“Notable Books for a Global Society 2012” list. This list is sponsored by the Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association.
Notable Books for a Global Society 2012
Alicia Alonso “Prima Ballerina.” Carmen Bernier-Grand Illustrated by Raúl Colón Marshall Cavendish
Better Than Weird. Anna Kerz Orca
Between Shades of Gray. Ruta Sepetys Philomel
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afghanistan. Rafal Gerszak (photographer) Dawn Hunter (contributor) Annick Press
Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene “Bull” Connor. Larry Dane Brimner Calkins Creek
Drawing from Memory. Allen Say Scholastic
Five Thousand Years of Slavery. Marjorie Gann and Janet Willen Tundra Books
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. Kadir Nelson Blazer + Bray
Inside Out & Back Again. Thanhha Lai Harper
Jefferson’s Sons. Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Dial
The Mangrove Tree: Planting Trees to Feed Families. Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore Lee and Low
Migrant. Maxine Trottier Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault Groundwood
My Name is Not Easy. Debby Dahl Edwardson Marshall Cavendish
Never Forgotten. Patricia C. McKissack Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon Schwartz & Wade
A New Year’s Reunion: A Chinese Story. Li-Qiong Yu Illustrated by Zhu Chen Liang Candlewick
Now Is the Time for Running. Michael Williams Little, Brown
No. 1 Car Spotter. Atinuke Illustrated by Warwick Johnson Cadwell Kane-Miller
Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace. Anna Grossnickle Hines Henry Holt & Co.
Promise the Night. Michaela MacColl Chronicle
Requiem: Poems of the Terezín Ghetto. Paul B. Janeczko Candlewick
Roots and Blues: A Celebration. Arnold Adoff Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie Clarion
These Hands. Margaret H. Mason Illustrated by Floyd Cooper Houghton Mifflin
Under the Mesquite. Guadalupe Garcia McCall Lee and Low
Which Side Are You On? The Story of a Song. George Ella Lyon Illustrated by Christopher Cardinale Cinco Punto Press
While You Are Sleeping. Durga Bernhard Charlesbridge
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