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cultural pride

Books about cultural pride for readers of all ages.

Cover of The Tallest Tree

The Tallest Tree

Sandra Belton

Ages 8–12perseveranceambition

Cover of I, Too, Sing America

I, Too, Sing America

Ages 9–14identityresilience

Cover of A group of one

A group of one

Rachna Gilmore

Ages 9–14identitybelonging

Cover of Tommy Nuñez

Tommy Nuñez

Sue Boulais, Barbara Marvis

Ages 7–12perseverancecultural pride

Cover of Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington

Mike Venezia

Ages 7–12music and creativityperseverance

Cover of The Nutcracker in Harlem

The Nutcracker in Harlem

T. E. McMorrow

Ages 4–10familycultural pride

Cover of Bollywood babes

Bollywood babes

Narinder Dhami

Ages 10–14friendshipidentity

Cover of Seven spools of thread

Seven spools of thread

Angela Shelf Medearis

Ages 5–10familycooperation

Cover of Taking sides

Taking sides

Gary Soto

Ages 10–14identitybelonging

Cover of Christopher Changes His Name

Christopher Changes His Name

Itah Sadu

Ages 5–10identityself-discovery

Cover of Willy Wong, American

Willy Wong, American

Vanya Oakes

Ages 8–12identitybelonging

Cover of The lame one

The lame one

Jill C. Wheeler

Ages 4–8language and culturecherokee heritage

Cover of El Chino

El Chino

Allen Say

Ages 5–10perseveranceidentity

Cover of Me, Frida

Me, Frida

Amy Novesky

Ages 4–9self-expressioncreativity

Cover of Jojo's flying side kick

Jojo's flying side kick

J. Brian Pinkney

Ages 4–8courageself-discipline

Cover of Don't touch my hair!

Don't touch my hair!

Miller, Sharee (Illustrator)

Ages 3–8body autonomyself-advocacy

Cover of Step up to the plate, Maria Singh

Step up to the plate, Maria Singh

Uma Krishnaswami

Ages 8–12identitysports

Cover of The conjure woman

The conjure woman

William Miller

Ages 8–12african american heritagehealing and wellness

Cover of Wonder horse

Wonder horse

Emily Arnold McCully

Ages 7–12perseverancefriendship

Cover of Love Your Hair

Love Your Hair

Phoenyx Austin

Ages 4–10self-acceptanceidentity

Cover of Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing

James Weldon Johnson, Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Ages 4–12resiliencehope

Cover of The secret portrait

The secret portrait

Danny Hirsch, S. A. Katz

Ages 8–12mysterydiscovery

Cover of These hands

These hands

Hope Lynne Price

Ages 3–8hands and capabilitiescreativity

Cover of A Song For Jamela

A Song For Jamela

Niki Daly

Ages 4–8communitycultural pride