• Abelove Go and Come Back. South America.
  Alicia, a young tribeswoman living in a village in the Amazonian jungle of Peru, tells about the two American women anthropologists who arrive to study her people's way of life
• Berry, James Ajeemah and his Son African/Jamaican
  Kidnapped by slave traders in Africa and sold to different plantations in Jamaica, Ajeemah and his son persist in their dream of returning home to Africa.
• Campbell, Eric The Year of the Leopard African
  Tribal magic forces two young men, lifelong friends, into a strange encounter on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro.
• Draper, Sharon Tears of a Tiger African American
  Celebrating a big basketball win, Andy Jackson is at the wheel when his best friend and fellow teammate of the Hazelwood High School Tigers dies in an automobile accident.
• Guy, Rosa The Friends West Indies/African American
  Fastidious and a bit of a snob, Phyllisia Cathy reevaluates her original opinion of ragamuffin Edith Jackson when she demonstrates what makes a true friend.
• Higginsen, Vy Mama, I want to Sing African American
  Having learned to sing in a church choir as a child, teenager Doris Winter is given a chance to have a professional career singing what her mother considers "worldly music."
• Hudson, Jan Sweetgrass Native American
  Before she can marry Eagle Sun, Sweetgrass, a 15 year old Blackfoot Indian girl of the 1830's must prove herself a capable woman.
• Lee, Marie G. Finding my Voice Korean American
  The racial slurs of her classmates and the pressure to excel that her parents place on her make Ellen Sung despair that she may never discover her own identity.
• Meyer, Carolyn White Lilacs African American
  Blacks in a Texas town deal with the callous razing of their community in order to build a park. Based on a true story.
• Moore, Yvette Freedom Songs African American
  A visit to her cousin's house in the South during the civil rights era results in Sheryl's asking the question, "Does death have to be the price of freedom?"
• Mori, Kyoko Shizuko's Daughter Japanese
  12 year old Yuki learns to cope with her mother's suicide and her father's remarriage to a resentful woman.
• Myers, Walter Dean Hoops African American
  A talented teenage basketball player becomes friends with an ex-pro player who is haunted by a gambling scandal that ruined his pro basketball career.
• Naidoo, Beverley Chain of Fire South African
  Naledi joins a school demonstration to protest the government-mandated relocation of her village, knowing that it could lead to trouble and violence.
• Namioka, Lensey April and the Dragon LadyChinese American
  Feeling confined by the traditional family attitudes of her strong-willed, manipulative grandmother, April Chenc fights for her independence.
• Paulsen, Gary The Crossing Mexican
  Thirteen year-old Manny, a street kid fighting for survival in a Mexican border town, develops a strange friendship with an emotionally-disturbed American soldier who decides to help him get across the border.
• Paulsen, Gary Sisters-Hermanas Hispanic
  A chance encounter between Traci, a rich suburbanite, and Rosa, an illegal immigrant, make Traci realize how much she and Rosa are alike. (Bilingual)
• Potok, Chaim The Chosen American-Jewish
  Despite their religious differences, teenagers Reuven Malter and Danny Saunders become friends in 1940's Brooklyn.
• Soto, Gary Buried Onions. Mexican-American
  Eddie has lost his father, two uncles, and his best friend to the ever-present violence of gangs in Fresno, and Eddie lives each day in an attempt to resist the same fate as those before him.
• Staples, Suzanne Shabanu Pakistanian
  After her father has chosen her husband, Shabanu, the daughter of a modern-day nomad in Pakistan, is torn between her willingness to follow ancient customs and her own desire for independence.
• Voight, Cynthia Come a Stranger African American
  Mina's deep love for a minister drives her to seek a way to give him an unforgettable remembrance - restoration of his faith..
• Williams-Garcia, Rita Fast Talk on a Slow Track African American
  Fast-talking Denzel Watson is expected to attend Princeton, but he discovers at a freshman summer session that he will need more than fast talk to compete.
• Woodson, Jacqueline Dear One African American
  The death of her grandmother causes Fini to believe no one could ever be close to her again until she reluctantly befriends a street-smart pregnant girl from Harlem.
• Woodson, Jacqueline I Hadn't Meant to Tell You African American
  If Marie reveals Lena's terrible secret, will it help or hurt her best friend?

Other good books with multicultural themes include: