Cynthea Liu

Recently, I spoke at the Chicago Teacher-Librarians Association Breakfast about “Diversity within Diversity,” emphasizing the importance of seeking out books that feature contemporary kids and teens of color that don’t focus solely on race, cultural, or ethnic heritage. These books may also deal with other issues that today’s children and teens face, ranging from the serious to the light-hearted.

At the end of that talk, I provided a list of Contemporary Children’s and Teen Fiction Books Featuring People of Color Recommended by Authors of Contemporary Children’s and Teen Fiction Books Featuring People of Color.

*This list will be updated on a regular basis and will be available for download at http://www.cynthealiu.com/booklists upon each update.*

About this List

• This list is not an exhaustive list. It is list of recommendations from a sample of current authors of contemporary children’s and teen books featuring people of color. You may distribute this list freely without permission.
• Books must feature a person of color (POC) as a main character.
• These books are not solely about racial, cultural and ethnic heritage. These books may also deal with other issues that today’s children and teens face, ranging from the serious to the light-hearted.
• Books must have been first published in 2000 or later.  Forthcoming books are included as well.
• Books are set in current day times, or even in the future, so long as the character is from current day times (i.e. contemporary main character).
• Books do not have to be award-winners or well-known. They just have to be winning books to the authors who recommended them.
• Books must be published by a trade publisher listed in the CWIM or CBC.
• If you are an author of a contemporary fiction children’s and teen book featuring a person of color and would like to recommend qualifying books for this list, please complete the form below.

Submit a Recommendation

1. First Name(required)
2. Last Name(required)
3. Author Name (Pen Name)
4. Book You Authored (it will be considered for the list)(required)
5. Publisher(required)
6. Year First Published(required)
7. Email(valid email required)
8. Web site(required)
9. Book Title Recommendation #1 (Required)(required)
10. Author Name (Required)(required)
11. Year First Published(required)
12. Book Title Recommendation #2 (Required)(required)
13. Author Name (Required)(required)
14. Year First Published(required)
15. Book Title Recommendation #3 (Optional)
16. Author Name
17. Year Published
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