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Explore young adult books about experiencing racism for children.
81 books
Warriors Don't Cry
Melba Pattillo Beals
Melba Pattillo Beals shares her personal diary from 1957, documenting her harrowing year as one of the nine students int
Ages 12–18
Legacy of Orïsha #3
Children of Anguish and Anarchy
Tomi Adeyemi
Trapped on a foreign ship and hunted by a ruthless king, Zélie must find new allies to save her people from total annihi
Ages 14–18
Dear Martin #2
Dear Justyce
Nic Stone
For teens grappling with the reality of systemic bias, this powerful story follows a boy's journey through the justice s
Ages 14–18
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On the Come Up
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A teen girl tries to break into the hip hop scene to save her family from poverty while learning that speaking your trut
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Frankly in Love
David Yoon
Frank Li enters a fake-dating pact to hide his white girlfriend from his traditional Korean parents, only to find himsel
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Lovely War
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Aphrodite narrates a sweeping story of four mortals whose lives of music, architecture, and heartbreak collide during th
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Malcolm Little is a boy with big dreams, but after tragedy strikes his family, he finds himself lured by the dangerous j
Ages 14–18
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The Pox Party
M. T. Anderson
Raised by philosophers in Revolutionary Boston, Octavian uncovers a horrifying experiment that forces him to question th
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Bree seeks a fresh start at a campus residential program, but her first night takes a terrifying turn when she witnesses
Ages 13–18
Sarny #2
Sarny: A Life Remembered
Gary Paulsen
Sarny carries the gift of literacy through the Civil War and beyond, dedicating her long life to teaching others and cla
Ages 12–17
Black and White
Paul Volponi
Two high school basketball stars commit the same crime, but the justice system treats them very differently because of t
Ages 12–17
Telegraph Club World #1
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Lily Hu must weigh her family’s safety against her growing feelings for a classmate as 1950s Red Scare politics threaten
Ages 14–18
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
Frederick Joseph
Frederick Joseph shares personal stories and expert interviews to offer a candid, essential guide on recognizing bias an
Ages 12–18
Crocodile Burning
Michael Williams
A young man from Soweto sees his world expand and transform when he earns a spot in a musical production bound for the b
Ages 12–17
Punching the Air
Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam
Amal is a poet and artist whose life is upended by a biased system, forcing him to use his creative voice to maintain hi
Ages 14–18
Copper Sun
Sharon M. Draper
A fifteen-year-old Ashanti girl fights to survive unimaginable sorrow after being taken from her home and transported to
Ages 14–18
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The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Starr Carter is the only witness to a fatal police shooting of her best friend, leaving her to decide if speaking up is
Ages 14–18
Ain't Burned All the Bright
Jason Reynolds
For teens grappling with the heaviness of social injustice and the isolation of the pandemic, seeking a way to catch the
Ages 12–18
The Black Kids
Christina Hammonds Reed
As the 1992 Los Angeles riots ignite, wealthy teenager Ashley Bennett sees her charmed life splinter while her family an
Ages 14–18
Here to Stay
Sara Farizan
After a cruel photo-shopped image goes viral, basketball star Bijan Majidi must face his school and the painful reality
Ages 14–18
Six Truths and a Lie
Ream Shukairy
For the teenager grappling with systemic bias and the weight of being misunderstood, this gripping thriller explores the
Ages 14–18
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Underground
Darren Shan
Waking up in a military complex with no memory of the zombie outbreak, B must navigate a new regime while uncovering dar
Ages 13–18
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Bloodmarked
Tracy Deonn
Bree is on the run from the Order's regents, fighting to control her dangerous ancestral powers while racing to rescue N
Ages 14–18
The Taking of Jake Livingston
Ryan Douglass
Stuck between racist teachers and a vengeful ghost who won't stop haunting him, medium Jake Livingston must survive a hi
Ages 14–18
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