Here are some possible titles for the specific genres we need to cover:
Poetry: A Wreath for Emmett Till (I have to check when this was published)
Modern Fantasy: The Goodness Gene by Sonia Levintin
OR The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Historical: the Game of Silence by Louis Erdrich
OR Tiger, Tiger by Lynne Reid Banks
Biography: John Lennon; All I want is the truth by Elizabeth Partridge
Multi-cultural: Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan (the author who wrote Esperanza Rising)
Informational: Fooled You; Fakes and Hoaxes through the Years by Elaine Pascoe

I'm going to take some time to research and get more info - if you have some ideas from your end - let me know! I'll post again in about an hour.
Liz