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Great Books For Interracial Children
A very thorough list of books about interracial children compiled by Jana Fine and posted to the PUBYAC list.


African-American:

  • Adoff, Arnold. BLACK IS BROWN IS TAN. Harper, 1973.
  • Adoff, Arnold. HARD TO BE SIX. Lothrop, 1991.
  • Angel, Ann. REAL FOR SURE SISTER. Perspectives Press, 1988.
  • Bradman, Tony. THROUGH MY WINDOW. Silver Burdett, 1986.
  • Danzier, Paula. IT'S AN AARDVARK-EAT-TURTLE WORLD. Delacorte, 1985.
  • Davol, Marguerite. BLACK, WHITE JUST RIGHT! Albert Whitman, 1993.
  • Drescher, Joan. YOUR FAMILY/MY FAMILY. Walker, 1980.
  • Eliott, Odette. SAMMY GOES FLYING. Trafalgar Square, 1991.
  • Garland, Sarah. BILLY AND BELLE. Viking/Reinhardt, 1992.
  • Gay, Kathlyn. THE RAINBOW EFFECT: INTERRACIAL FAMILIES. Watts, 1987.
  • Hamilton, Virginia. PLAIN CITY.
  • Hamilton, Virginia. ARILLA SUNDOWN. Greenwillow, 1976.
  • Heath, Amy. SOFIE'S ROLE. Four Winds/Macmillan, 1992.
  • Hopkins, Lee B. THROUGH OUR EYES. Little Brown, 1992.
  • Hopper, Nancy J. I WAS A FIFTH GRADE ZEBRA. Dial, 1993.
  • Kaye, Geraldine. COMFORT HERSELF. Deutsch, 1985.
  • Mandelbaum, Piri. YOU BE ME, I'LL BE YOU. Kane/Miller, 1990.
  • Meyer, Carolyn. DENNY'S TAPES. Margaret K. McElderry.
  • Mills, Claudia. A VISIT TO AMY-CLAIRE. Macmillan, 1992.
  • Morgan, Robin. THE MER-CHILD: A legend for children. Feminist Press, 1991.
  • Myers, Walter Dean. ME, MOP, AND THE MOONDANCE KID. Delacorte, 1988.
  • Porte, Barbara Ann. I ONLY MADE UP THE ROSES. Greenwillow, 1987.
  • Rosenberg, Maxine. GROWING UP ADOPTED. Bradbury.
  • Rosenberg, Maxine. LIVING IN TWO WORLDS. Lothrop, 1986.
  • Rosner, Ruth. arabba gah zee, MARISSA AND ME! Whitman, 1987.
  • Roy, Jacqueline. SOUL DADDY. HBJ, 1992.
  • Sanders, Dori. CLOVER. Algonquin Books, 1990.
  • Spohn, David. STARRY NIGHT. Lothop, 1992.
  • Spohn, David. WINTER WOOD. Lothrop, 1991.
  • Viglucci, Pat. CASSANDRA ROBBINS, ESQ. Square One, 1987.
  • Wyeth, Sharon Dennis. THE WORLD OF DAUGHTER MCGUIRE. Delacorte, 1994.

Asian American:

  • Howard, Ellen. HER OWN SONG. Macmillan, 1988.
  • McDonald, Joyce. MAIL-ORDER KID. Putnam, 1988.
  • Okimoto, Jean. MOLLY BY ANY OTHER NAME. Scholastic, 1990.
  • Pellegrini, Nina. FAMILIES ARE DIFFERENT. Holiday, 1991.
  • Sobol, Harriet. WE DON'T LOOK LIKE OUR MOM AND DAD. Putnam, 1984.
  • Stanek, Muriel. MY LITTLE FOSTER SISTER. Whitmna, 1981.
  • Turner, Ann. THROUGH MOON & STARS & NIGHT SKIES. HarperCollins, 1990.

Native American:

  • Garland, Sherry. SONG OF THE BUFFALO BOY. HBJ, 1992.

Compiled by Jana Fine
Posted to the PUBYAC List





 

 
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