Diversity

The CAA Foundation and the Campaign for Our Shared Future are harnessing star power to fight censorship. Launching today, #LetAmericaRead invites supporters to join the campaign to oppose book banning, which is occurring in public schools and libraries nationwide.

From fighting period poverty to speaking out on the negative effects of gentrification, the kids in these forthcoming middle grade books take a stand.

These titles about Passover include a mix of contemporary and historical stories, transporting young readers to various times and places, including the Spanish Inquisition, Washington DC during the Great Depression, and Iran in the 1950s.

Star Child by Ibi Zoboi and Swim Team by Johnnie Christmas are among the winners of the annual awards that honor outstanding children's and YA books by African American authors.

From a collection of short stories for children to a novel about a high school senior facing Islamophobia in a big city, these six titles center Ramadan and Eid for young readers.

The "Leaders Like Us" series showcases more than twenty illustrated biographies of diverse leaders created by representative authors and illustrators. Dr. Karen Su, of the University of Illinois Chicago, was selected to write the biographies of Asian American leaders, starting with Grace Lee Boggs and Philip Vera Cruz.