Notable Books for a Global Society
According to the Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group website: "Annually, a committee of the CL/R SIG (Children’s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group) of the International Literacy Association selects 25 outstanding trade books for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world."
The following Notable Books for a Global Society can be found in the CRC:
2024:
Game of Freedom by 
Hidden Hope by 
How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by 
Jovita Wore Pants: the Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter by 
Stars of the Night by 2023:
The Waiting Place: When Home Is Lost and a New One Not yet Found by 2022:
2021:
2020:
Paper Son: the Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by 
Planting Stories: the Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré by 2019:
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2015:
2014:
Courage Has No Color - The True Story of the Triple Nickles by 2013:
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2008:
Elijah of Buxton by 2007:
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Touching the Distance by 1998:
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