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cultural identity

Books about cultural identity for readers of all ages.

Cover of There's no base like home

There's no base like home

Mendoza, Jessica (Sports analyst)

Ages 8–13familysisterhood

Cover of Katy's new world

Katy's new world

Kim Vogel Sawyer

Ages 8–12familycultural identity

Cover of Rosy Cole discovers America!

Rosy Cole discovers America!

Sheila Greenwald

Ages 8–12self-discoveryfamily history

Cover of Escaping the tiger

Escaping the tiger

Laura Manivong

Ages 11–16familysurvival

Cover of Code word courage

Code word courage

Kirby Larson

Ages 9–13couragefamily

Cover of Lone star

Lone star

Barbara Barrie

Ages 9–13familymoving and change

Cover of Ruby Lu, star of the show

Ruby Lu, star of the show

Lenore Look

Ages 8–12familyresilience

Cover of The Quail Club

The Quail Club

Carolyn Marsden

Ages 8–12friendshipbelonging

Cover of Graffiti girl

Graffiti girl

Kelly Parra

Ages 13–18self-expressioncultural identity

Cover of The year of the ox

The year of the ox

Oliver Clyde Chin

Ages 6–12chinese cultureastrology

Cover of Kirsten's Story Collection (The American Girls Collection)

Kirsten's Story Collection (The American Girls Collection)

Janet Beeler Shaw

Ages 8–12immigrationpioneer life

Cover of Nine spoons

Nine spoons

Marci Stillerman

Ages 8–14resiliencefaith

Cover of America

America

Andrew R. L. Cayton, Elisabeth Israels Perry, Linda Reed, Allan M. Winkler

Ages 14–18american historygovernment and civics

Cover of Mi Escuela /my School (Somos Latinos / We Are Latinos)

Mi Escuela /my School (Somos Latinos / We Are Latinos)

George Ancona, Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy

Ages 5–8schoolcommunity

Cover of Somos Asi

Somos Asi

James F. Funston, Alejandro Vargas Bonilla, Daphne Sherman

Ages 14–18cultural identitylanguage learning

Cover of My World Young Native Americans Today (My World: Young Native Americans Today)

My World Young Native Americans Today (My World: Young Native Americans Today)

Susan Secakuku, Gabrielle Tayac

Ages 8–12cultural identitynative american heritage

Cover of Ali's Story...

Ali's Story...

Salvador Maldonado, Andy Glynne

Ages 6–12refugeesresilience

Cover of Indian Mutiny (My Story)

Indian Mutiny (My Story)

Pratima Mitchell

Ages 9–14historycourage

Cover of The Third Act

The Third Act

John Wilson, Xiaoming Yao

Ages 14–18history and memorycultural identity

Cover of Crossing the Starlight Bridge

Crossing the Starlight Bridge

Alice Mead

Ages 8–12family relationshipscultural identity

Cover of Push and Indian time

Push and Indian time

Mary M. Frye

Ages 4–9cultural identitychoctaw heritage

Cover of Meet Marie-Grace

Meet Marie-Grace

Sarah Masters Buckey

Ages 8–12friendshipcultural identity

Cover of Neela

Neela

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Ages 9–13self-discoveryindependence

Cover of The Porcupine Year

The Porcupine Year

Louise Erdrich

Ages 10–14familyresilience