There are many options to choose from beyond works by white authors like Louisa May Alcott, Charles Dickens and Lewis Carroll.
Author | Title | Young readers will… |
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Langston Hughes | "Weary Blues" | Savor the sounds of the blues in his poetry |
Zitkála-Šá | "The School Days of an Indian Girl" | Meet a girl trying to make friends at a new school |
Taha Hussein | "An Egyptian Childhood" | Learn about growing up in an Egyptian village, dreaming of exploring the larger world |
Sui Sin Far | "Mrs. Spring Fragrance and Other Stories" | Imagine that they're climbing the hilly streets of San Francisco to a Dragon Boat Festival |
María Amparo Ruiz de Burton | "Who Would Have Thought It?" | Follow a brave young woman trying to fit in into her new home |