertson
Antiracist Baby (Ibram X Kendi)
Antiracist Baby
13
Ibram X Kendi
Apple (Skin to the Core) (Eric Gansworth)
Apple (Skin to the Core)
14
Eric Gansworth
As Brave as You (Jason Reynolds)
As Brave as You
15
Jason Reynolds
Attucks! (Phillip Hoose)
Attucks!
16
Phillip Hoose
Babymoon (Hayley Barrett)
Babymoon
17
Hayley Barrett
The Barren Grounds (David a Robertson)
The Barren Grounds
18
David a Robertson
Bayou Magic (Jewell Parker Rhodes)
Bayou Magic
19
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Because They Marched (Russell Freedman)
Because They Marched
20
Russell Freedman
Becoming Muhammad Ali (James Patterson)
Becoming Muhammad Ali
21
James Patterson
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures (Nikki Grimes)
Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
22
Nikki Grimes
Before the Ever After (Jacqueline Woodson)
Before the Ever After
23
Jacqueline Woodson
Before She Was Harriet (Lesa Cline Ransome)
Before She Was Harriet
24
Lesa Cline Ransome
The Bell Rang (James E Ransome)
The Bell Rang
25
James E Ransome
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor (Sonia Sotomayor)
The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor
26
Sonia Sotomayor
Betty Before X (Renee Watson)
Betty Before X
27
Renee Watson
Between the Lines (Sandra Neil Wallace)
Between the Lines
28
Sandra Neil Wallace
Between Us and Abuela (Mitali Perkins)
Between Us and Abuela
29
Mitali Perkins
A Big Bed for Little Snow (Grace Lin)
A Big Bed for Little Snow
30
Grace Lin
A Big Mooncake for Little Star (Grace Lin)
A Big Mooncake for Little Star
31
Grace Lin
Birth of the Cool (Kathleen Cornell Berman)
Birth of the Cool
32
Kathleen Cornell Berman
Black Is a Rainbow Color (Angela Joy)
Black Is a Rainbow Color
33
Angela Joy
Blackbird Fly (Erin Entrada Kelly)
Blackbird Fly
34
Erin Entrada Kelly
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond (Brenda Woods)
The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
35
Brenda Woods
Booked (Kwame Alexander)
Booked
36
Kwame Alexander
Boxers (Gene Luen Yang)
Boxers
37
Gene Luen Yang
The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity (Amy Alznauer)
The Boy Who Dreamed of Infinity
38
Amy Alznauer
The Bridge Home (Parma Venkatraman)
The Bridge Home
39
Parma Venkatraman
Bronze and Sunflower (Cao Wenxuan)
Bronze and Sunflower
40
Cao Wenxuan
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