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Author
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
386 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
In a world where the pale-skinned Naughts are discriminated against by the politically and socially powerful dark-skinned Crosses, teenagers Callum-a Naught-and Sephy-a Cross-test whether their love is strong enough to survive their society's racism.
Author
Publisher
James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
127 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Khalil, a young Black boy, starts at a new school and is excited to join the basketball team--until he begins to experience and witnesses subtle and not-so-subtle forms of racism among his new teammates. Khalil struggles with how to react and stand up for himself and others against his new friends who have taken him in"--Amazon.
Author
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st Aladdin ed.
Lexile measure
HL 550L
Physical Desc
290 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In 1968 Chicago, fourteen-year-old Sam Childs is caught in a conflict between his father's nonviolent approach to seeking civil rights for African Americans and his older brother, who has joined the Black Panther Party.
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Reed and Olivia left home, they never imagined they'd find themselves questioned, searched, and thrown to the ground by police looking for suspects in recent crimes. As their worst fears become reality, they must find a way to "prove" their innocence and make it home safe once again. From ABC News legal analyst and NYC Legal Aid Society public defender Brian Buckmire, this compelling story draws from real-life advice, lessons, and conversations...
86) Camo girl
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Aladdin hardcover ed.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
218 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ella, a biracial girl with a patchy and uneven skin tone, and her friend Z, a boy who is very different, have been on the bottom of the social order at Caldera Junior High School in Las Vegas, but when the only other African-American student enters their sixth grade class, Ella longs to be friends with him and join the popular group, but does not want to leave Z all alone.
87) Equal
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"It's the summer of 1959 at the foot of Bakers Mountain in western North Carolina when 13-year-old Jackie Honeycutt first bumps into Thomas Freeman fishing on the riverbank. They hit it off, and Jackie hopes the two of them can be friends. But Jackie is white, and Thomas is Black -- and Jackie quickly learns their growing friendship won't be easy. North Carolina is the focus of the growing civil rights movement, and through his friendship with Thomas,...
88) Northbound
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
When Michael and his grandmother board a train for his first train ride, the conductor directs them to the "colored only" section. But when the train pulls out of Atlanta, the signs come down, and a boy from the "whites only" section runs up to Michael, inviting him to explore. How come Michael can go as he pleases in some states, but has to sit in segregated sections in others? Based on author Michael S. Bandy's own recollections of taking the train...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Rosita and her Mami experience racism when they are told not to speak Spanish at the supermarket. While discussing the upsetting encounter, Rosita is reminded how smart and special she is to speak two languages. And that the ability to do so is like having a superpower! This important book--inspired by the video of the same name on the Sesame Street in Communities website--is a helpful way to introduce a tough yet important topic to young children....
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
327 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A YA coming-of-age novel about a first-year, first-generation Black student at Dartmouth College."--
There are many watchers and they are always white. That is the first thing Echo notices as she settles into Dartmouth College. Despite graduating high school in Cleveland as valedictorian, she is struggling to keep up in demanding classes. The campus is not the promised rainbow-colored utopia where education lifts every voice. Nor is it a paradise...
92) Courage
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
HL 660L
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Ever since T'Shawn's dad died, his mother has been struggling to keep the family afloat. So when he's offered a spot on a prestigious diving team at the local private swim club, he knows that joining would only add another bill to the pile. But T studies hard and never gets into trouble, so he thinks his mom might be willing to bear the cost...until he finds out that his older brother, Lamont, is getting released early from prison. Luckily, T'Shawn...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster BFYR
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
HL 590L
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the Jim Crow South, white supremacy reigns and tensions are high. But Evalene Deschamps has other things to worry about. She has two little sisters to look after, an overworked single mother, and a longtime crush who is finally making a move. On top of all that, Evvie's magic abilities are growing stronger by the day. Her family calls it jubilation--a gift passed down from generations of black women since the time of slavery. And as Evvie's talents...
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
HL 640L
Physical Desc
411 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this compelling and honest novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of insidious racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society tells them they are.
520 In April 1968, in the wake of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination, Kevin joins a protest that shuts down his Ivy League campus. In September 1995, amidst controversy over the Million Man...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Lexile measure
HL 570L
Physical Desc
415 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Artemisia (Sia) Martinez's mother was deported to Mexico by ICE and disappeared in the Sonoran Desert trying to make it back to her American family; Sia believes that she was as-good-as murdered by ICE and the sheriff in their small Arizona town on the edge of the national park, and wants revenge against him and his son, Jeremy--but her search for the truth will uncover many more secrets than she counted on.
Arizona. It's been three years since the...
96) Race cars
Author
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"Race Cars is a children's book about white privilege created to help facilitate tough conversations with their kids about race, privilege and oppression. It tells the story of two best friends, a white car and a black car, that have different experiences and face different rules while entering the same race. This book is important because as early as 6 months, a baby's brain can notice race-based differences, by ages 2 to 4, children can internalize...
Author
Publisher
Zuiker Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
95 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Johnathan Harris is fifteen, and lives in Long Beach, California, where he loves playing soccer with his friends, and listening to their favorite rapper, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach native. His mom, dad, and three brothers are tight, but one of the most influential family members for Johnathan is his Uncle Russell, a convict in prison, serving fifteen years to life...Uncle Russell taught Johnathan from a very young age to see people from the perspective...
98) Abuelita y yo
Author
Publisher
Annick Press Ltd
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Este debut literario relata la profunda y conmovedora historia de cómo una niña y su abuelita enfrentan varias manifestaciones del racismo en su vida cotidiana. El tiempo en casa con Abuelita es divertido. Incluye comer panqueques, saltar charcos y pintarse las uñas. Mientras que las salidas para hacer compras no siempre son divertidas. En el supermercado y en el bus la gente es impaciente y desconfiada. A veces alzan la voz y gritan. Esto entristece,...
99) Girl on fire
Author
Publisher
Harper Alley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
215 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Audiobooks
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
6 audio discs (approximately 6 hr., 21 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Octobia May is girl filled with questions. Her heart condition makes her special and, some folks would argue, gives this ten-year-old powers that make her a "wise soul." Thank goodness for Auntie, who convinces Octobia's parents to let her live in her boarding house that is filled with old folks. That's when trouble, excitement, and wonder begin.