Multiethnic Books for the Middle-School Curriculum

This useful resource focuses on different ethnic and religious groups that are found in the U.S. and also on those groups that are experiencing major conflicts around the world. Fiction and nonfiction titles published in the last decade are included, and each bibliographic entry is carefully annotated with useful information. The authors, academic librarians with decades of experience, have also included the curricular area and content area standards that each book meets. The annotations are detailed enough that they would be helpful when planning booktalks. The authors also include informational books that present an "awareness of diversity": they include titles that show multiethnic characters or photographs of multiethnic people, giving a broader image than that of a "white world" that they have discovered in many books for this age group. An extensive index is offered and is useful in finding a title that meets several criteria. A solid choice to any school library, especially where faculty is trying to adhere to the new Common Core Standards.—Renee McGrath, Nassau Library System, Uniondale, NY