NIRMV Recommended Reading Lists Kids Edition 2022
We made this year's Recommended Reading Lists extra special by organizing them by age group. Find yours and start reading!
Picture Books for ages 3 - 7
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- All Because You Matter by Tami Charles
- Areli Is a Dreamer by Areli Morales
- Brown Girl Brown Boy What Could You Be? By Dr. Temika S. Edwards
- Carpenter’s Helper by Sybil Rosen
- Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman
- Charlotte and the Nutcracker: A True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History by Charlotte Nebres
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
- Dream Street by Tricia Elam Walker
- The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Fly High, Lolo by Nikki Daly
- Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black by Dapo Adeola
- I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
- I am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater
- I am Smart, I am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! by Alissa Holder
- Opal Lee and What It Means to be Free: The True of Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan
- Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry
- Stacy's Extraordinary Words by Stacy Abrams
- Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted for younger readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul)
- The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
- Areli Is a Dreamer by Areli Morales
- Brown Girl Brown Boy What Could You Be? By Dr. Temika S. Edwards
- Carpenter’s Helper by Sybil Rosen
- Change Sings: A Children's Anthem by Amanda Gorman
- Charlotte and the Nutcracker: A True Story of a Girl Who Made Ballet History by Charlotte Nebres
- Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes
- Dream Street by Tricia Elam Walker
- The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice by Carole Boston Weatherford
- Fly High, Lolo by Nikki Daly
- Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black by Dapo Adeola
- I am Every Good Thing by Derrick Barnes
- I am Thinking My Life by Allysun Atwater
- I am Smart, I am Blessed, I Can Do Anything! by Alissa Holder
- Opal Lee and What It Means to be Free: The True of Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth by Alice Faye Duncan
- Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment by Parker Curry & Jessica Curry
- Stacy's Extraordinary Words by Stacy Abrams
- Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Adapted for younger readers by Sonja Cherry-Paul)
- The Year We Learned to Fly by Jacqueline Woodson
Children’s Literature/Chapter Books for ages 8 – 12
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- Clayton Byrd Goes Underground by Rita Williams-Garcia
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
- The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander (September 22, 2022)
- Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros
- A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
- The Skin I'm In by Sharon Flake
- The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
- Tight by Torrey Maldonado
Middle Grade for ages 13 – 16
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- Calling My Name by Liara Tamani
- Defiant by Wade Hudson
- Fast Pitch by Nic Stone
- Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson
- Recognize! An Anthology Honoring and Amplifying Black Life edited by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson
- Take Back the Block by Chrystal D. Giles
- This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us edited by Katherine Locke and Nicole Melleby
- Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kenidi (Remix for ages 12 and up)
Young Adult for ages 16 – 20
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- Home Is Not a Country by Safia Elhilo
- Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
- Skin of the Sea by Natasha Bowen
- The Story of More: How We Got to Climate Change and Where to Go from Here by Hope Jahren
- You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
Nonfiction for multiple ages
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- Black Girl Magic: A Poem by Mahogany L. Browne (Ages Preschool -10)
- Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem by Sojourner Kincaid Rolle (Ages 4 -8)
- Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly (Ages 8 - 12)
- The King Inside: Practical Advice for Young African-American Males by Dr. Angelise M. Rouse (Ages 13 - 18)
- Life Skills for Teens: How to Cook, Clean, Manage Money, Fix Your Car, Perform First Aid, and Just About Everything in Between by Karen Harris (Ages 13 - 17)
- Pride: An Inspirational History of the LGBTQ+ Movement by Stella Caldwell (Middle Grade +)