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• Futureface

  a Family Mystery, a Search for Identity, and the Truth About Belonging

  Wagner, Alex,

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  The story of a journalist who travels the world to solve the mystery of her ancestry, facing questions about American identity and what it means to belong. Adapted for young readers from the adult memoir.

• Dictionary for a Better World

  Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes From A to Z

  Latham, Irene

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  Organized as a dictionary, entries in this book for middle-grade readers present words related to creating a better, more inclusive world. Each word is explored via a poem, a quote from an inspiring person, and a short personal anecdote…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Power Book

  What Is It, Who Has It and Why?

  Saunders, Claire (Travel writer),

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  Takes a look at different types of power, what it means to have power, and what you can do with your own power to create positive change in the world, no matter who or how old you are.

• Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Boy

  Acho, Emmanuel

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  For awkward questions white and non-black parents don't know how to answer, this is an essential guide to help support communication on how to dismantle racism amongst the youngest generation.

• Finding Home

  the Journey of Immigrants and Refugees

  Lee, Jen Sookfong

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  A look at how human migration has changed the world. Part of the nonfiction Orca Think series for middle-grade readers, with photographs and illustrations throughout.

• Little Legends

  Exceptional Men in Black History

  Harrison, Vashti

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  An important book for readers of all ages, this beautifully illustrated and engagingly written volume brings to life true stories of black men in history. Among these biographies, readers will find aviators and artists, politicians and pop…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Is Anti-racist

  Jewell, Tiffany

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  This book is written for the young person who doesn't know how to speak up to the racist adults in their life. For the 14 year old who sees injustice at school and isn't able to understand the role racism plays in separating them from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Race and Policing in Modern America

  Harris, Duchess,

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  This book explores how the US criminal justice system perpetuates inequality, from the police's origins as slave patrols to the school-to-prison pipeline. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, and there is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dealing With

  Racism

  Lacey, Jane,

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  Sometimes you can sort out a problem on your own. But sometimes you need to ask for help. This book helps young children to make this decision and find out about and understand racism. It features seven case studies from children who have…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Different Mirror for Young People

  a History of Multicultural America

  Stefoff, Rebecca, 1951-

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  A Different Mirror for Young People brings ethnic history alive through the words of people, including teenagers, who recorded their experiences in letters, diaries, and poems.

• The Talk

  Conversations About Race, Love & Truth

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  Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem.

• Overground Railroad

  the Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America

  Taylor, Candacy A.

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  Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the "Black travel guide to America." For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Fight Racism

  a Guide to Standing Up for Racial Justice

  Tisby, Jemar

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  In How to Fight Racism Young Reader's Edition, Dr. Tisby uses history to explore how racism has affected America since before its founding and how it's continued to grow, as well as examines how true social justice is rooted in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Waiting Place

  When Home Is Lost and a New One Not Yet Found

  Nayeri, Dina,

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  The Waiting Place is an unflinching look at ten young lives suspended outside of time--and bravely proceeding anyway. Each lyrical passage leads the reader from one story to the next, revealing the dreams, ambitions, and personalities of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Slavery and the African American Story

  Williams Dockery, Patricia,

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  The true story of Africans and African Americans in the United States, from their arrival up until 1850.

• Call and Response

  the Story of Black Lives Matter

  Chambers, Veronica

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  During 2020, widespread protests rooted in the call-and-response tradition of the Black community gained worldwide attention in the wake of high-profile wrongful deaths of Black people. From the founders to watershed moments, follow the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Evicted!

  the Struggle for the Right to Vote

  Duncan, Alice Faye

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  This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote. Powerfully…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Name of Emmett Till

  How the Children of the Mississippi Freedom Struggle Showed Us Tomorrow

  Mayer, Robert H., 1950-

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  The killing of Emmett Till is widely remembered today as one of the most famous examples of lynchings in America. African American children in 1955 personally felt the terror of his murder. These children, however, would rise up against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What Is the Black Lives Matter Movement?

  Nichols, Hedreich

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  Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Is the Black Lives Matter Movement? explores the goals and history of the movement in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Treaty Words

  for as Long as the Rivers Flow

  Craft, Aimée, 1980-

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  The first treaty that was made was between the earth and the sky. It was an agreement to work together. We build all of our treaties on that original treaty. On the banks of the river that have been Mishomis's home his whole life, he…Read moreRead more of this annotation