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Let's Talk About Race: Books for Kids
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Sit-in: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down
by Andrea Davis Pinkney
A picture book celebration of the 50th anniversary of the momentous Woolworth's lunch counter sit-in, when four college students staged a peaceful protest that became a defining moment in the struggle for racial equality and the growing Civil Rights Movement.
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M is for Melanin : A Celebration of the Black Child by Tiffany A. RoseAn empowering alphabet book celebration of diversity combines striking multicolored artwork, skill-reinforcing word examples and affirming, culturally positive messages, from “A is for Afro” and “F is for Fresh” to “V is for Voice” and “Z is for Zillion.” 25,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Black is a Rainbow Color by Angela JoyA child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history and a legacy that lives on.
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Hey Black Child by Useni Eugene PerkinsThe six-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and four-time Caldecott Honor recipient brings Useni Perkins’ classic empowerment poem to life in a board book rendering that incorporates evocative collage illustrations.
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The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander"The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover celebrates black American heroism and culture in a picture-book rendering of his performance on ESPN's ""The Undefeated."" Illustrated by the Caldecott Honor-winning artist of Henry's Freedom Box.
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Books for Kids in Grades 3-6
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The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy ColbertEcstatic to hear that another African American family has moved into town, surfer Alberta attempts to make friends with homesick newcomer Edie, who helps her uncover painful local secrets in a box of old journals.
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Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes
After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till
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The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee Tucker FrazierTwin daughters of interracial parents, Keira and Minna have very different skin tones, but it is not until their grandmother enters them in a beauty contest that Minna realizes what life has been like for her more darker-skinned sister
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The Parker Inheritance by Varian JohnsonSpending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, Candice discovers the letter that sent her grandmother on a treasure hunt, and with her new friend Brandon, sets off to expose the injustice once committed against a local African American family
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What Lane? by Torrey MaldonadoBiracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement
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Stamped : Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason ReynoldsA timely reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America while explaining their endurance and capacity for being discredited.
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A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
Strictly following the rules to pursue her junior-high ambitions, 12-year-old Shayla is forced to choose between her education and her identity when her sister joins the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of a powerful protest.
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New Kid by Jerry CraftAfter his parents send him to a prestigious private school known for its academics, Jordan Banks finds himself torn between two worlds
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Books for Kids in Grades 6-8
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Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. DraperWhen a burning cross set by the Klan causes panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice and find the strength to demand change in her segregated town
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonIn vivid poems that reflect the joy of finding her voice through writing stories, an award-winning author shares what it was like to grow up in the 1960s and 1970s in both the North and the South
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Darius & Twig
by Walter Dean Myers
Two best friends, a writer and a runner, deal with bullies, family issues, social pressures, and their quest for success coming out of Harlem
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The Crossover by Kwame AlexanderFourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health
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Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
Ghost is a naturally talented runner with a troubled background, but when he is recruited for an elite middle school track team, he must prove to his coach that he can overcome his problems and become the best sprinter in the city
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