Literature Resources about diversity in Ya lit:
General Resources:
Diversity in YA Lit
Site published by two others that has book lists on diversity that include race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
Multicultural Fiction
Diversity in YA Lit
Site published by two others that has book lists on diversity that include race, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability.
Multicultural Fiction
Disability:
Disability in Kid Lit Blog with book lists Ethnicity/Race: Coretta Scott King Award Given annually to outstanding African American authors that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. Gender: Amelia Bloomer Project Has lists of books selected for their positive perspectives on women and their accomplishments. Includes both fiction and nonfiction texts. |
LGBTQ:
Rainbow Book Lists Booklist published annually, which is a bibliography of books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18 Stonewall Book Awards enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table from 1971 to current. Religious Diversity: Islam in the Classroom From the School Library Journal, provides links to lesson plans and novel recommendations in elementary, middle, and high school. |
Questions to Help guide students
TED TALK
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:
the danger of a single story.
Note: These resources were compiled for my presentation at NCETA, 2014. Dialoguing for Diversity in ELA: Questioning the Canon.