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Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
20 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Graphic Novels
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Seeds of America #3
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 Door of No Return #2
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
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
Miles Morales #1
Miles Morales: Spider-Man
Jason Reynolds
Suspended from school and questioning his identity, Miles Morales must save his neighborhood when he uncovers a plot tha
Ages 12–17
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
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
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
The Door of No Return #1
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
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
Logan Family #2
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
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
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon processes his murder trial from a prison cell, documenting the courtroom drama through the
Ages 13–18
The Voice That Challenged a Nation
Russell Freedman
For the child who is beginning to ask why the world isn't always fair and wants to see how a single voice can stand up a
Ages 9–14
The Moves Make the Man
Bruce Brooks
The friendship between two boys in North Carolina becomes a complex game of survival as they navigate the hard truths of
Ages 10–14
Zachary Ying #1
Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor
Xiran Jay Zhao
Zack must use his AR gaming headset to host the spirit of China’s First Emperor and save his mother from the spirit real
Ages 10–14
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
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
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
