Penn GSE's Best Books for Young Readers2017

Given by University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education

52 Works 48,932 Books 2,123 Reviews 4.2
The Best Books for Young Readers list was first created in 2015 by Penn GSE’s Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, an expert in children’s literature. Her tireless efforts to showcase authors and show more illustrators dealing with issues like gender, race, ability, ethnicity, religion, sexuality, and socioeconomic class in authentic ways have guided the selection process ever since. As more and more diverse works finally make their way onto shelves, Dr. Thomas asks us to think: “We know we need to make our bookshelves more diverse — but what is going on within the label of diversity is something we have to constantly question. What kinds of diverse books are getting through, and what kinds of diverse books would we like to see more of?” show less
Stages:
All, Selection (319), Special Mention (7)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2021 (56), 2020 (43), 2019 (50), 2018 (49), 2017 (52), 2016 (45), 2015 (31)

Selection 46

WorkCategoryYear
Love is Love by Marc AndreykoComics & Graphic Novels2017
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir by Thi BuiComics & Graphic Novels2017
Kindred by Octavia E. ButlerComics & Graphic Novels2017
Brave by Svetlana ChmakovaComics & Graphic Novels2017
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King by Ben HatkeComics & Graphic Novels2017
Where's Halmoni? by Julie KimComics & Graphic Novels2017
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony MedinaComics & Graphic Novels2017
Wires and Nerve, Volume 1 by Marissa MeyerComics & Graphic Novels2017
BLACK Volume 1 by Kwanza OsajyefoComics & Graphic Novels2017
America Vol. 1: The Life and Times of America Chavez by Gabby RiveraComics & Graphic Novels2017
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Kwame AlexanderMiddle Grade2017
Rise of the Jumbies by Tracey BaptisteMiddle Grade2017
See You in the Cosmos by Jack ChengMiddle Grade2017
It All Comes Down to This by Karen EnglishMiddle Grade2017
One Last Word: Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance by Nikki GrimesMiddle Grade2017
Amina's Voice by Hena KhanMiddle Grade2017
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay MooreMiddle Grade2017
Flying Lessons and Other Stories by Ellen OhMiddle Grade2017
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. PérezMiddle Grade2017
Stef Soto, Taco Queen by Jennifer TorresMiddle Grade2017
Piecing Me Together by Renée WatsonMiddle Grade2017
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-GarciaMiddle Grade2017
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by Monica BrownPicture Books2017
Benny Doesn't Like to Be Hugged by Zetta ElliottPicture Books2017
Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter by Mark GonzalesPicture Books2017
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti HarrisonPicture Books2017
The Youngest Marcher: The Story of Audrey Faye Hendricks, a Young Civil Rights Activist by Cynthia LevinsonPicture Books2017
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters by Michael MahinPicture Books2017
The People Shall Continue by Simon J. OrtizPicture Books2017
Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene PerkinsPicture Books2017
A Different Pond by Bao PhiPicture Books2017
Town Is by the Sea by Joanne SchwartzPicture Books2017
The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid by Jeanette WinterPicture Books2017
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: The Case of R.B.G. vs. Inequality by Jonah WinterPicture Books2017
Saints and Misfits by S. K. AliYoung Adult2017
Salt Houses by Hala AlyanYoung Adult2017
City of Saints & Thieves by Natalie C. AndersonYoung Adult2017
Dreadnought by April DanielsYoung Adult2017
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie DimalineYoung Adult2017
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonYoung Adult2017
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali PerkinsYoung Adult2017
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire SáenzYoung Adult2017
They Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraYoung Adult2017
Dear Martin by Nic StoneYoung Adult2017
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasYoung Adult2017
American Street by Ibi ZoboiYoung Adult2017

Special Mention 6

WorkCategoryYear
Midnight Without a Moon by Linda Williams JacksonMiddle Grade2017
Bronze and Sunflower by Cao WenxuanMiddle Grade2017
Take a Picture of Me, James Van Der Zee! by Andrea J. LoneyPicture Books2017
In Your Hands by Carole Boston WeatherfordPicture Books2017
History Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraYoung Adult2017
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. SánchezYoung Adult2017

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