May

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Any Way You Look by Maleeha Siddiqui. Scholastic
Anzu and the Realm of Darkness by Mai K. Nguyen. Viking
Better Must Come by Desmond Hall. Atheneum Books
Beyond the Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz. Disney Hyperion
Bite Me, Royce Taslim by Lauren Ho. Disney Hyperion
Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams. Labyrinth Road
The Boy from Clearwater, book 2 by Pei-Yun Yu; illustrated by Jian-Xin Zhou; translated by Lin King. Levin Querido
Curveball by Pablo Cartaya; illustrated by Miguel Dia Rivas. Disney Hyperion
Hoop Queens by Charles R. Smith. Candlewick
Hot Boy Summer by Joe Jiménez. MTV Books
House Without Walls by Ching Yeung Russell. Yellow Jacket Books
Make a Move, Sunny Park! By Jessica Kim. Kokila
Mangilaluk: A Graphic Memoir About Friendship, Perseverance, and Resiliency by Bernard Andreason; illustrated by Alan Gallo. Aravaaq Press
This Opening Sky by Kelly Hollman and Charlotte Sherman. Bushel & Peck/Milk + Cookies
Perfect Little Monsters by Cindy R. X. He. Sourcebooks Fie
Queen of Freedom: Defending Jamaica by Catherine Johnson. Pushkin Children’s Books
The Queens of New York by E. L. Shen by Quill Tree Books
Rising From the Ashes by Paula Yoo. Norton
Safiyyah’s War by Hiba Noor Khan. Allida
The Scarf and the Butterfly by Monica Ittusardjuat. Arvaaq Press
The Secret Library by Kekla Magoon. Candlewick
Stories from the Brownie Book. Mint Editions
Sunhead by Alex Assan. HarperAlley
The Unboxing of a Black Girl by Angela Shanté. Page Street YA
The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found by Dina Nayari; illustrated by Anna Bosch Miralpeix. Candlewick

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Blood & Fury by Tessa Gratton and Justina Ireland. Razorbill
A Cloud Called Bhura: Climate Champions of the World by Bijal Vachharajani.  Blackstone Publishing
The City Beyond the Stars by Zohra Nabi; illustrated by Federica Frenna. Margaret K. McElderry
A Crane Among Wolves by June Hur. Feiwel and Friends
Handbook for Young Anti-Racists by Tinashe Willamson; illustrated by Thea Jacobsen. IgKids
The Last Rhee Witch by Jenna Lee-Yun. Disney Hyperion
Olive Blackwood Takes Action by Sonja Thomas. Alladin
Thirsty by Jas Hammonds. Roaring Brook Press

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Barkham Asylum by Yehudi Mercado. DC Comics
Carlos Gomez: Rise of the Trashcan Zombies: Carlost Gomez 2 by Chuck Gonzales. Reycraft Books
Liar’s Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina. Knopf        
The Magic Paintbrush by Kat Zhang. Crown Books for Young Readers
The Worst Ronin by Maggie Tokuda-Hall; illustrated by Faith Schaffer. HarperAlley

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The Race to Be Myself (Young Readers Edition) by Caster Semenya. Norton