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Middle Grade About Experiencing Racism
Explore middle grade books about experiencing racism for children.
32 books
Out of Shadows
Jason Wallace
For the teen processing the weight of systemic injustice. A stark look at a boy navigating racial tensions and moral cho
Ages 13–18
This Is My America
Kim Johnson
With her father on death row and her brother now a fugitive, Tracy Beaumont fights to uncover the racist secrets of her
Ages 14–18
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
Tiffany Jewell
These twenty essential lessons provide the vocabulary and tools needed to understand true history, confront injustice, a
Ages 10–16
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Donald Duk
Frank Chin
Twelve-year-old Donald Duk navigates San Francisco's Chinatown on Chinese New Year while wrestling with his name and his
Ages 11–15
Fast Pitch
Nic Stone
Shenice Lockwood is determined to lead her softball team to victory, but a family secret about an old crime threatens to
Ages 8–12
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Black Star
Kwame Alexander
Charley dreams of being a professional pitcher in the 1920s South. To find her way, she must uncover family secrets and
Ages 10–14
The Parker Inheritance
Varian Johnson
A mysterious letter found in an old attic sends Candice and Brandon on a hunt for hidden treasure to clear her grandmoth
Ages 8–12
Echo
Pam Muñoz Ryan
A single harmonica travels through time and across borders, connecting three children facing family crises through a mys
Ages 9–14
Will's Race for Home
Jewell Parker Rhodes
In 1889, Will and his father race from Texas to Oklahoma, braving bandits and rough terrain to finally claim a piece of
Ages 8–12
How to Find What You're Not Looking For
Veera Hiranandani
In the wake of the 1967 Loving v. Virginia ruling, twelve-year-old Ariel navigates family secrets and social change whil
Ages 8–12
Miles Morales #1
Miles Morales
Jason Reynolds
Suspended from school and questioning his identity, Miles Morales must save his neighborhood when he uncovers a plot tha
Ages 12–17
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Ashes
Laurie Halse Anderson
Isabel and Curzon risk everything to march through a war-torn landscape in a desperate search for a sister enslaved in t
Ages 10–14
Autumn Street
Lois Lowry
With her father away at war, Elizabeth moves to her grandfather's home and begins to see the complicated, sometimes hars
Ages 10–14
The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963
Christopher Paul Curtis
A family trip from Michigan to Alabama in the summer of 1963 changes the Watsons forever as they face the realities of t
Ages 8–12
Wishtree
Katherine Applegate
An old oak tree named Red has spent centuries listening to people’s secrets, but now he must speak up to protect a new f
Ages 8–12
Becoming Muhammad Ali
James Patterson, Kwame Alexander
Cassius Clay was just a kid in Louisville facing school struggles and racism before a stolen bike led him to the boxing
Ages 8–12
If You Come Softly #2
Behind You
Jacqueline Woodson
Miah watches from beyond as his mother, his friends, and his girlfriend Ellie struggle to find a way forward after his t
Ages 12–17
Blended
Sharon M. Draper
Between two homes and two heritages, eleven-year-old Isabella searches for her identity as family changes and racial ten
Ages 8–13
My Name is Not Angelica
Scott O'Dell
A young Senegalese girl is brought to the Caribbean in 1733, where she must find the strength to join a historic slave r
Ages 10–14
Heroes
Alan Gratz
Frank and Stanley are dreaming of comic books at Pearl Harbor until the bombs start falling, forcing their friendship to
Ages 8–12
Clean Getaway
Nic Stone
This book, is a great book. I feel like all children from grade 3-9 should read this book because it talks about the pas
Ages 8–14
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The Door of No Return
Kwame Alexander
An Asante boy’s life is forever changed when he is stolen from his nineteenth-century village in this powerful story tol
Ages 10–14
Sounder
William H. Armstrong
After his father is jailed, a young boy finds solace in his dog, Sounder, and discovers a new sense of hope through the
Ages 9–13
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor
Cassie Logan learns that her family's connection to their land is the source of their pride and strength as they face ra
Ages 10–14
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