Recommended Books

All children benefit from someone they love reading aloud to them, from a child in the womb to a young adult graduating from high school. Below is a list of books that have been sent to our story stations over the last year and are available to order through the United Through Reading App.

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  A Boy Called Bat

  By Elana K. Arnold

  Recommended Age: 6 — 10
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Fiction, STEM

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  A Long Walk to Water

  By Linda Sue Park

  Recommended Age: 10 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion

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  Ada Twist, Scientist

  By Andrea Beaty

  Recommended Age: 5 — 7
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, STEM

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  Alma and How She Got Her Name

  By Juana Martinez-Neal

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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  Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre

  By Juana Martinez-Neal

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Spanish

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  Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon

  By Kat Zhang

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Holiday Books

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  Bee-Bim Bop!

  By Linda Sue Park

  Recommended Age: 4 — 7
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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  Beloved and the Pepper Tree

  By Ann Gonzales

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: App Ebook, Diversity & Inclusion, Friends Books, General Picture Books

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  Besos for Baby: A Little Book of Kisses

  By Jen Arena

  Recommended Age: 0m — 3
  Type: Bedtime Books, Bilingual, Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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  Black Panther: The Junior Novel

  By Jim McCann

  Recommended Age: 8 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Super Heroes

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  Black Panther: The Young Prince

  By Ronald L. Smith

  Recommended Age: 7 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Super Heroes

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  Black Panther: This is Black Panther (World of Reading, Level 1)

  By Alexandra West

  Recommended Age: 3 — 5
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Reluctant Readers Books, Super Heroes

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  Black Panther: Warriors of Wakanda (Little Golden Book)

  By Frank Berrios

  Recommended Age: 2 — 5
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture, Super Heroes

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  Bringing in the New Year

  By Grace Lin

  Recommended Age: 2 — 5
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Holiday Books

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  Chasing Space (Young Readers’ Edition)

  By Leland Melvin

  Recommended Age: 8 — 12
  Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Non-Fiction, STEM

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  Disney’s Moana: Quest for the Heart

  By Disney Publishing Worldwide

  Recommended Age: 4 — 6
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Pop Culture

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  Escape North!: The Story of Harriet Tubman (Step Into Reading, Level 4)

  By Monica Kulling

  Recommended Age: 7 — 9
  Type: Biography/Autobiography, Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Juvenile Non-Fiction

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  Evelyn Del Ray is Moving Away

  By Meg Medina

  Recommended Age: 4 — 8
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, Feelings Books, Friends Books, New Home/ Moving Books

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  Eyes That Kiss in the Corners

  By Joanna Ho

  Recommended Age: 2 — 7
  Type: Diversity & Inclusion, General Picture Books

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  Fish in a Tree

  By Lynda Mullaly Hunt

  Recommended Age: 9 — 12
  Type: Chapter Books, Diversity & Inclusion, Feelings Books

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