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BIPOC Central

Books featuring BIPOC characters where ethnicity, race, and/or culture are an explicit focus of the story.

74 books

BIPOC Central

Books featuring BIPOC characters where ethnicity, race, and/or culture are an explicit focus of the story.

Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena

Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Pena
Christian Robinson
A rich urban read-aloud in which a boy and his grandmother find beauty, service, and joy on a city bus ride.
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Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez

Still Dreaming / Seguimos soñando

Claudia Guadalupe Martínez
Magdalena Mora
A bilingual picture book about Mexican Repatriation that brings displacement, labor history, and family endurance into a child's frame.
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My Two Border Towns by David Bowles

My Two Border Towns

David Bowles
Erika Meza
A boy and his father move across the U.S.-Mexico border in a story about errands, generosity, and life between places.
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The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson

The Year We Learned to Fly

Jacqueline Woodson
Rafael López
Two siblings learn to use imagination, ancestry, and inner freedom to rise above confinement and frustration.
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From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom

From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea

Kai Cheng Thom
Kai Yun Ching
A lyrical, fantastical story about a child whose identity resists narrow categories and is nurtured by family love.
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Home Is in Between by Mitali Perkins

Home Is in Between

Mitali Perkins
Lavanya Naidu
A first-generation immigrant child's story about belonging to more than one place at once.
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The Proudest Blue by Ibtihaj Muhammad

The Proudest Blue

Ibtihaj Muhammad; S. K. Ali
Hatem Aly
A thoughtful school-and-sister story about wearing hijab with pride and weathering other people's assumptions.
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Abuelo, the Sea, and Me by Ismée Williams

Abuelo, the Sea, and Me

Ismée Williams
Tatiana Gardel
A seasonal, sensory picture book about a child's bond with an abuelo and the bittersweet memory of Cuba.
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Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo

Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock

Jesús Trejo
Eliza Kinkz
A funny and affectionate father-son story set during a day of yard work in a working-class Latine family.
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Chooch Helped by Andrea L. Rogers

Chooch Helped

Andrea L. Rogers
Rebecca Lee Kunz
A warm and funny contemporary Native family story about sibling friction, observation, and belonging in Cherokee life.
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