Schools & Authors
Behind the Book works with Title I public schools in Manhattan and the Bronx. All schools have a minimum of 75% students from low-income households.
Elementary
P.S. 4 The Duke Ellington School
Washington Heights, Manhattan
P.S. 43 Jonas Bronck
Mott Haven, Bronx
P.S. 125 The Ralph Bunche School
Harlem, Manhattan
P.S. 154 The Harriet Tubman Schoo
Harlem, Manhattan
P.S. 197 John B. Russwurm School
Harlem, Manhattan
P.S. 92 Mary McLeod Bethune School
Harlem, Manhattan
P.S. 6X – The West Farm School
Morrisania, Bronx
Middle
Harbor Heights M.S.
Washington Heights, Manhattan
M.S./H.S. 223 The Laboratory School for Finance & Technology
Mott Haven, Bronx
M.S. 296 South Bronx Academy of Applied Media
Mott Haven, Bronx
M.S. 328 Community Math
& Science Prep
Washington Heights, Manhattan
Urban Assembly Bronx Academy of Letters
Mott Haven, Bronx
High School
Longwood Preparatory Academy
Morrisania, Bronx
International Community High School
Mott Haven, Bronx
HS for Language and Diplomacy
Gramercy, Manhattan
M.S./H.S. 223 The Laboratory School for Finance & Technology
Mott Haven, Bronx
Authors
Representation matters.
Students are more engaged when they can see themselves in a book. Books and authors chosen for programs reflect the diversity and backgrounds of our students.
A
Fred Aceves
André Aciman
Joseph O. Adegboyega-Edun
David A. Adler
Selina Alko
Nathalie Alonso
Julio Anta
Nathan Archambault
Marc Aronson
B
Kelly J. Baptist
Tracey Baptiste
Donna Barba Higuera
Ishmael Beah
Alison Bechdel
Helaine Becker
Kathleen Cornell Berman
Winsome Bingham
Charles Blow
Paulette Bogan
Tonya Bolden
Valerie Bolling
Victoria Bond
Coe Booth
Colin Bootman
Molly Brooks
Marc Brown
Peter Brown
Christopher Browne
Mahogany Browne
Kerrine Bryan
Marina Budhos
Ann E. Burg
C
Geoffrey Canada
Anne Capeci
Ann Davila Cardinal
Brenda J. Child
Novella Carpenter
Veronica N. Chapman
Julie Chibbaro
Staceyann Chin
Kat Cho
Yangsook Choi
Ernesto Cisneros
Lesa Cline-Ransome
Bryan Collier
Raúl Colón
Shana Corey
D
Sharon Dennis Wyeth
Angela Dominguez
Sharon Draper
Deborah Diesen
E
F
Sarah Fabiny
Tim Fielder
Brian Floca
Gilbert Ford
Gayle Forman
G
Jyoti Rajan Gopal
John Grandits
Melissa Grey
Paul Griffin
Nikki Grimes
H
Jen Hayes Lee
Thyra Heder
Deborah Heiligman
Kayden Hern
Isabel Hill
Tad Hills
Rachel Himes
James Howe
Monica Lozano Hughes
I
Christine Ieronimo
Kai Jackson Issa
J
Tiffany Jackson
Ty Allen Jackson
Victoria Jamieson
Margo Jefferson
Stephanie Jimenez
Marthe Jocelyn
K
L
Patricia Lakin
Victor LaValle
Mary Beth Leatherdale
Adrian Nicole LeBlanc
Maria Lecocq
Emeline Lee
Cynthia Leitich Smith
Caron Levis
Betsy Lewin & Ted Lewin
Amyra Leon
Steve Light
Carole Lindstrom
Katrina Liu
Malinda Lo
Loretta Lopez
M
Kam Mak
Ann Malaspina
Torrey Maldonado
Mélina Mangal
Janae Marks
Belen Medina
Page McBrier
Colum McCann
Joanna McClintick
Kevin McCloskey
Patricia McCormick
Rita Meade
Tony Medina
Steve Metzger
Sharee Miller
Raakhee Mirchandani
Dinara Mirtalipova
David Barclay Moore
N
Lela Nargi
G. Neri
Kevin Noble Maillard
O
Jane O’Connor
Diane O’Neill
Daniel Jose Older
Raquel Ortiz
Emma Otheguy
P
Jose Pimienta
Matt de la Peña
Dan-el Padilla Peralta
Miriam Zoila Pérez
Willie Perdomo
Andrea Davis Pinkney
Brian Pinkney
Susanna Pitzer
Kevin Powell
Francine Prose
Q
Adria Quinoñes
Ernesto Quinoñez
Sofia Quintero
R
Doreen Rappaport
Abigail Rayner
Jason Reynolds
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Lilliam Rivera
Lizzy Rockwell
Dave Roman
Adam Rubin
Cecilia Ruiz
S
Martha Samaniego &
Dan Heiman
Hope Anita Smith
Shedia Smalls-Douglas
Jamiyl & Tracy-Ann Samuels
Brent Staples
Julia Sarcone-Roach
Said Sayrafiezadeh
T
Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow
Samantha Thornhill
Maggie Thrash
Traci N. Todd
Duncan Tonatiuh
Touré
V
Susan Verde
Kira Vermond
Danette Vigilante
Julian Voloj
W
Gwendolyn Wallace
Laurie Wallmark
Renée Watson
Colson Whitehead
Mo Willems
Kai Naima Williams
Rita Williams-Garcia
Kerilynn Wilson
Jaqueline Woodson
Y
SD Youngwolf
Z
Behind the Book is like a farm with fertile ground
where a child’s imagination is nurtured and allowed to grow.
- Raúl Colón, award winning illustrator & author