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Fiction:
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
OR if you have read the above, try: Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
NonFiction:
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Articles
Guide for Selecting Anti-Bias Children's Books
Social Justice Books
Blogs
Books for grades 3-5
Select any title below to link to a brief summary and review.
Fiction (just a sampling of many great titles)
The Birchbark House by Louise Erdrich
As Brave As You by Jason Reynolds
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
The Crossover: The Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome
Ghost: Track, Book 1 by Jason Reynolds
The Harlem Charade by Natasha Tarpley
How I Became a Ghost - A Choctaw Trail of Tears Story by Tim Tingle
Leaving Lymon by Lesa Cline-Ransome
The Lost Tribes by Christine Taylor-Butler
The New Kid (Graphic Novel) by Jerry Craft
The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia
The Unsung Hero of Birdsong USA by Brenda Woods
Nonfiction (just a sampling of many great titles)
42 is Not Just a Number by Doreen Rappaport
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reaves, Deputy US Marshal by Vonda Micheaux Nelson
The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth, and Harlem’s Great Bookstore by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jaqueline Woodson
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Pinkney
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans by Kadir Nelson
Henry's Freedom Box by Ellen Levine
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea: How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet by Elizabeth Suneby
Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell
Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change by Robin Stevenson
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History by Vashti Harrison
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History by Vashti Harrison
March, Book 1 by John Lewis
Never Caught by Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Separate is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team by Steve Sheinkin
Voice of Freedom, Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement by Carole Boston Weatherfold
PDFs
Podcasts
8 Podcasts That Help You Talk to Kids About Race, Plus 10 racially diverse podcasts your kids will enjoy
The Bello Collective
StoryCorps:
I Couldn't Buy a Movie Ticket by Ezra Awumey
I Was the First Black Student by A.P. Tureaud Jr
Registering to Vote by Theresa Burroughs
Segretated Swimming Pool by Robert Holmes
The Very Best Code Switch Episodes for Kids by Code Switch, NPR
Audie and the Not-So-Magic School Bus
On the Shoulders of Giants
When Xenophobia Spreads Like a Virus
Videos
Want a More Just World? Be an Unlikely Ally
TEDtalk by Nita Mosby-Tyler
Websites
SocialJusticeBooks.org