33 Books That Promote Tolerance and Diversity
To ensure that your kids are reading books that reflect real people in our world, our friends at Common Sense Media have rounded up some great reads.
Books have a way of sparking empathy, drawing readers into the lives of characters who may be different from themselves — or different from other characters in the story. Kids and teens walk in others' shoes as these characters navigate the school bus, deal with bullies, fall in love, face physical or mental challenges, or have fantastical adventures in another time or galaxy. It's a diverse world, and these books reflect the view that we're all in it together.
1 Last Stop on Market Street
2 Mixed Me!
3 The Invisible Boy
4 The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond
5 Lowriders in Space, Book 1
6 Randi Rhodes Ninja Detective: The Case of the Time-Capsule Bandit
7 A Whole New Ballgame: Rip and Red, Book 1
8 Ambassador
9 Blackbird Fly
10 Full Cicada Moon
11 P.S. Be Eleven
12 Stella by Starlight
13 Better Nate Than Ever
14 Brown Girl Dreaming
15 Counting by 7s
16 How It Went Down
17 I Funny: A Middle School Story
18 Inside Out and Back Again
19 Kira-Kira
20 The Lions of Little Rock
21 The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
22 Wonder
23 All American Boys
24 Boy21
25 If I Ever Get Out of Here
26 March: Book One
27 My Name Is Not Easy
28 To Kill a Mockingbird
29 American Born Chinese
30 Black Boy
31 Eleanor & Park
32 If I Was Your Girl
33 Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
