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Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
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Grandma Loves You, Brown Baby
Breonna Lewis
For parents seeking to help children process community trauma and loss. This story provides a window into the experience
Ages 12–18
The Other Half of My Heart
Sundee T. Frazier
Biracial twins Minni and Keira see the world differently when a pageant trip to North Carolina flips their usual experie
Ages 8–12
Music from a Place Called Half Moon
Jerrie Oughton
For the young reader starting to recognize unfairness in the world and navigating the complex emotions of losing a frien
Ages 10–14
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Rinko #1
A Jar of Dreams
Yoshiko Uchida
A Japanese American family navigates the challenges of history and culture through stories of resilience, from wartime i
Ages 8–12
The Red Rose Box
Brenda Woods
For the child exploring what freedom feels like while navigating the realities of a segregated past and the warmth of ex
Ages 8–12
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Isaac Blum
Hoodie is caught between his Orthodox Jewish upbringing and a new romance just as his town is fractured by a wave of dan
Ages 13–18
The Buxton Trilogy #1
Elijah of Buxton
Christopher Paul Curtis
Elijah is the first child born free in his Canadian settlement, but a dangerous journey across the border forces him to
Ages 9–14
Busing Brewster
Richard Michelson
Brewster faces a tense first day at an integrated school in 1974, but finds an unexpected sanctuary and a kind voice wit
Ages 6–10
White Lilacs
Carolyn Meyer
Rose Lee Jefferson faces a heartbreaking choice when the city of Dillon decides to destroy her thriving Black community
Ages 10–14
Leon's Story
Leon Walter Tillage
For the child asking about systemic unfairness and how individual lives were shaped by the Jim Crow era and the Civil Ri
Ages 8–12
Picture Book Biographies
A Picture Book of Jackie Robinson
David A. Adler
Jackie Robinson breaks barriers as the first African American major-league baseball player, showing how one athlete’s co
Ages 6–9
The Rock and the River #1
The Rock and the River
Kekla Magoon
Fourteen-year-old Sam must choose his own path as he is pulled between his father's nonviolent protests and his brother'
Ages 12–16
Riot
Walter Dean Myers
Fifteen-year-old Claire is caught in the middle of the 1863 draft riots, forced to confront the violent tensions between
Ages 12–18
House of the Red Fish
Graham Salisbury
Desperate to free his father from a WWII internment camp, Tomi and his friends battle prejudice as they attempt to salva
Ages 10–14
Dangerous Skies
Suzanne Fisher Staples
For the child grappling with the realization that the world is not always fair, especially regarding race, friendship, a
Ages 10–14
That Flag
Tameka Fryer Brown
For the child noticing symbols of hate in their neighborhood and the parent looking to navigate hard conversations about
Ages 6–10
If You Come Softly #1
If You Come Softly
Jacqueline Woodson
Ellie and Jeremiah meet at a New York private school and fall in love, only to face the complicated reactions of the wor
Ages 12–18
The Legend of Buddy Bush
Sheila P. Moses
Twelve-year-old Pattie Mae clings to her dreams of Harlem while her North Carolina family faces a wrongful arrest and a
Ages 12–16
Smoky Night
Eve Bunting
A young boy and his mother find a way to connect with their neighbors while riots break out on the streets of their Los
Ages 6–10
When Winter Robeson Came
Brenda Woods
For the child grappling with family mysteries and the Weight of history, this verse novel explores a boy's search for hi
Ages 10–14
Birmingham, 1963
Carole Boston Weatherford
Free verse and archival photos tell the heartbreaking story of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church bombing through the e
Ages 8–12
Sitting in St. James, A
Rita Williams-Garcia
As an aging mistress sits for her portrait in 1860 Louisiana, the long-buried secrets and harrowing truths of those ensl
Ages 14–18
Guantanamo Boy
Anna Perera
A spring break trip to Pakistan turns into a nightmare when fifteen-year-old Khalid is kidnapped. Follow his harrowing s
Ages 13–18
Loretta Little Looks Back: Three Voices Go Tell It
Andrea Davis Pinkney
For the family looking to discuss the long journey for equality, this multi-generational oral history honors the grit an
Ages 8–12
