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Diverse Reads for All Ages Celebrating Caribbean American Heritage Month, Father's Day, Juneteenth, and Pride Month |
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Big Tune: Rise Of The Dancehall Prince
by Alliah L. Agostini
This joyful picture book, set in a vibrant Caribbean American neighborhood, follows a young Black boy with big dancing dreams as he learns the true meaning of courage, confidence and community.
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Malaika, Carnival Queen
by Nadia L. Hohn
When her Grandma decides it's time she knew more about her late father's life, Malaika visits the orchard where he picked fruit and discovers their shared love of carnival as the harvest festival fast approaches.
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Back Home : Story Time With My Father
by Arláene Elizabeth Casimir
"Regaled by her daddy's stories of his homeland of Haiti, Lune can see, hear and feel this unknown place when she closes her eyes, and when mommy tells her everyone has stories, she wonders if she could have stories of her own, too."
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So Many Years: A Juneteenth Story
by Anne Wynter
A poetic picture book explains the history behind Juneteenth celebrations, simultaneously acknowledging the history of slavery in the U.S. as well as the astonishing Black resilience that has led to an enduring legacy of Black joy.
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Juneteenth Is
by Natasha Tripplett
"This ode to the history of the Black community in the U.S. is also a tribute to Black joy and a poignant portrait of familial love that honors a past filled with struggle, resilience and triumph, recognizing Juneteenth as both a holiday and a cultural legacy."
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Marley's Pride
by Joèelle Retener
"Marley is a little nonbinary kid with big anxieties. Crowds? Pass. Loud noises? No, thanks. When their Zaza is up for an award at Pride, they want to go to the parade for the first time with their beloved grandparent. But can Marley overcome their fears? Highlighting the joyful experiences of a queer family of color finding community at Pride, this story features endmatter about the history of Pride, a glossary of LGBTQ+ terms, and a list of resources."
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It's Pride, Baby!
by Allen R. Wells
"Join a queer family as they celebrate Black Pride in Washington, D.C. From painting posters to walking in a Pride Parade with neighbors to watching fireworks, this special day is packed with fun."
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Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
"Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other."
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Juliet Takes A Breath
by Gabby Rivera
"Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon--whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color."
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(S)kin
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
Fifteen-year-old Marisol, who sheds her skin every new moon and shifts into a fireball witch, is connected by a family secret to 17-year-old Genevieve, who reaches for some memory of her estranged mother, in a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore.
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Don't Let The Forest In
by C. G. Drews
High school senior Andrew must help his best friend Thomas when Thomas' macabre drawings come to life, killing anyone close to him, and battling monsters each night, Andrew begins to fear the only way to stop the creatures might be to destroy their creator.
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The Rules Of Royalty
by Cale Dietrich
Two princes from neighboring countries fall into a whirlwind romance after one prince is asked to tutor the other, in a sparkling spin on the popular The Princess Diaries by the same author.
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These Ghosts Are Family: A Novel
by Maisy Card
A man on his deathbed reveals that he stole another man's identity decades earlier, traces the family's history from colonial Jamaica to present-day Harlem and reconnects with the firstborn daughter he never knew.
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A Caribbean Heiress In Paris
by Adriana Herrera
Three best friends at the 1889 World's Fair have goals: going to the most scandalous places in Paris, kissing disreputable men and absolutely not falling in love in the first novel of a new series.
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Black Cake: A Novel
by Charmaine Wilkerson
Two estranged siblings try to reclaim the closeness they once shared while trying to piece together their late mother's life story and fulfill her last request of sharing a traditional Caribbean black cake “when the time is right.”
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The In-Between Bookstore: A Novel
by Edward Underhill
When Darby, a nearly 30-year-old trans man, returns to his Illinois hometown after losing his job, he steps into his old high school bookstore and slips back in time, coming face-to-face with his pre-transition teenage self, offering him a chance to change the past and confront old wounds.
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