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Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
13 books
Age
0–2
3–5
6–8
9–12
13+
Format
Chapter Books
Middle Grade
Graphic Novels
Clear
New Kid #2
Class Act
Jerry Craft
Eighth grader Drew Ellis works ten times as hard to prove himself at his elite school while feeling a growing rift betwe
Ages 8–14
March #1
March: Book One
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
Congressman John Lewis recounts his journey from an Alabama farm to the front lines of the civil rights movement in this
Ages 12–18
New Kid #1
New Kid
Jerry Craft
Jordan Banks loves drawing, but he is stuck between his neighborhood and a fancy new school where he is one of the few s
Ages 8–14
The Tryout #1
The Tryout
Christina Soontornvat
Two best friends jump into the high-stakes world of middle school cheerleading tryouts, testing their courage and their
Ages 8–12
Inheritance: A Visual Poem
Elizabeth Acevedo
Vibrant illustrations pair with a powerful spoken-word poem that honors the history, beauty, and ancestral pride found i
Ages 8–18
Saving Sunshine
Saadia Faruqi
Stuck together on a family trip, bickering siblings Zara and Zeeshan must finally cooperate when they find an injured tu
Ages 8–12
Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab
Priya Huq
After surviving a hate crime, thirteen-year-old Nisrin chooses to wear a hijab, sparking a journey of healing and a deep
Ages 12–16
Dreamer
Akim Aliu, Greg Anderson-Elysée
Akim Aliu shares his journey from a Ukrainian-Nigerian childhood to the professional ice, where he fought systemic racis
Ages 8–14
Displacement
Kiku Hughes
Kiku is suddenly pulled through time into the 1940s, where she must live through the same internment camp experience her
Ages 12–18
History Comics #7
Rosa Parks & Claudette Colvin: Civil Rights Heroes
Tracey Baptiste
Long before the famous boycott, a teenager named Claudette Colvin took a stand that helped change the course of American
Ages 9–13
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War
Matt Faulkner
Caught between two worlds after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Koji Miyamoto faces prejudice both on the streets of San Fra
Ages 10–14
They Called Us Enemy
George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
George Takei shares his childhood experience of being forced into a Japanese American internment camp and the impact it
Ages 12–18
March #2
March: Book Two
John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
For the young person starting to notice injustice in the world and wondering how one person can possibly stand up agains
Ages 12–18
