These are multicultural books every child should read between grades 6-8. This list of must-have multicultural books was compiled by the California School Library Association, November 2009.
Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse. Feiwel & Friends, 2008. (Immigration, Jewish, Sydney Taylor Book Award)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman. HarperCollins, 2008. (Scary, Newbery Medal)
Keeping the Night Watch by Hope Anita Smith. Holt, 2008. (African-American, Coretta Scott King Honor Award)
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor. HarperCollins, 2008. (Dyslexia, Schneider Award)
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson. Hyperion, 2008 (African- American,
