For the last year I  have been searching for books to put on my classroom shelves that would give more of a representation of multiracial heritages.  My current school is very diverse.  Many of my students are multiracial like me.  I want my students to be able to see themselves in the literature offered in my library instead of having the same experience I did (and still do) in reading.  I want my students to realize that we don't have to inhabit just one world, but we are all made up of many pieces of a puzzle. 

Unfortunately, it's a tall order to ask for a mirror of my specific story.  (Surprisingly, no one has written about living on a Midwestern farm with a White mom and a Black/Carib Indian father.  2020 has been both a liberating and a marginalizing time to be multiracial for me.) Not unfortunately, more and more authors are writing about their own multiracial experiences or creating characters that will represent them.  I pray that my students will see themselves in these books but will also be opened up to new cultures and inclusive ways of thinking.  

​Below are a few of the books that I have added to my classroom shelves for next year, listed in alphabetical order by title.   I even threw in a few middle grade novels!  Some I've read, and some I haven't.  I would love to add even more to this list with your help!