1. Today’s Schedule 3:30-4:00=Muliticultural and Love books. 4-5:15=Show & Tell 5:15-5:35= BREAK! 5:35-7:20= A Visit with Ms. Lynn Miller, Ballard Teen Librarian.

3. Authentic multicultural literature is written by a person who is a member of the culture about which s/he is writing NOT written by a person of another cultural or ethnic group who thinks they know what life is like in another culture.

4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part- Time Indian

5. Always Running: La Vida Loca Gang Days in L.A.

6. American Born Chinese by Gene Yang

7. Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos

8. Autobiography of My Dead Brother by Walter Dean Meyers

9. Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child By Elva Trevino Hart

10. Beacon Hill Boys By Ken Mochizuki

11. Bigmama Didn’t Shop at Woolworth’s by Suny Nash

12. Bucking the Sarge By Christopher Paul Curtis

13. Heaven By Angela Johnson

14. Locomotion By Jacqueline Woodson

15. Little Cricket by Jackie Brown

16. A Step from Heaven by An Na

17. Multicultural Review Sources Kalieidoscope A Multicultural Booklist for Grade K-8, fourth edition. (Hansen-Krening, Aoki & Mizokawa, 2003). Through Indian Eyes: The Native Exeprience in Books for Children, fourth edition. (Slapin & Seale, 1998) Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Young Adults, 2000 (Schon). AWARD Lists The Coretta Scott King Award-given to the African-American author whose book published in the preceding year is judged to be the most outstanding inspirational and educational literature for young readers. The Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature=honors outstanding work for Asian-American authors and illustrators. www.apalaweb.org/awards/awards.htm

18. The Americas Book Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature-annual recognizes he author of what is considered to be the best work written at the secondary level that authentically and engagingly portrays Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United states. www.uwm.edu/Dept/CLACS/outreach/americas.html The Pura Belpre Award-every other year honors the Latino author of what is considered to be the work that best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience Reforma List….

19. LOVE & SEX! Clark, Catherine So Inn Love A summer job and a romance with her coworker are just what Liza is looking for, but she wonders whether she is really falling in love, why the relationship has to be secret, and whether she is being played. Davidson, Dana Jason and Kyra Handsome and popular Jason tries to come to terms with his irascible, often absent father and his growing attraction to the quiet, studious Kyra.

20. Dokey, Cameron The Storyteller's Daughter Shahrazad risks her life by marrying the king and hoping through her stories to restore the king's heart, but is their bond strong enough to hold them together when unexpected danger erupts? Edwards, Jo Go Figure Tired of being the "fat girl", Ryan is on a mission to shed more than a few pounds and start a new relationship now that her ex- boyfriend is a rock star on the cover of Rolling Stone.

21. Garfinkle, Debra Storky: How I lost my nickname and won the girl Michael "Storky" Pomerantz's journal describes his freshman year, from dealing with his mother's dating his dentist to attempting to win the heart of the girl he loves. Goldschmidt, Judy Raisin Rodriguez and the Big-Time Smooch Still corresponding through her blog with her friends who live across the country, Raisin records her hopes and worries as she tries to obtain her first kiss from the long-lashed and cinnamon- scented CJ Mullen.

22. http://www.spl.org/default.asp?pageID=collection_rea dinglists_category_detail&cid=1236960411248

23. Show & Tell