Independent Reading Suggested Books for Longing to Belong: Poems, Essays, and Short Stories
Anthologies
- Black Boy Joy: 17 Stories Celebrating Black Boyhood by Kwame Mbalia (editor) (710L)
- Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States by Lori Marie Carlson (editor) (NPL)
- Fresh Ink: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology by Lamar Giles (editor) (HL700L)
- Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices by S. K. Ali and Aisha Saeed (editors); illustrated by Sara Alfageeh
- Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance by Bethany C. Morrow (HL730L)
- The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jiménez (860L)
Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz (HL380L)
- Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan (830L)
- Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (810L)
- Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard (630L)
- Dumplin' by Julie Murphy (710L)
- Esperanza Rising by Pam Muñoz Ryan (750L)
- Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega; illustrated by Rose Bousamra (HL430L)
- Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (670L)
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (630L)
- Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez; illustrated by Gabriela Epstein (GN260L)
- Jayla Jumps In by Joy Jones (740L)
- New Kid by Jerry Craft (GN320L)
- Others Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (930L)
- Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan (780L)
- Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas
- The Sky Blues by Robbie Couch
- Who Put This Song On? by Morgan Parker (HL760L)
- Wonder by R. J. Palacio (790L)
Non-Fiction Texts with Aligned Themes and Topics
- All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team by Christina Soontornva (1020L)
- Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha
- Something in Between by Melissa de la Cruz (640L)
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott; illustrated by Harmony Becker (GN680L)
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