Books to Read
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15 Books About Racial Justice for Kids from We are teachers
For young children
Picture books featuring black male protagonists
Black lives Matter instructional library (features links to read aloud picture books)
Mighty Girl books for Pride Month
A Jewish Anti-Racist Reading List for Children of All Ages
Consult this article about Dr. Seuss, including reading/teaching the Sneetches
For Upper Elementary and Middle School
Aruna's Journeys by Jyotsna Sreenivasan American Indian girl goes back to India to visit; discusses feelings about belonging in America and in India
A Mango Shaped Space by Wendy Mass Seventh grader with undiagnosed Synthesia
Fish Up a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt sixth grader with undiagnosed Dislexia and other interesting characters
Framed, Vanished, Trapped by James Ponti. Middles School. Solving mysteries, some main characters are black; race is not central to plot.
New Kid by Jerry Craft (graphic novel) black child attends white private school
Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper nonverbal girl in a wheelchair with Cerebral Palsy
Save Me A Seat by Sarah Weeks, and Gita Varadarajan Presents two perspectives on the first week of attendance by an foreign Indian Student in sixth grade (the Indian student and an LD student in the class)
The Wind Called My name by Mary Louise Sanchez New Mexican hispanic family moves north to work on the railroad (1840's). Main character is a fifth grader
Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin- protagonist is autistic girl
Rick Riordan books - Percy Jackson Series, Swords Of Asgard, and Kane Chronicles (These are Fantasy books, but main characters come from many backgrounds)
What Elephants Know by Eric Dinerstein - takes place in Nepal, most characters are Nepali
Wonder by R.J. Palacio
List of books with South Asian characters (upper elementary to high school)
For High School.
(Fiction- Main character/s in each of these books are not white)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas- inter-racial relationships, inner city vs suburbs, police, gangs, ....
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Poet Poetry and sexuality
The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon. Beautiful love story
I'm not Dying with You Tonight by Gilly Segal, Kimberly Jones Race relations
Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith Native American girl and white boy romance and other issues
With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo cooking, teenage mother, love, getting to college/vocation
Non Fiction
Autobiography of Malcolm X with Alex Haley
Trevor Noah Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong
For Adults
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Whistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steel- Discussion of Research on Stereotype Threat
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas. (Yes, this is a young adult book, but worth a read for perspective and very accessible)
Trevor Noah Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (fascinating and easy to read)
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong might give you a new perspective on George and Martha Washington
White Rage by Carol Anderson
I'm still Here Black Dignity in a world made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown
1491 by Charles Mann (I recommend audiobook as this is a long slightly academic book)
An Indigenous People's History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
The Making of Asian America by Erica Lee
Autobiography of Malcolm X with Alex Haley
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo
A very long and useful list of Foundational Resources from TeachingWhileWhite.org geared for teachers
Still working on this list!
For all
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