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Some Kind of Hate

Written by Sarah Darer Littman

Declan Taylor is furious at the world. After winning state as a freshman starting pitcher, he...

7th - 9th
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Long Way Down

Written by Jason Reynolds

A cannon. A strap.
A piece. A biscuit.
A burner. A heater.
A chopper. A gat.
A hammer
A tool
for...

7th - 9th
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A Kids Book About Racism

Written by Jelani Memory

Yes, this really is a kids book about racism. Inside, you’ll find a clear description of what racism...

K - 8th
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Brown Girl Dreaming

Written by Jacqueline Woodson
Raised in South Carolina and New York, Woodson always felt halfway home in each place. In vivid...
5th - 7th
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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?

Written by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's...
5th - 6th
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Sounder

Written by William H. Armstrong
Set in the Deep South in the 19th century, the story is about a poor African American sharecropper...
5th - 7th
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Bright Lights Dark Nights

Written by Emond and Stephen
A story about first love, first fights, and finding yourself in a messed up world, from Stephen...
7th - 12th
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Into White

Written by Randi Pink
LaToya Williams lives in Montgomery, Alabama, and attends a mostly white high school. It seems as if...
9th - 12th
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Malcolm X

Written by Alex Haley and Malcolm X
Originally published in 1964, Malcolm X tells his story to writer Alex Haley. Malcolm X tells Haley...
3rd - 7th
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White Socks Only

Written by Evelyn Coleman and Illustrated by Tyrone Geter
When Grandma was a little girl living in Mississippi, she went into town on a hot summer day. She...
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