Celebrate Identities

When people look at Melissa, they think they see a boy named George. But she knows she's not a boy; she's a girl. When her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web, George really wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part...because she's a boy. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Callie is a nonbinary 12-year-old who is determined to become a knight, despite living in a kingdom where only boys are allowed to train as knights and only girls can learn magic. As Callie trains and makes friends with others who want to fix the injustices in the kingdom, they find themselves embroiled in an ancient war. However, victory over the witches and dragons will require the friends to defeat the bigotry within their own kingdom—and even their families—first. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Indigo, an 8th grade investigative reporter, is torn between fighting a racist school policy and keeping her friends—until she discovers a series of letters written by Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.