• The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
• This Same Sky collected by Naomi Shihab Nye
• Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox
• The Eleventh Hour: Curious Mystery by Graeme Base

African American Literature:

• Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
• M.C. Higgins, the Great by Virginia Hamilton
• Goin' Someplace Special by Patricia C. McKissack, Jerry Pinkney (illustrator)
• Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

Hispanic/Latino(a) Literature:

• Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
• Pablo's Tree by Pat Mora
• Pablo Remembers by George Ancona
• My Name is Maria Isabel by Alma Flor Ada

Native American Literature:

• The Great Ball Game by Joseph Bruchac
• Buffalo Woman by Paul Goble
• Morning Girl by Michael Dorris
• The Mud Pony: A Traditional Skidi Pawnee Tale retold by Caron Lee Cohen, Illustrated by Shonto Begay
• Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith, Illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu

Asian American Literature:

• The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
• Tree of Cranes by Allen Say
• Good Luck Gold: and Other Poems by Janet Wong
• The Magic Paintbrush by Laurence Yep

Inclusive Literature:

• Habibi by Naomi Shihab Nye
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
• Silent Lotus by Jeanne M. Lee
• Real Heroes by Marilyn Kaye