Misadventures of the Monster Librarian

  Saw a link (on Chicken Spaghetti's blog) to a great resource the other day; according to the Cooperative Children's Book Center: 50 Multicultural Books Every Child Must Know

Booklist  had this awesome list on their site some months back and I wanted to share it:    Top 10 Historical Fiction for Youth by Ilene Cooper   First published April 15, 2012 ( Booklist ). The magic of historical fiction is that it can take you back in time, where the experiences of another era seem real, yet the characters’ feelings are the same as the reader’s. These 10 titles do just that, whether the setting is a small southern town, Soviet Russia, or a ship at sea. — Ilene Cooper A Month of Sundays . By Ruth White. 2011. Farrar, $16.99 (9780374399122). Gr. 6–8. In 1950s Black Rock, Virginia, Garnet, 14, gets dumped with her father’s relatives, none of whom she’s met (not even her father for that matter.) But Aunt June treats her like a daughter, and they become close while visiting a new church each week to see if June’s cancer can be cured. Breaking Stalin’s Nose . By Eugene Yelchin. Illus. by the author. 2011. Holt, $15.99 (97808...