On Sale Now - New Releases (Playing Catch Up)

Every month I list all children's and young adult titles, that  I am aware of, that feature characters of color or a diverse cast. This I can't find that many new releases for this feature for the month of April, I decided include the titles from previous month that I didn't mention at the time of their release. 


Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo, illus. by Beth Lo (April)

Lone Bean by Chudney Ross

The Choke Artist by David Yoo
Snow Wolf by Fred Lit Yiu
Back to Me by Earl Sewell
Transcendence by C.J. Omolou
Shake It/Got Pride by Stephanie Perry Moore
Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker (Jan)

Yell Out/Do You  by Stephanie Perry Moore
Settle Down/Be Real by Stephanie Perry Moore
Always Upbeat/ All That by Stephanie Perry Moore
Keep Jumping/ No Hating by Stephanie Perry Moore
Shadows on the Moon by Zoe Marriott (April)

A Confusion of Princes by Garth Nix (May)
The Good Braider by Terry Farish (May)
The Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi (May)
Nothing Special by Geoff Herbach (May)

On Sale Now : New Releases

April new releases with characters of color or featuring a diverse cast

It Jes' Happened:When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate illus. by R. Gregory Christie

Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky :Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School edited by Timothy P. McLaughlin illus. by Stephen D. Nelson
Baby Flo: Florence Mills Lights Up the Stage by Alan Schroeder illus. by Ying-Hwa Hu (March)
Cat Girl's Day Off by Kimberly Pauley

The Temptation:A Kindred Novel by Alisa Valdes
The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda
Creeping With the Enemy by Kimberly Reid

All the Right Stuff by Walter Dean Myers
Body Slammed by Ray Villareal
Fat No More: A Teenagers Victory Over Obesity by Alberto Hidalgo-Robert
The Chaos by Nalo Hopkinson

On Sale Now: New Releases

Below is a list of new releases for the month of March which feature characters of color or a diverse cast that I am aware of.

Freddie Ramos Makes A Splash by Jacqueline Jules (Feb.)

Explorer:The Mystery Boxes edited by Kazu Kibuishi

Take What You Can Carry by Kevin C. Pyle

Power Hitter by M.G. Higgins

Ichiro by Ryan Inzana

The Wild Book by Margarita Engle

Boy21 by Matthew Quick

Beads, Boys and Bangles by Sophia Bennett

Into the Wise Dark by Neesha Meminger

The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind by Meg Medina

Cali Boys by Kelli London

Cracking the Ice by Dave Hendrickson (Jan)

On Sale Now : New Releases (And Read In Reminder)

The following are new releases for the month of February, that I am aware of which feature characters of color or a diverse cast.

But first a quick reminder that the African American Read In that will be co hosted by Edi, Vasilly and myself starts this Monday. The book we will be discussing is Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Everyone is welcomed, even if you haven't finished the book yet.


Best Shot in the West by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack illus. Randy Duburke

Taking the Lead by Stephanie Perry Moore and Derrick C. Moore
We’ve Got a Job: the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson
No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Michaux Nelson

DJ Rising by Love Maia
Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson
The Knife and the Butterfly by Ashley Hope Perez

The Clone Codes #3 by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack and Pat McKissack
Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith

On the Flip Side by Nikki Carter
The Galahad Legacy by Dom Testa
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

The Jade Notebook by Laura Resau
Ship of Souls by Zetta Elliott

Traitor in the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee
Bad Boy by Dream Jordan

On Sale Now : New Releases

Below are all the children's and young adult books published in Januray that I am aware of which feature characters of color or a diverse cast. Usually I post this list at the beginning of the month, since I showcased 2012 titles I will looking forward to on the Dec. 31, decided to push this post back until the end of the month. The Feburary installment will go up around the 15th, than this feature will be back on schedule.

Words Set Me Free by Lesa Cline-Ransome illus. by James E. Ransome

Stars in the Shadows by Charles R. Smith jr. illus. by Frank Morrison
Freedom's a Callin Me by Ntozake Shange illus. by Rod Brown
When Grandmama Sings by Margaree King Mitchell illus. by James Ransome
Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game by Chris Cowe illus. by Mike Benny
Ellen's Broom by Kelly Starling Lyons illus. by Daniel Minter
We March by Shane W. Evans
Jazz Age Josephine by Jonah Winter illus. by Marjorie Priceman

What Color is My World by Kareem Abdul -Jabbar illus. by A.G. Ford
Touch the Sky:Alice Coachman Olympic High Jumper by Ann Malaspina illus. by Eric Velasquez
Freedom Song:The Story of Henry "Box" Brown by Sally M. Walker illus. by Sean Qualls
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba, Bryan Mealer illus. Elizabeth Zunon . Read this book for free and support the We Gives Book Campaign

The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis
Dumpling Days by Grace Lin

Oopsy Daisy by Lauren Myracle
Crow by Barbara Wright
The Story of Half a Girl by Veera Hiranandani my review

The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards my review
Irises by Francisco X. Stork
In Darkness by Nick Lake my review

Teenie by Christopher Grant (paperback)
Sellout by Ebony Joy Wikins (paperback)
Zora and Me by Victoria Bond T.R. Simon
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams Garcia (paperback)