BIPOC Authors
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Grandma's Tipi
By: S. D. Nelson
Narrated by: Jashaun St. John
Length: 19 minutes
Abridged: No
Now that Clara is almost in third grade, she’s finally old enough to spend her first summer away from home visiting her grandma, Unci, and her cousin at their home in Standing Rock Reservation. To welcome her visit, Uncle Louie brings an extra-special surprise in his pickup truck: the tipi that’s been passed down through their family for... Read more
View audiobookMy Powerful Hair
By: Carole Lindstrom
Narrated by: Jennifer Bobiwash
Length: 10 minutes
Abridged: No
Our ancestors say our hair is our memories, our source of strength and power, a celebration of our lives. Mom never had long hair—she was told it was too wild. Grandma couldn’t have long hair—hers was taken from her. But one young girl can’t wait to grow her hair long: for herself, for her family, for her connection to her culture and the Earth,... Read more
View audiobookThe Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
By: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrated by: Anthony Rey Perez
Length: 5 hours 29 minutes
Abridged: No
Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face his father’s increasing restrictions and his mother’s fading presence. But when Rafa and his friends decide to take the game out into the real world and steal their school cafeteria's slushie machine, his dad concocts a punishment Rafa never... Read more
View audiobookCon Cuba en el bolsillo
By: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrated by: Juan Manuel Acuña Rodriguez
Length: 6 hours 17 minutes
Abridged: No
Cuando la fallida invasión de Bahía de Cochinos en 1961 solidifica el poder de Castro en Cuba, la familia de Cumba, de 12 años, toma la difícil decisión de enviarlo a la Florida solo. Ante la idea de vivir en otro país por sí mismo, Cumba intenta recordar el sonido del clarinete de su padre, el olor del perfume de lavanda de su madre. La vida en... Read more
View audiobookFinally Seen
By: Kelly Yang
Narrated by: Cindy Kay & Kelly Yang
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes
Abridged: No
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.
My sister got to grow up with my parents.... Read more
Hope's Path to Glory
By: Jerdine Nolen
Narrated by: Bahni Turpin
Length: 5 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
In Alexandria, Virginia, in the mid-19th century, a slave-owning family is facing financial trouble. The eldest son, Jason, thinks going to California to mine for gold might be the best way to protect his father’s legacy. He’ll need a cook, a laundress, and a hostler for the journey, and one of them is twelve-year-old Clementine, whose mother... Read more
View audiobookChildren of Stardust
By: Edudzi Adodo
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 6 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
Zero was a mass of conflicting emotions. This would be his first mission. What if they failed to find the Mask of the Shaman King? The entire galaxy was at stake.Zero Adedji dreams of joining one of the Saba guilds—groups of intergalactic explorers. Instead, he must scrape by as a guide to travelers stranded on his home planet of Anansi 12. Then... Read more
View audiobookMy Selma
By: Willie Mae Brown
Narrated by: Karen Chilton & Willie Mae Brown
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes
Abridged: No
"Karen Chilton conveys both powerful joy and profound grief in her narration of Willie Mae Brown's stories about growing up in Selma, Alabama, during the Civil Rights movement."- AudioFile
The preface and afterword are read by the author.
Combining family stories of the everyday and the extraordinary as seen through the eyes of her... Read more
Welcome to the Cypher
By: Khodi Dill
Narrated by: Khodi Dill
Length: 6 minutes
Abridged: No
“WELCOME TO THE CYPHER is a delight to read—a story that will move every part of you to a wild and wonderful beat.” —Jael Richardson, Author and Executive Director, The Festival of Literary Diversity "WELCOME TO THE CYPHER is a beautiful, rhythmic exploration of the joy of language and self-expression. Our whole family loved how the bright... Read more
View audiobookStacey's Remarkable Books
By: Stacey Abrams
Narrated by: Stacey Abrams
Length: 11 minutes
Abridged: No
The companion to the #1 New York Times bestseller and NAACP Image Award winner Stacey's Extraordinary Words, from political leader Stacey Abrams.Stacey’s favorite day of the week is Thursday, when the whole class goes to the library and she gets to lose herself in her beloved books.On one of these special days, Stacey discovers that a new... Read more
View audiobookMorning Sun in Wuhan
By: Ying Chang Compestine
Narrated by: Nancy Wu
Length: 3 hours 44 minutes
Abridged: No
What was the pandemic of the century like at the start? This swift, gripping novel captures not only the uncertainty and panic when COVID first emerged in Wuhan, but also how a community banded together. Weaving in the tastes and sounds of the historic city, Wuhan’s comforting and distinctive cuisine comes to life as the listener... Read more
View audiobookEl eclipse total de Néstor López
By: Adrianna Cuevas
Narrated by: Zac Aleman
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes
Abridged: No
"Después de que el papá de Néstor se marcha a otra misión, el muchacho y su mamá se mudan a un nuevo pueblo a vivir con su abuela. Néstor planea pasar desapercibido, y de ninguna manera quiere que nadie sepa su secreto más profundo: que puede hablar con los animales. Pero cuando los animales del pueblo comienzan a desaparecer, la abuela de... Read more
View audiobookNikhil Out Loud
By: Maulik Pancholy
Narrated by: Maulik Pancholy
Length: 6 hours 11 minutes
Abridged: No
Lambda Literary Award Winner for LGBTQ+ Middle GradeFrom the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor–winning author of The Best at It, Maulik Pancholy, comes a new middle grade novel about a gay Indian American boy who learns the power of using his voice. For fans of Merci Suárez Changes Gears and Better Nate Than Ever.Thirteen-year-old Nikhil Shah... Read more
View audiobookThe Antiracist Kid
By: Tiffany Jewell
Narrated by: Channie Waites
Length: 2 hours 38 minutes
Abridged: No
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist, Tiffany Jewell, The Antiracist Kid is the essential guide to antiracism for empowering the young readers in your life!What is racism? What is antiracism? Why are both important to learn about? In this book, systemic racism and the antiracist tools to fight it are easily... Read more
View audiobookCece Rios and the King of Fears
By: Kaela Rivera
Narrated by: Almarie Guerra & Karla Serrato
Length: 8 hours 19 minutes
Abridged: No
In this thrilling sequel to the “spellbinding” (Booklist starred review) and “mesmerizing” (Publishers Weekly starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, Cece and her sister Juana must journey into the stronghold of Devil’s Alley to challenge the criatura king El Cucuy. Cece Rios thought saving her sister... Read more
View audiobookA Library
By: Nikki Giovanni
Narrated by: Nikki Giovanni
Length: 4 minutes
Abridged: No
In this lyrical book, world-renowned poet, New York Times bestselling author, and Coretta Scott King Honor winner Nikki Giovanni and fine artist Erin Robinson craft an ode to the magic of a library as a place not only for knowledge but also for imagination, exploration, and escape.In what other place can a child ""sail their dreams"" and ""surf... Read more
View audiobookRain Rising
By: Courtne Comrie
Narrated by: Angel Pean
Length: 4 hours 51 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspiring debut middle grade novel-in-verse about Rain, who must overcome sadness after her all-star brother is badly beaten up at a frat party. Genesis Begins Again meets Brown Girl Dreaming in this powerful story of perseverance, family, and hope.""A gorgeous debut: a necessary, cathartic, immersive healing experience.” —Kirkus Reviews... Read more
View audiobookJournal of a Travelling Girl
By: Nadine Neema
Narrated by: Nadine Neema
Length: 1 hour 46 minutes
Abridged: No
This fictional coming-of-age story traces a young girl’s reluctant journey by canoe through the ancestral lands of the Tłı̨chǫ People, as she gradually comes to understand and appreciate their culture and the significance of their fight for self-government.
Eleven-year-old Julia has lived in Wekweètì, NWT, since she was five. Although the people... Read more
Prank Day
By: Kel Mitchell
Narrated by: Kel Mitchell
Length: 3 hours 21 minutes
Abridged: No
Read by the author.From actor, producer, and comedian Kel Mitchell of Nickelodeon's All That and the film Good Burger, this laugh-aloud novel for kids follows Chase as he masterminds a series of epic pranks only to discover that they've all become real on April 2nd. When his tricks become reality in hilarious and disastrous ways, Chase must come... Read more
View audiobookMapMaker
By: Lisa Moore Ramée
Narrated by: Nile Bullock
Length: 7 hours 7 minutes
Abridged: No
From Lisa Moore Ramée, author of the Walter Honor Award–winning A Good Kind of Trouble, comes her debut middle grade fantasy—an absorbing, imaginative adventure about a Black boy who has the magical ability to bring maps to life. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky and A Tale of Magic. When Walt and his family relocate... Read more
View audiobookAnisa's International Day
By: Reem Faruqi
Narrated by: Ariana Delawari
Length: 1 hour 2 minutes
Abridged: No
From the award-winning author of Unsettled, meet Anisa, the adorable Pakistani American heroine of this irresistible younger middle grade novel about a girl who introduces her class to the art of mehndi for International Day. Filled with recipes, and activities and perfect for fans of Meet Yasmin!""Genuine, sweet, and relatable. Anisa problems... Read more
View audiobookMama in Congress
By: Rashida Tlaib, Miranda Paul & Adam Tlaib
Narrated by: Amin El Gamal
Length: 12 minutes
Abridged: No
An inspiring book that tells the story of Rashida Tlaib, one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, and her family. Perfect for readers of books that celebrate trailblazing women and social activists as well as those looking for an introduction to civic engagement and how government works.""Hey Adam, is the president Mom's boss... Read more
View audiobookAiri Sano, Prankmaster General: New School Skirmish
By: Zoe Tokushige
Narrated by: Sara Matsui-Colby
Length: 7 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
A hilarious story of new-school hijinks, filled with friendship, family, and plenty of pranks--perfect for fans of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
Meet Airi Sano. After spending her entire childhood moving from one military base to another, she's excited to be settling down for the long-term in Hawai'i. She's less excited about her new... Read more
Shapes, Lines, and Light
By: Katie Yamasaki
Narrated by: Katie Yamasaki
Length: 23 minutes
Abridged: No
Minoru Yamasaki described the feeling he sought to create in his buildings as “serenity, surprise, and delight.” Here, his granddaughter Katie Yamasaki charts his life and work: his childhood in Seattle’s Japanese immigrant community, paying his way through college working in Alaska’s notorious salmon canneries, his success in architectural... Read more
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