Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Resources for a selection of titles recognized by this list since 1999 -- honoring books that reflect a pluralistic view of world society

- 11,495 Resources including
- 1,109 Videos
- 676 Book Readings
- 1,286 Lesson Plans
- List Analysis Report
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Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Floyd Cooper
(Selection, 2022)
67 Resources22 Awards


We Are Water Protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and Michaela Goade
(Selection, 2021)
64 Resources19 Awards



Last Stop on Market Street
by Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson
(Selection, 2016)
61 Resources16 Awards

Ain't Burned All the Bright
by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin
(Selection, 2023)
57 Resources17 Awards


When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy
(Selection, 2021)
54 Resources20 Awards


Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
by Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal
(Selection, 2020)
50 Resources17 Awards



Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
(Selection, 2015)
47 Resources16 Awards

Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
by Carole Boston Weatherford and Ekua Holmes
(Selection, 2016)
46 Resources16 Awards





Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music
by Margarita Engle and Rafael López
(Selection, 2016)
44 Resources14 Awards




We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga
by Traci Sorell and Frané Lessac
(Selection, 2019)
43 Resources14 Awards





A Poem for Peter: The Story of Ezra Jack Keats and the Creation of the Snowy Day
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Steve Johnson, and Lou Fancher
(Selection, 2017)
41 Resources8 Awards




The People's Painter: How Ben Shahn Fought for Justice with Art
by Cynthia Y. Levinson and Evan Turk
(Selection, 2022)
41 Resources11 Awards


The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
(Selection, 2008)
40 Resources7 Awards




Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood
by Kwame Mbalia and Lamar Giles
(Selection, 2022)
40 Resources9 Awards

Stella by Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper and Sarah Jane Coleman
(Selection, 2016)
39 Resources11 Awards




Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
by Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar
(Selection, 2020)
38 Resources11 Awards

The Oldest Student: How Mary Walker Learned to Read
by Rita Lorraine Hubbard and Oge Mora
(Selection, 2021)
38 Resources9 Awards