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October 2019 Finding Books that have Diverse Characters When to use: Search character appeal Search subjects or genres Librarians: Need a list of books for Character appeal terms are a great way to search for While appeal terms describe the overall sense of books where the personalities and characteristics of the characters in the story, subject and genre headings readers of all different backgrounds? individuals are really the focus of the story. See a full list instead get at the who, what, when, and where. And in NoveList, but a few examples of character appeal themes help you dial in on recurring plot elements. terms include: EXAMPLES -Ability diverse Readers: Want to read about people -Culturally diverse Subject examples: African Americans, autism, who share your culture/religion/ -LGBTQIA diverse interfaith families, interethnic relations disability/sexual orientation? -Own voices -Religiously diverse Genre examples: LGBTQIA fiction, multicultural romances TRY IT Themes examples: dealing with illness; engendering Parents: Looking for a book with gender; living with invisible disability; living with characters that your child can At the Advanced Search, enter culturally diverse (or visible disability; all kinds of families another diverse term) in the search box connect with? Search subjects (SU), genres (GN), and themes (TH) Select AP Appeal Factors from the drop-down using field codes, for example GN LGBTQIA fiction. Click Search All kinds of lives Use the limiters on the left to narrow the results to the right audience level or to a genre Our All Kinds of Lives Recommended Reads lists are ready -made lists with books that highlight the diversity of Real-world examples family and social situations.

African American characters in Historical fiction: TRY IT SU African American AND GN historical fiction From the Recommended Reads Lists section on the Books about characters with disabilities and friendship: homepage, click the Fictiontab AP ability diverse AND SU friendship Select the Teens, Ages 9-12, or Ages 0-8 audience Character-driven books about a multiracial teenager: Click the All Kinds of Lives or All Kinds of Reads links, AP character-driven AND SU multiracial teenage and select a list www.ebscohost.com/novelist/

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Finding Books that have Diverse Characters (continued) Browse award lists Author gender identity Use our Advanced Search page to show results based on In the search bar, enter ND award winners AND SU author gender identity. Search by male, female, diversity to find lists of diverse award- nonbinary, or transgender. winning books like the Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children’s Literature and the To search for multiple categories, use the search bar and American Indian Youth Literature Awards. use AND. For example, to search for books written by female transgender authors, search AG female AND AG Use the limiters to narrow the audience age group. transgender. EXAMPLES At this time, not all authors in NoveList are cataloged with Asian Pacific American Award for Literature gender identity information. These authors may not be included in the search results. BCALA (Black Caucus of the American Library Association) Literary Award CODE Burt Award for First Nations, Inuit, and Search for #OwnVoices Métis Young Adult Literature To find works where the main character and the author Coretta Scott King Award share a marginalized identity, use theown voices appeal term. The term started as a hashtag created by YA author Glyph Comics Awards and disability activist Corinne Duyvis in September 2015. Hurston/Wright Legacy Awards Enter AP own voices in the search bar and then set limiters to narrow down the results. Lambda Literary Awards You can also type own voices in the search bar, and then National Jewish Book Awards click on the Lists & Articles tab to find our recommended lists for a variety of age groups and genres. Pura Belpré Award TRY IT Schneider Family Book Awards Enter AP own voices in the search bar Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children’s Book Award Select the Teen audience under Refine Results Expand the Genre limiter and click on Realistic fiction Download printables Expand the Theme limiter and click on Immigrant www.ebscohost.com/novelist/ https://4la.co/1VZBQE | https://4la.co/1E29QT experiences Made in LibraryAware | Search DE printable for more!