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Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
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Great Episodes #13
The Education of Mary
Ann Rinaldi
Tensions erupt in an 1830s Connecticut town when a teacher opens her classroom doors to Black students, sparking a fight
Ages 10–14
A Kids Book About
A Kids Book About Racism
Jelani Memory
For the parent looking for a direct, honest way to explain racism to a young child. This book provides clear definitions
Ages 5–9
All American Boys
Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
For teens grappling with news of racial injustice and the complex choice between staying silent or standing up for what
Ages 12–18
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Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson
Barry Denenberg
For the child who needs to see how quiet strength and steady grit can change the world. A biography about standing tall
Ages 8–12
My Nest of Silence
Matt Faulkner
Mari vows to stay silent until her brother returns from the front lines of WWII, using her drawings to express the pain
Ages 8–12
Zom-B #1
Zom-B
Darren Shan
Zombies are tearing through the hallways of B’s high school. With the world falling apart, survival means making quick a
Ages 13–18
Loving vs. Virginia
Patricia Hruby Powell
Mildred and Richard Loving take a courageous stand against 1950s Virginia laws to defend their right to be married in th
Ages 12–18
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman
Alan Schroeder
Long before she was a hero of the Underground Railroad, young Minty spent her days on a Maryland plantation dreaming of
Ages 5–9
Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl
Tonya Bolden
Born free in 19th-century New York, Maritcha survives the 1863 riots and fights a courageous legal battle to become the
Ages 9–12
African Town
Charles Waters, Irene Latham
The journey of 110 people brought to Alabama on the Clotilda unfolds through fourteen voices, tracing their path from ca
Ages 12–18
Champions on the Bench: The Cannon Street YMCA All Stars
Carole Boston Weatherford
For the child who has felt the sting of exclusion or unfair rules, this true story of a 1955 baseball team shows how to
Ages 7–11
Warrior on the Mound
Sandra W. Headen
A practice session on a whites-only field ignites a town, forcing twelve-year-old Cato to settle a community conflict on
Ages 8–12
Dear America #4
A Picture of Freedom
Patricia McKissack
Clotee secretly learns to read and write while enslaved on a plantation, eventually facing a life-changing choice betwee
Ages 8–12
Yoruba Girl Dancing
Simi Bedford
Six-year-old Remi leaves her privileged life in Lagos for an English boarding school, beginning a long journey of naviga
Ages 12–18
Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule
Harriette Gillem Robinet
Young Pascal searches for true freedom and a piece of land to call his own during the hopeful and turbulent Reconstructi
Ages 8–12
Farewell to Manzanar
James Houston, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston shares the powerful true story of her childhood years spent inside a Japanese American incarcer
Ages 11–18
Different Like Me- A Children's Book On Social Justice
Jasmin Dior
Black youth find a voice for self-love and community strength as they navigate racial differences and learn the meaning
Ages 5–10
Weird Rules to Follow
Kim Spencer
In a coastal fishing town, Mia and Lara navigate a deep middle school friendship while facing the unspoken social divide
Ages 9–12
Remote Man
Elizabeth Honey
For the child grappling with feeling different or observing systemic unfairness. This story explores finding dignity and
Ages 14–18
Remember Pearl Harbor: American and Japanese Survivors Tell Their Stories
Thomas B. Allen
First-hand accounts from survivors shed light on the Pearl Harbor attack and the subsequent forced relocation of 120,000
Ages 10–14
You Are Here: Connecting Flights
Ellen Oh
For children navigating the complexities of identity and wanting to see their own diverse experiences reflected in stori
Ages 8–12
Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
Amy Lee-Tai
For children processing big life changes or unfair situations, this story shows how art and nature can help us find hope
Ages 6–10
Let ‘Er Buck!
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
For the child grappling with the sting of unfairness, this true story of a Black cowboy's grace under pressure offers a
Ages 6–10
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
Marilyn Nelson
For the teenager who feels the pull of creative expression but faces systemic barriers. A powerful verse biography about
Ages 12–18
