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Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism
Books for Experiencing Racism – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
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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
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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
Apple: Skin to the Core
Eric Gansworth
Verse and memory collide in this exploration of Onondaga identity, the legacy of residential schools, and the weight of
Ages 12–18
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
Nora & Kettle
Lauren Nicolle Taylor
In 1953, a Japanese American orphan and a lawyer's daughter find hope and healing as they struggle to survive systemic i
Ages 14–18
Rain Rising
Courtne Comrie
For the child feeling overwhelmed by heavy emotions or family trauma. This lyrical verse novel offers a safe space to ex
Ages 8–12
A Scarf For Keiko
Ann Malaspina
When his friend Keiko is sent to an internment camp, Sam must decide if he has the courage to show his support despite t
Ages 6–10
Cane Warriors
Alex Wheatle
For the teenager grappling with the weight of history and the moral cost of fighting for one's own humanity in the face
Ages 12–18
Promise Boys
Nick Brooks
A prestigious prep school principal is murdered, leaving three students to track down the real killer before they are fr
Ages 14–18
Amazing Scientists #3
The Girl with a Mind for Math: The Story of Raye Montague
Julia Finley Mosca
Raye Montague faced down sexism and inequality to become a pioneer in ship design, proving that a gifted mind for math c
Ages 5–10
Ordinary People Change the World #8
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brad Meltzer
Witness how a commitment to nonviolence helped lead a movement as this biography follows the life and peaceful bravery o
Ages 5–9
Freewater
Amina Luqman-Dawson
Twelve-year-old Homer and his sister flee through swampy terrain to find Freewater, a secret community where they must f
Ages 8–12
Who Was?
Who Was Maya Angelou?
Ellen Labrecque
Maya Angelou rose from a difficult childhood in the segregated South to become a trailblazing streetcar operator, a glob
Ages 8–12
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
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
My First Big Book of...
Things at Home
Penguin Books
For parents seeking to discuss how family secrets and social rules shape our lives. A lyrical look at navigating unfair
Ages 16–18
Who Was? Graphic Novels
Who Was Rosa Parks?
Insha Fitzpatrick, Who HQ
For the child questioning why things aren't fair, this graphic biography shows how one woman's quiet courage ignited a m
Ages 8–12
Remembering Manzanar: Life in a Japanese Relocation Camp
Michael L. Cooper
Stark photographs and historical accounts reveal the daily lives of 120,000 Japanese Americans unjustly incarcerated at
Ages 9–12
All You Have to Do
Autumn Allen
Two young Black men in different eras struggle with the weight of expectation and the choice between staying quiet or st
Ages 14–18
My Name Is Seepeetza
Shirley Sterling
The private diary of a young Native American girl reveals the daily realities and emotional struggles of life at a 1950s
Ages 9–13
