Sulwe

By Lupita Nyong’o
Reading Level: Early Elementary School, Late Elementary SchoolGenre: Fiction
Awards: Coretta Scott King Award
Publisher: Simon & Schuster 2019
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but a shooting star's tale of the sisters Night and Day helps her understand there is beauty and worth in every shade.