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RecommendedReads Anti-Racism forOlderChildren



CountMeIn
VarshaBajaj
Toldfromtwoviewpoints,sixth-gradersKarina andChrisusesocialmediatostandupto racisminHouston,Texas,afteranattackputs Karina'sIndianAmericangrandfatherinthe hospital
I Can Make This Promise

Christine Day
Whentwelve-year-oldEdiefindslettersand photographsinheratticthatchangeeverything shethoughtsheknewaboutherNative Americanmother'sadoption,sherealizesshe hasalottolearnaboutherfamily'shistoryand herownidentity
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AmericanasPaneerPie
SupriyaKelkar
WhenaracistincidentrockshersmallMichigan town,eleven-year-oldLekhamustdecide whethertospeakuporstaysilent,evenasshe strugglestonavigateherlifeathome,whereshe canbeherself,andatschool,wheresheis teasedaboutherculture.
Amina'sVoice
HenaKhan
APakistani-AmericanMuslimgirlstruggles tostaytruetoherfamily'svibrantculture whilesimultaneouslyblendinginatschool Afterherlocalmosqueifvandalized,sheis devastatedHerfriendSoojinistalkingabout changinghernameDoesAminaneedto becomemore"American"andhidewhoshe reallyis?

What Lane?

Torrey Maldonado
Biracialsixth-graderStephenquestionsthe limitationssocietyputsonhimafterhenotices thewaystrangerstreathimwhenhehangsout withhiswhitefriendsandlearnsabouttheBlack LivesMattermovement.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington

Janae Marks
Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime
Finding Junie

Ellen Oh
Kim
Atalebasedontrueeventsfollowsthe coming-of-ageofagirlwhoismotivatedby anactofracismatschooltolearnabouther ancestralheritageandhergrandparents' experiencesaslostchildrenduringthe KoreanWar
A Good Kind of Trouble
Lisa Moore Ramée
Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble
All she wants to do is to follow the rules
Now she's suddenly questioning who her best friends are and some people at school are saying she's not black enough Shay's sister, Hana, is involved in Black Lives Matter, but Shay doesn't think that's for her After experiencing a powerful protest, though, Shay decides some rules are worth breaking
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Tiffany Jewell
Learn about identities, true histories, and anti-racism work...This book is written so young people will feel empowered to stand up to the adults in their lives This book will give them the language and ability to understand racism and a drive to undo it


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NotMyIdea:ABookAboutWhiteness AnastasiaHigginbotham
AwhitechildseesaTVnewsreportofawhite policeofficershootingandkillingablackman "Inourfamily,wedon'tseecolor,"hismother says,butheseesthecolorsplainenoughAn afternooninthelibrary'shistorystacksuncover thetruthofwhitesupremacyinAmerica Racismwasnothisideaandherefusesto defendit.
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Leigh Ann Erickson
Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long 'What Is White Privilege?' explores the concept of systemic and intrinsic racism in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way

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Wade Hudson & Cheryl Willis Hudson
Thirty diverse and award-winning authors and illustrators capture frank discussions about racism, identity, and self-esteem

RecommendedReads Anti-Racism forYoungChildren

OurSkin:AFirstConversationAbout Race
MeganMadison,JessicaRalli,&Isabel Roxas
Basedontheresearchthatrace,gender, consent,andbodypositivityshouldbe discussedwithtoddlersonup,thisread-aloud boardbookseriesoffersadultstheopportunity tobeginimportantconversationswithyoung childreninaninformed,safe,andsupported way




IAmEnough
GraceByers
Sharesastoryoflovingwhoyouare,respecting othersandbeingkindtooneanother
MagnificentHomespunBrown:A Celebration

SamaraColeDoyon
Joyfulyoungnarratorscelebratefeelingat homeinone'sownskin.
Eyes That Speak to the Stars

Joanna Ho
AyoungAsianboynoticesthathiseyeslook differentfromhispeers'afterseeinghisfriend's drawingofthem.Aftertalkingtohisfather,the boyrealizesthathiseyesrisetotheskiesand speaktothestars,shinelikesunlitrays,and glimpsetrailsoflightfromthosewhocame before--infact,hiseyesarelikehisfather's,his agong's,andhislittlebrother's,andtheyare visionary
FryBread:ANativeAmericanFamily

Story
KevinNobleMaillard
Usingillustrationsthatshowthediversityin NativeAmericaandsparepoetictextthat emphasizesfrybreadintermsofprovenance, thisvolumetellsthestoryofapost-colonialfood thatisasharedtraditionforNativeAmerican familiesallacrosstheNorthAmericancontinent
UnderMyHijab
HenaKhan
Asayounggirlobservesthateachofsix womeninherlifewearsherhijabandhair inadifferentway,sheconsidershowto expressherownstyleoneday
WhereAreYouFrom?

YamileSaiedMéndez
Whenayounggirlisaskedwhereshe's from--whereshe'sreallyfrom--she'sno longerasshewasShedecidestoturnto herdearabueloforsomehelpwiththis ever-persistentquestionButhedoesn't quitegivehertheanswersheexpects.
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Illustrationsandsimple,rhymingtext introduceaschoolwherediversityis celebratedandsongs,stories,and talentsareshared



YourNameisaSong
JamilahThompkins-Bigelow
Frustratedbyadayfullofteachersand classmatesmispronouncingherbeautiful name,alittlegirltellshermothershenever wantstocomebacktoschoolInresponse, thegirl'smotherteachesheraboutthe musicalityofAfrican,Asian,Black-American, Latinx,andMiddleEasternnamesontheir lyricalwalkhomethroughthecity
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o
When five-year-old Sulwe's classmates make fun of her dark skin, she tries lightening herself to no avail, but her encounter with a shooting star helps her understand there is beauty in every shade.



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TheDayYouBegin
JacquelineWoodson
OtherstudentslaughwhenRigoberto,an immigrantfromVenezuela,introduces himselfbutlater,hemeetsAngelinaand discoversthatheisnottheonlyonewho feelslikeanoutsider
Jackie Golusky
Elmoandfriendslearnalongwithyoung readersaboutracialjusticeThisgentleguide informskidswhatitmeanstostandupfor justiceandwhattheycandointheirdailylives
The Proudest Color
Sheila Modir, PhD & Jeff Kashou, LMFT Zahraseestheworldinvividcolors.When kidsatschooltellhershe'sdifferentbecause ofthecolorofherskin,shedoesn'tknowhow tofeel,buthermothertellshertofeelproud