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B 123484B 123484 57 Bus
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Slater, Dashka
Length: 305 Copyright: 2017

If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight. Mature themes. Narrative nonfiction. Historical. IL 8-12. AR 6.5. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021.
57 Bus JS  
KM 13225KM 13225 57 Bus (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Slater, Dashka
Length: 0 Copyright: 2018

If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they inhabited different worlds. Sasha, a white teen, lived in the middle-class foothills and attended a small private school. Richard, a black teen, lived in the crime-plagued flatlands and attended a large public one. Each day, their paths overlapped for a mere eight minutes. But one afternoon on the bus ride home from school, a single reckless act left Sasha severely burned, and Richard charged with two hate crimes and facing life imprisonment. The case garnered international attention, thrusting both teenagers into the spotlight. Contents include playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 5 hours and 45 minutes. Mature themes. Narrative nonfiction. Historical. Young adult. IL 8-12. AR 6.5. RC 6.6. Lexile 930. Iowa Teen Award 2020-2021.
57 Bus (Playaway) JS  
B 109436B 109436 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexie, Sherman
Length: 230 Copyright: 2007

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Coming-of-age story. National Book Award winner. Realistic fiction. Authentic author. Overcoming adversity. Class difference. Young adult fiction. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 600. GR level Z. IL 9-12.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian JS  
KM 13129KM 13129 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2 Parts) (30 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Sherman, Alexie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2007

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. This coming-of-age story is a National Book Award winner and Odyssey Award winner. Contents: 30 copies of the book (230 pages) by Sherman Alexie and seven audio CD read-along set (6 hours), teacher guide, a playaway and a five way splitter. AR 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 600. IL 9-12. Authentic author. Novel study. Young adult fiction. Coming of Age. Realistic fiction. Four week loan period.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2 Parts) (30 Books) JS  
KM 10798KM 10798 Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexie, Sherman
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Coming-of-age story. National Book Award winner. Contents: Playaway run time (5 hours) earphones; and hardcover book (230 pages) by Sherman Alexie. Realistic fiction. Authentic author. Young adult fiction. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 600. GR level Z. IL 9-12.
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (Playaway) JS  
KM 10810KM 10810 Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian (6 Copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Alexie, Sherman
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. This coming-of-age story is a National Book Award winner and Odyssey Award winner. Contents: six copies of the book (230 pages) by Sherman Alexie (who also narrates the audio book) and three audio CD read-along (5 hours). Novel Study. AR 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 600.
Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian (6 Copies) JS  
B 105084B 105084 African-American Soldiers in the Civil War
Grade Lvl: I Author: Ford, Carin
Length: 48 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Fighting for Freedom. Describes the experiences of African Americans who were recruited by the Union to fight in the Civil War. From the series The Civil War Library. AR 5.7. Follett RL 5.2.
African-American Soldiers in the Civil War I  
B 127680B 127680 All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Armand, Glenda
Length: 48 Copyright: 2023

During the Great Migration in 1930's Louisiana, eight-year-old Jenny tries to understand why a man named Jim Crow is making trouble for her family. Civil rights. Grief and loss. Social awareness. African American. Louisiana History. 20th century. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
All Aboard the Schooltrain: A Little Story from the Great Migration PI  
B 120576B 120576 All American Boys
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Police brutality- Fiction. Racial profiling in law enforcement- Fiction. Alternating (Point of View). Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors- 2016. Iowa High School Award 2017-2018.
All American Boys JS  
KM 12758KM 12758 All American Boys (15 copies)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 316 Copyright: 2015

In this Coretta Scott King Honor Award–winning novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension. Kit includes Audiobook CDs by Recorded Books. Young Adult. Audio CDs approximate run time: 6.5 hours. Novel Study. IL 9-12. AR 4.9. RC 6.7 Lexile 770. Set of 15 books.
All American Boys (15 copies) JS  
B 126691B 126691 All Because You Matter
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Charles, Tami
Length: 40 Copyright: 2020

A lyrical, heart-lifting love letter to black and brown children everywhere: reminding them how much they matter, that they have always mattered, and they always will. Stories about me. Self-awareness. Social emotional learning. African Americans. IL K-4. AR 3.9. Lexile 810.
All Because You Matter KPI  
B 119958B 119958 Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Barton, Chris
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress. He spent most of his childhood as a slave in Mississippi, but all of that changed with the Emancipation Proclamation. John Roy thrived in the new era. He was appointed to serve as justice of the peace and was eventually elected to the United States House of Representatives. Legislators- Biography. Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877).
Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch PI  
B 102031B 102031 AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Grade Lvl: JS Author: BUCKLEY, GAIL
Length: 233 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: The Story Of Blacks In the Military From the Revolution To Desert Storm. Presents the story of the black experience in United States military history. Includes bibliographical references and index.
AMERICAN PATRIOTS JS  
B 124876B 124876 Amina's Voice
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Khan, Hena
Length: 197 Copyright: 2017

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community. Realistic fiction. Muslims. Multicultural. Starred reviews. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 5.3. Lexile 800.
Amina's Voice IJ  
KM 13204KM 13204 Amina's Voice (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Khan, Hena
Length: 197 Copyright: 2017

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school after tragedy strikes her community. Playaway runtime: 4 hours and 25 minutes. Playaway, book and 5-way splitter. Muslims fiction. Multicultural. Realistic fiction. Starred reviews. IL 4-8. AR 5.0. RC 5.3. Lexile 800.
Amina's Voice (Playaway) IJ  
B 128005B 128005 An American Story
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Alexander, Kwame
Length: 55 Copyright: 2023

From the fireside tales in an African village, through the unspeakable passage across the Atlantic, to the backbreaking work in the fields of the South, this is a story of a people's struggle and strength, horror and hope. This is the story of American slavery, a story that needs to be told and understood by all of us. A testament to the resilience of the African American community, this book honors what has been and envisions what is to be. African American. Human rights & civil rights. Social awareness. Picture book for older readers. IL 1-4. AR 4.5.
An American Story PI  
B 95245B 95245 Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves
Grade Lvl: T Author: Derman-Sparks, Louise / Edwards, Julie
Length: 166 Copyright: 2010

Guide to confronting and eliminating barriers of prejudice, misinformation, and bias about specific aspects of personal and social identity. Provides tips for helping staff and children respect each other, themselves, and all people. Chapters focus on culture and language, racial identity, family structures, gender identity, economic class, different abilities, holidays, and more.
Anti-Bias Education for Young Children and Ourselves T  
B 124912B 124912 Anything But Okay
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Littman, Sarah
Length: 343 Copyright: 2018

Life has suddenly turned chaotic for high school student Stella since her brother, Rob, got home from his second tour of duty in Afghanistan: her school is on edge with ethnic tensions and her brother seems to be suffering from post-traumatic stress but will not talk about it. But when Rob's anger finally spirals out of control, Stella realizes she has to find the courage to take a stand against the forces of hate in her hometown. Consequences of war. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.9.
Anything But Okay JS  
B 110433B 110433 As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Amazing March Towards Freedom
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Michelson, Richard
Length: 38 Copyright: 2008

Describes the experiences that influenced Martin Luther King, Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's civil rights activism and discusses the friendship between the two men. African Americans Relations with Jews. AR 4.1. RC 4.2. Lexile 680. IL 2-5.
As Good As Anybody: Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Joshua Heschel's Ama PI  
B 124749B 124749 Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hoose, Phillip
Length: 212 Copyright: 2018

The true story of the all-black high school basketball team that broke the color barrier in segregated 1950s Indiana, masterfully told by National Book Award winner Phil Hoose. By winning the state high school basketball championship in 1955, ten teens from an Indianapolis school meant to be the centerpiece of racially segregated education in the state shattered the myth of their inferiority. Their brilliant coach had fashioned an unbeatable team from a group of boys born in the South and raised in poverty. Anchored by the astonishing Oscar Robertson, a future college and NBA star, the Crispus Attucks Tigers went down in history as the first state champions from Indianapolis and the first all-black team in U.S. history to win a racially open championship tournament--an integration they had forced with their on-court prowess. Narrative nonfiction. Includes photos. IL 8-12. Lexile 1110.
Attucks! Oscar Robertson and the Basketball Team That Awakened a City JS  
B 118841B 118841 Because They Marched : The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 83 Copyright: 2014

Presents an account of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, an event that sparked the signing of the Voting Rights Act. AR 7.6 RC 11.0 Lexile 1160 IL 6-10.
Because They Marched : The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed IJS  
B 109950B 109950 Best Bad Luck I Ever Had
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levine, Kristin
Length: 266 Copyright: 2009

In Moundville, Alabama, in 1917, twelve year old Did hopes the new postmaster will have a son his age, but instead he meets Emma, who is black, and their friendship challenges accepted ways of thinking and leads them to save the life of a condemned man. Acceptance. Social justice. AR and RC 4.2. Follett RL 5.1. Lexile 680.
Best Bad Luck I Ever Had IJS  
B 96411B 96411 Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K 12 Anti Racist, Multicultural Education and Staff Development
Grade Lvl: T Author: Lee, Enid / Menkart, Deborah
Length: 433 Copyright: 2008

Collection of essays, articles, analysis, interviews, primary documents and interactive & interdisciplinary teaching aids on civil rights, movement building, etc. Guide to multicultural education, features lessons and readings designed for school staff development, as well as articles by seasoned practitioners, providing teaching suggestions for early childhood through secondary school, and including coverage of racism, how to respond to injustices, technology, schoolwide activities, and holidays and heritage.
Beyond Heroes and Holidays: A Practical Guide to K 12 Anti Racist, Multicul T  
B 114657B 114657 Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Tougas, Shelley
Length: 64 Copyright: 2011

Documents the photography of Charles Moore during a May 1963 civil rights protest and discusses how one of his most moving images helped rally the civil rights movement as a whole and garner support from the American public. Features black-and-white photographs throughout. From the series Captured History. AR 7.0. RC 8.3. Lexile 980. GR level Y. IL 5-10.
Birmingham 1963: How a Photograph Rallied Civil Rights Support IJS  
B 115176B 115176 Birmingham Sunday
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Brimner, Larry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2010

Provides an account of the racially-motivated bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, on September 15, 1963, which resulted in the deaths of four children, and discusses how the tragedy spurred the passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation. Birmingham (Ala.) Race relations History. African Americans Civil rights History. Ku Klux Klan (1915-) History. Bombings History. Hate crimes History. AR 8.2 RC 9.8 Lexile 1190 IL 5-10.
Birmingham Sunday IJS  
B 113571B 113571 Black & White: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene "Bull" Connor
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brimner, Larry
Length: 112 Copyright: 2011

Provides an account of the confrontation between civil rights activist Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Birmingham, Alabama, police chief Eugene "Bull" Connor, who was determined to keep the city's schools, parks, workplaces, and public facilities segregated. 2012 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal Honor book. AR 8.7. IL 7-12.
Black & White: The Confrontation Between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and JS  
B 108347B 108347 Black and White
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Volponi, Paul
Length: 199 Copyright: 2005

Two star high school basketball players, one black and one white, experience the justice system differently after committing a crime together and getting caught. AR 4.9. RC 3.9. Lexile 710.
Black and White JS  
B 115498B 115498 Black Boy White School
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Walker, Brian F
Length: 246 Copyright: 2012

When fourteen-year-old Anthony "Ant" Jones from the ghetto of East Cleveland, Ohio, gets a scholarship to a prep school in Maine, he finds that he must change his image and adapt to a world that never fully accepts him, but when he goes home he discovers that he no longer truly belongs there either. Identity Fiction. Race relations Fiction. Preparatory schools Fiction. AR 4.4 IL 9-12.
Black Boy White School JS  
B 126759B 126759 Black Brother, Black Brother
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 239 Copyright: 2020

Suspended unjustly from elite Middlefield Prep, Donte Ellison studies fencing with a former champion, hoping to put the racist fencing team captain in his place. African American. Coming of age. Prejudice and racism. Self-management. IL 5-9. AR 3.4. GR V.
Black Brother, Black Brother IJ  
B 126757B 126757 Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
Grade Lvl: S Author: Joseph, Frederick
Length: 254 Copyright: 2020

Frederick Joseph calls up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist. Social issues. Prejudice and racism. Anecdotes. Civil and human rights. Young adult nonfiction. IL 10-12.
Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person S  
B 122463B 122463 Black Jack: the Ballad of Jack Johnson
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Smith, Charles R
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Art and poetry combine to tell the story of boxer Jack Johnson, who became the first African-American world heavyweight boxing champion in the early part of the twentieth century. AR 5.3 RC 7.3 Lexile 980 GR level Q IL 1-4.
Black Jack: the Ballad of Jack Johnson PI  
B 126755B 126755 Black Kids
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hammonds Reed, Christina
Length: 362 Copyright: 2020

With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble. African American. Historical fiction. Realistic fiction. Prejudice and racism. IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 830.
Black Kids JS  
B 124959B 124959 Blended
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police. Blended families. Realistic fiction. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Blended IJ  
KM 13160KM 13160 Blended (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Draper, Sharon M
Length: 308 Copyright: 2018

Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this thoughtful story about divorce and racial identity. Contains book, playaway and 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: Approximately 5.5 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 610. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022.
Blended (Playaway) IJ  
B 123386B 123386 Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wallace, Rich
Length: 352 Copyright: 2016

Rich Wallace and Sandra Neil Wallace explore what led Jonathan Myrick Daniels to the moment of his death, the trial of his murderer, and how these events helped reshape both the legal and political climate of Lowndes County and the nation. Biography. Includes timelines, narratives, photographs index and bibliography. IL 7-12. AR 7.4. RC 9.2. Lexile 1030.
Blood Brother: Jonathan Daniels and His Sacrifice for Civil Rights JS  
DVD 2512DVD 2512 Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Boyne, John
Length: 94 Copyright: 2008

Based on the best-selling novel by John Boyne, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas highlights the secret friendship between two unlikely friends, the young son of a Nazi officer and the Jewish boy he encounters, a boy in striped pajamas who lives behind a wire fence. Auschwitz (concentration camp). Contains scenes that depict human suffering and loss of life. Nazis. Includes an exploration of the role propaganda played in WWII Germany. Rated PG-13.
Boy in the Striped Pajamas IJS  
B 127888B 127888 Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story Retold for Young Readers
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Dronfield, Jeremy
Length: 373 Copyright: 2023

This powerful, moving young adult adaptation of the adult international bestselling narrative nonfiction book The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz shines a light on the true story of two brothers who experienced the atrocities of the Holocaust in very different ways. Jeremy Dronfield captures this family tale of bravery, love, hope, and survival with the help of extensive research and primary sources like Gustav's diary and interviews with family members. Maps, black-and-white photos, a timeline of events, a glossary, and more are included. Holocaust. Narrative nonfiction. Adaptation. Social awareness. World history. Concentration camps. IL 9-12.
Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz: A True Story Retold for Young R JS  
B 114082B 114082 Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 40 Copyright: 2008

Uses the form of a blues song to share the story of the year-long bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, sparked by seamstress Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a city bus to a white passenger in 1955, which resulted in a repeal of the Jim Crow segregation laws. AR 2.9. RC 3.2. Lexile 560. IL 1-4.
Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired A Nation PI  
B 110384B 110384 Brendan Buckley's Universe & Everything In It
Grade Lvl: I Author: Frazier, Sundee
Length: 198 Copyright: 2007

Brendan Buckley, a biracial ten-year-old, applies his scientific problem-solving ability and newfound interest in rocks and minerals to connect with his white grandfather, the president of Puyallup Rock Club, and to learn why he and Brendan's mother are estranged. Racially mixed people. Rock collecting. John Steptoe - Best New Talent Award 2008. Author is multiracial. AR 4.0. RC 3.4. Lexile 630.
Brendan Buckley's Universe & Everything In It I  
B 127239B 127239 Brown v. Board of Education: A Day that Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weston, Margeaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a unanimous ruling that declared racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional, because separate could never be equal. Now readers can step back in time to learn about what led up to this milestone in the Civil Rights movement, how the landmark case unfolded, and the ways in which one day changed America forever.U.S. History. Series nonfiction: Days That Changed America by Capstone. IL 4-7. AR 4.9. Lexile 780. GR U.
Brown v. Board of Education: A Day that Changed America IJ  
B 124515B 124515 Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman
Length: 134 Copyright: 2016

In 1954, one of the most significant Supreme Court decisions of the twentieth century aimed to end school segregation in the United States. Although known as Brown v. Board of Education, the ruling applied not just to the case of Linda Carol Brown, an African American third grader refused entry to an all-white Topeka, Kansas school, but to cases involving children in South Carolina, Delaware, Virginia, and Washington, DC. The decision was the culmination of work by many people who stood up to racial inequality, some risking significant danger and hardship, and of careful strategizing by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin tells the stories behind the ruling and the people responsible for it. She brings readers up to date with a country still grappling with a public shool system not yet fully desegregated. Timeline, source notes and index are included. Social studies. School integration. Narrative nonfiction. IL 6-10. AR 7.1. RC 8.3. Lexile 980.
Brown v. Board of Education: A Fight for Simple Justice IJS  
B 93334B 93334 Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How Parents and Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence
Grade Lvl: T Author: Coloroso, Barbara
Length: 218 Copyright: 2003

Explains how to tell if a child is being bullied, how to change bullying behavior, how to help bystanders become active in solving the problem, how to evaluate school policies.
Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to High School--How P T  
B 124888B 124888 Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery
Grade Lvl: JST Author:
Length: 178 Copyright: 2018

This is a plea to America to understand what life post-slavery remains like for many African Americans, who are descended from people whose unpaid labor built this land, but have had to spend the last century and a half carrying the dual burden of fighting racial injustice and rising above the lowered expectations and hateful bigotry that attempt to keep them shackled to that past. A powerful collection of essays that create a chorus of evidence that the burden is real. IL 11-12.
Burden: African Americans and the Enduring Impact of Slavery JST  
B 108877B 108877 Bus Ride that Changed History
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Edwards, Pamela
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Subtitle: The Story of Rosa Parks. A cumulative narrative tells the story of Rosa Parks, an African American woman who sparked the civil rights movement when she refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, for a white man. "House that Jack Built" style. Segregation in transportation. AR 5.5. Follett RL 2.2.
Bus Ride that Changed History PI  
B 125579B 125579 Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Latham, Irene / Waters, Charles
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the experience of race through fifth graders Irene Latham, who is white, and Charles Waters, who is African American. Friendship poetry. Race awareness. Diversity. IL 3-7. AR 4.6. GR U.
Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship PIJ  
B 125647B 125647 Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Selina, Alko
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

Shares the story of Mildred and Richard Loving, an interracial couple who, in 1958, struggled with marriage laws. Narrative nonfiction. Marriage. IL 2-6.
Case for Loving: The Fight for Interracial Marriage PI  
B 86273B 86273 Causes & Consequences of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Weber, Michael
Length: 79 Copyright: 1998

Complete title: Causes and Consequences of the African American Civil Rights Movement. Discusses the causes and consequences of the movement to achieve full political, economic, and social equality for blacks. AR 9.1. Follett RL 8.2.
Causes & Consequences of the Civil Rights Movement IJS  
KM 4212KM 4212 Cay (25 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Theodore
Length: 0 Copyright: 1969

Survival tale of two people stranded on an island in the Caribbean--an elderly, black West Indian man, and an eleven year old boy (blinded after a torpedo attack at sea during World War II), who learns to overcome his prejudice and his blindness. Contents: five guides (Perma-Bound Guide, Teacher Created Materials literature unit, Literature Circle Guide, Novel Units guide, and Novel Ties Study Guide); 25 copies of the book (137 pages, GR level V, AR 5.3, RC 6.3, Lexile 860); and three unabridged audio CDs (3 hours). Novel Study. IL 5-8.
Cay (25 Books) IJ  
KM 6697KM 6697 Cay (6 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Theodore
Length: 0 Copyright: 1992

Survival tale of two people stranded on an island--one old, black West Indian man, and an eleven year old boy who learns to overcome his prejudice and his blindness after a crack on the head leaves him sightless. Contents: six books (144 pages). Novel Study. Guided Reading level V. AR 5.3. RC 6.3. Lexile 860. IL 5-8.
Cay (6 Books) IJ  
B 122828B 122828 Change of Heart
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Walsh, Alice
Length: 32 Copyright: 2016

Story is based on the young adulthood of Lanier Phillips, an African-American soldier who escaped the danger and racism of segregated Georgia by joining the U.S. Navy. He survived the sinking of the U.S.S. "Truxtun."off the coast of Newfoundland where the community's kindness and humanity brings him back to health and changes his outlook on life. An author's note provides information about his life & achievements after the war including participation in the Civil Rights Movement. IL K-4.
Change of Heart PI  
B 126935B 126935 Change Sings: A Children's Anthem
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Gorman, Amanda
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

A picture book by presidential inaugural poet and activist Amanda Gorman, anything is possible when our voices join together. As a young girl leads a cast of characters on a musical journey, they learn that they have the power to make changes--big or small--in the world, in their communities, and in most importantly, in themselves. Poetry. African American. Social awareness. Change. IL K-3.
Change Sings: A Children's Anthem KP  
B 121314B 121314 Chasing Secrets
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Length: 278 Copyright: 2015

Thirteen-year-old Lizzie and her secret friend Noah, who is hiding in her house, plan to rescue Noah's father from the quarantined Chinatown, and save everyone they love from contracting the plague that is spreading in 1900 San Francisco. Story illuminates the differences and injustices that exist within gender, class, and race. AR 3.7 Lexile 540 GR level X IL 4-8.
Chasing Secrets IJ  
B 126062B 126062 Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 227 Copyright: 2019

This is the story of how one girl finds her voice in the fight for justice and equality. The daughter of baseball legend shares her experience growing up during 1963, an important year of the civil rights movement. A memoir. Biography. IL 4-8. AR 4.9.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 IJ  
KM 13194KM 13194 Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

In January of 1963, Sharon Robinson turned 13 the night before George Wallace declared on national television "segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever" in his inauguration for governor of Alabama. That was the start of a year that would become one of the most pivotal years in the history of America. Biography. Civil Rights. Includes primary sources. Contains 1 book, 1 playaway and 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 5 hours 24 minutes. See B 126062 for additional copies. IL 4-8. AR 4.9.
Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963 (Playaway) IJ  
B 114991B 114991 Children of Manzanar
Grade Lvl: IJS Author:
Length: 146 Copyright: 2012

Brief essays and captioned black-and-white photographs document the experiences of Japanese American children and young adults at the Manzanar War Relocation Center. Children Manzanar (Calif.) History. Japanese Americans Interviews. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. RC 9.4 Lexile 1200 IL 5-10.
Children of Manzanar IJS  
B 86055B 86055 Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Dunn, John
Length: 128 Copyright: 1998

A historical overview of the movement for freedom and equality for blacks in the United States. Follett RL 8.9.
Civil Rights Movement IJS  
B 126481B 126481 Class Act (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Craft, Jerry
Length: 249 Copyright: 2020

Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he is't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together. Graphic Novel. Companion to New Kid #B125343. IL 4-8. AR 2.8.
Class Act (Book 2) IJ  
B 123582B 123582 Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Williams-Garcia, Rita
Length: 166 Copyright: 2017

Clayton is forbidden by his mother from playing the blues after his grandfather dies and runs away to the subways to join a band. Six starred reviews. National Book Award Finalist, 2017. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. RC 4.4. Lexile 710. GR V.
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground IJ  
B 127049B 127049 Clean Getaway
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 227 Copyright: 2020

For the life of him, William 'Scoob' Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble, and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say freedom. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem, G'ma included. An Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. See Playaway KM 13493. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway IJ  
KM 13493KM 13493 Clean Getaway (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

For the life of him, William 'Scoob' Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say freedom. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem. Kt contains the playaway, a hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time approximately 4 hours. A Iowa Children's Choice Award 2022-2023. IL 5-8. AR 5.0. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. GR W.
Clean Getaway (Playaway) IJ  
B 124889B 124889 Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America
Grade Lvl: JST Author: Rothstein, Richard
Length: 345 Copyright: 2017

Explores the history of America's housing policy, as well as the racial divide and discriminatory patterns that continue to this day. Discrimination in housing. Government policies. Segregation. IL 11-12.
Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America JST  
B 127827B 127827 Comeback
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Shen, E. L.
Length: 265 Copyright: 2021

Twelve-year-old Maxine Chen dreams of being a figure skating champion, but a remarkably talented new girl at the arena and a racist classmate at school test her resolve. 2023-2024 Iowa Children's Choice. Sports fiction. Asian Americans. Family life. IL 4-8. AR 5.1. Lexile 770.
Comeback IJ  
B 126768B 126768 Concrete Rose
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 360 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose S  
KM 13496KM 13496 Concrete Rose (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 0 Copyright: 2021

A gang leader's son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one's brutal murder. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Coming of age/Bildungsromans. Teenage fathers. Gangs. Responsible decision-making. Starred reviews. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Contents include playway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 8 hours and 30 minutes. IL 10-12. AR 3.4.
Concrete Rose (Playaway) S  
B 127058B 127058 Cost of Knowing
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Morris, Brittney
Length: 327 Copyright: 2021

Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death, and circumstances to save him. Starred reviews. An Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. African American. Prejudice and racism. Responsible-decision making. Supernatural. Clairvoyance. Young adult. IL 9-12. AR 5.0. Lexile 780.
Cost of Knowing JS  
B 97431B 97431 Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools and Beyond, Third Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Singleton, Glenn E
Length: 292 Copyright: 2022

Courageous Conversations about Race allows you to deepen personal understanding of race and its impact on all students. Deepen the dialogue to address racial disparities in your organization. Schools, like all organizations, face a nearly insurmountable hurdle when addressing racial inequities, the inability to talk candidly about race. In this timely update, author Glenn Singleton enables readers to break the silence and open an authentic dialogue that forges a path to progress for racial equity. The third edition offers new coverage of the structural inequities in schools and society that have been exposed by the pandemic as well as heightened public awareness of racial injustice.
Courageous Conversations About Race: A Field Guide for Achieving Equity in T  
B 99937B 99937 Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers
Grade Lvl: T Author: Miller, Karen
Length: 382 Copyright: 1996

A resource for dealing with difficult problems. Chapters include racism, divorce, family abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, death, and sexual abuse.
Crisis Manual for Early Childhood Teachers T  
B 119271B 119271 Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wright, Barbara
Length: 297 Copyright: 2012

Moses Thomas's summer vacation in 1898 does not go as planned, and while he deals with family problems and fickle friends, Moses comes to be more aware of the escalating tension between the African American and white communities of Wilmington, North Carolina. AR 5.4 RC 5.3 Lexile 800 IL 6-12.
Crow IJS  
B 111909B 111909 Cruisers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 126 Copyright: 2010

Friends Zander, Kambui, LaShonda, and Bobbi, caught in the middle of a mock Civil War at DaVinci Academy, learn the true cost of freedom of speech when they use their alternative newspaper, The Cruiser, to try to make peace. AR and RC 5.3. Lexile 810. IL 5-8.
Cruisers IJ  
B 126059B 126059 Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Gates, Henry Louis
Length: 225 Copyright: 2019

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, Reconstruction, and the rise of Jim Crow segregation. Includes primary sources. U.S. Civil War. Reconstruction Era. IL 8-12. AR 8.7. RC 12.4. Lexile 1200.
Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow JS  
B 103853B 103853 Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Haskins, Jim
Length: 96 Copyright: 1992

Subtitle: A Photo History of the Civil Rights Movement. AR 8.2. RC 6.8. Lexile 1140. GR level Y.
Day Martin Luther King, Jr., Was Shot PIJ  
B 127046B 127046 Dear Justyce
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 266 Copyright: 2020

Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Starred reviews. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Family problems. Companion novel to: Dear Martin (B 123410). IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 780.
Dear Justyce JS  
KM 13495KM 13495 Dear Justyce (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Starred reviews. Kit contents include playaway, hardcover book and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: approximately 5 hours. Young adult. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. Family problems. Companion novel to: Dear Martin (B 123410). IL 9-12. AR 5.3. Lexile 780.
Dear Justyce (Playaway) JS  
B 123410B 123410 Dear Martin
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 210 Copyright: 2017

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Realistic fiction. IL 9-12. AR 4.8. Lexile 720. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020.
Dear Martin JS  
B 116559B 116559 Desmond and the Very Mean Word: A Story of Forgiveness
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Tutu, Desmond
Length: 32 Copyright: 2013

When a group of boys insult Desmond by calling him a very vulgar name, he seeks out the advice of Father Trevor and learns an important lesson in forgiveness. Based on a true story from Archbishop Desmond Tutu's childhood in South Africa. AR 3.9 IL K-4.
Desmond and the Very Mean Word: A Story of Forgiveness KPI  
B 117337B 117337 Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers to Help Win World War II
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Mullenbach, Cheryl
Length: 266 Copyright: 2013

Describes the things African American women did to help their country during World War II. Iowa author. Lexile 1130 IL 7-12.
Double Victory: How African American Women Broke Race and Gender Barriers t JS  
B 126186B 126186 Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past
Grade Lvl: S Author: Murray, Elizabeth A
Length: 120 Copyright: 2020

Some true crimes reveal themselves in bits and pieces over time. One such case is the Florida School for Boys, a.k.a. the Dozier School, a place where rather than reforming the children in their care school officials tortured, raped, and killed them. Opened in 1900, the school closed in 2011 after a Department of Justice investigation substantiated allegations of routine beatings and killings made by about 100 survivors. Thus far, forensic anthropologist Dr. Erin Kimmerle and her team from the University of South Florida have uncovered fifty-five sets of human remains. Follow this story of institutional abuse, the brave survivors who spoke their truth, and the scientists and others who brought it to light. Narrative nonfiction. True crime. US History. IL 10-12.
Dozier School for Boys: Forensics, Survivors, and a Painful Past S  
B 100083B 100083 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David A
Length: 48 Copyright: 2001

Tells the story of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., his life, accomplishments in the civil rights movement, and his impact on American history. Holiday House Reader, level 2. AR level 3.4. Follett RL 4.2. IL 1-3.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. P  
B 124462B 124462 El odio que das (Hate U Give)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 438 Copyright: 2017

Text in Spanish.;Translation of: The hate u give. Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Spanish language. Race relations. Prejudice and Racism. Strong language and content throughout throughout. Mature themes. Teacher preview strongly recommended. IL 10-12.
El odio que das (Hate U Give) S  
B 103556B 103556 Especially Heroes
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Kroll, Virginia
Length: 32 Copyright: 2003

After talking about heroes and martyrs at school, a young girl gets a first-hand look at heroism when her father and several others protect their neighbor from a group of racists. Hate crimes. AR 4.0. Follett RL 5.0. IL 3-6.
Especially Heroes PI  
KM 12583KM 12583 Fast Break (6 Books & Read-Along CDs)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Lupica, Mike
Length: 262 Copyright: 2015

Since his mother's death, Jayson, twelve, has focused on basketball and surviving but he is found out and placed with an affluent foster family of a different race, and must learn to accept many changes, including facing his former teammates in a championship game. Foster home care- Fiction. Kit contains 6 copies of the book (262 pages AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 840) and 5 Audio CDs (6 hrs). Novel Study. IL 5-8.
Fast Break (6 Books & Read-Along CDs) IJ  
B 127711B 127711 Fast Pitch
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Stone, Nic
Length: 179 Copyright: 2021

Shenice Lockwood dreams of leading the Fulton Firebirds to the U12 softball regional championship. But Shenice's focus gets shaken when her great-uncle Jack reveals that a career-ending-and family-name-ruining-crime may have been a setup. It's up to Shenice to discover the truth about her family's past-and fast-before secrets take the Firebirds out of the game forever. Mystery fiction. African American. Softball. Racism. IL 5-8. AR 5.2. Lexile 790. GR X.
Fast Pitch IJ  
B 108587B 108587 Feathers
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 118 Copyright: 2007

When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie's growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light. AR 4.4 RC 5.3. Lexile 760. Newbery Honor book.
Feathers IJ  
B 125022B 125022 Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Hartfield, Claire
Length: 198 Copyright: 2018

On a hot day in July 1919, five black youths went swimming in Lake Michigan, unintentionally floating close to the "white" beach. An angry white man began throwing stones at the boys, striking and killing one. Racial conflict on the beach erupted into days of urban violence that shook the city of Chicago to its foundations. This mesmerizing narrative draws on contemporary accounts as it traces the roots of the explosion that had been building for decades in race relations, politics, business, and clashes of culture. Archival photos and prints, source notes, bibliography, index. Narrative nonfiction. IL 9-12. RC 10.6. Lexile 1120.
Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riots of 1919 JS  
B 112766B 112766 Finding Lincoln
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Malaspina, Ann
Length: 32 Copyright: 2009

In segregated 1950s Alabama, Louis cannot use the public library to research a class assignment, but one of the librarians lets him in after hours and helps him find the book that he needs. Includes an author's note with historical information about library segregation in the South. AR 4.5. RC 2.7. Lexile 650. IL 2-4.
Finding Lincoln PI  
B 127714B 127714 Five Survive
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Holly
Length: 388 Copyright: 2022

Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend,the older brother, his perfect girlfriend, a secret crush, a classmate,and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night. Psychological thriller. Young adult fiction. Suspense. Secrets. IL 9-12. Lexile 670.
Five Survive JS  
B 126745B 126745 Frankly in Love
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, David
Length: 406 Copyright: 2019

High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love, or himself, at all. Social awareness. Asian American. Korean American. Realistic fiction. Romance. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 660.
Frankly in Love JS  
KM 13393KM 13393 Frankly in Love (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Yoon, David
Length: 406 Copyright: 2019

High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love, or himself, at all. Iowa High School Book Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 10 hours. IL 9-12. AR 4.7. Lexile 660.
Frankly in Love (Playaway) JS  
B 119227B 119227 Frederick Douglass in His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Shea, Nicole
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography of Frederick Douglass that uses his own words to describe how he fought racism in the United States. Antislavery movements. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Frederick Douglass in His Own Words I  
B 121928B 121928 Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Rappaport, Doreen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2015

An illustrated biography of African American abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Abolitionists. Antislavery movements. From Doreen Rappaport's series Big Words. AR 4.4 RC 4.7 Lexile 770 GR level V IL 2-4.
Frederick's Journey: The Life of Frederick Douglass PI  
B 105342B 105342 Freedom Summer
Grade Lvl: P Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 30 Copyright: 2005

In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is African American, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists. Desegregation. 2002 Ezra Jack Keats author award (Deborah Wiles) and illustrator award (Jerome Lagarrigue). AR 3.2. RC 2.7. Lexile 460. GR level M.
Freedom Summer P  
B 118367B 118367 Freedom Summer : The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Rubin, Susan Goldman
Length: 120 Copyright: 2014

Introduces the efforts of student volunteers who traveled to Mississippi in 1964 to encourage African Americans to exercise their right to vote, and discusses the violent resistance they faced from supporters of segregation. AR 6.9 Lexile 980 IL 6-10.
Freedom Summer : The 1964 Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi IJS  
KM 8831KM 8831 Friendship (5 Books)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Taylor, Mildred
Length: 0 Copyright: 1987

Four children witness a confrontation between an elderly black man and a white storekeeper in rural Mississippi in the 1930s. Contents: five copies of the book (53 pages), winner of the Coretta Scott King Award by Mildred Taylor. AR 4.1. RC 5.1. Lexile 750.
Friendship (5 Books) PI  
B 109490B 109490 Friendship for Today
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: McKissack, Patricia
Length: 172 Copyright: 2007

Twelve year old Rosemary Patterson learns that she will be attending an all-white school in the fall; but when her best friend is diagnosed with polio, she must face the first day of school alone. Desegregation. School integration. AR and Follett RL 4.1. RC 3.5. Lexile 670.
Friendship for Today IJ  
KM 13381KM 13381 From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Marks, Janae
Length: 291 Copyright: 2020

Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022. Kit contents include one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours. IL 4-8. AR 4.4. Lexile 600.
From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Playaway) IJ  
B 122039B 122039 Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Coy, John
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

In 1944, Coach John McLendon orchestrated a secret basketball game between the best players from a white college and his team from a black college. At a time of widespread segregation and rampant racism, this illegal gathering changed basketball forever. Basketball coaches. Discrimination in sports. AR 5.7 RC 10.6 Lexile 1170 IL 2-4.
Game Changer: John Mclendon and the Secret Game PI  
B 124715B 124715 Ghost Boys
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 214 Copyright: 2018

Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions. Iowa Middle School Battle of Books title 2018-2019. IL 5-9. AR 3.0. RC 3.2. Lexile 360.
Ghost Boys IJ  
B 120508B 120508 Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Kanefield, Teri
Length: 56 Copyright: 2014

Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement. Nonviolent civil disobedience. Social Activists. Virginia- Race relations History 20th century. Orbis Pictus Honor Book 2015. AR 7.6 RC 10.4 Lexile 1100 IL 5-9.
Girl from the Tar Paper School : Barbara Rose Johns and the Advent of the C IJ  
B 116798B 116798 Glory Be
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Scattergood, Augusta
Length: 202 Copyright: 2012

In the summer of 1964 as she is about to turn twelve, Glory's town of Hanging Moss, Mississippi, is beset by racial tension when town leaders close her beloved public pool rather than desegregating it. Segregation Fiction. Sisters Fiction. City and town life Mississippi Fiction. AR 4.3 RC 4.2 Lexile 680 GR level S IL 4-7.
Glory Be IJ  
B 127851B 127851 Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Illuminates the lesser-known history of Victor Hugo Green, a Black postal worker from Harlem in the 1930s, who created The Green Book, a guide for African Americans to stay safe while traveling around the U.S. during the era of segregation. Biography. Includes back matter and timelines. African American. Segregation. 20th century. Social conditions. Travel. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
Going Places: Victor Hugo Green and His Glorious Book PI  
KM 13629KM 13629 Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration
Grade Lvl: P Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Third grade. After the Civil War, discriminatory practices were still being used to suppress African Americans. Students will investigate the impact of sharecropping, segregation and a lack of voting rights, and why these unfair policies were in place for so many years. Students will also learn about the trailblazing Iowans who stood up for their civil rights, as well as how Iowa law changed in comparison to federal law. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 4 books: This is the Rope: A Story from the Great Migration by Jacqueline Woodson; The Great Migration: Journey to the North by Eloise Greenfield; Hammering for Freedom by Rita Lorraine Hubbard; Before She Was Harriet by Lesa Cline-Ransome; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 3.
Goldie's History 3rd Grade: Enslavement to the Great Migration P  
KM 13631KM 13631 Goldie's History 5th Grade: Right to Vote: African-American Suffrage
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Fifth grade. Voting is a fundamental process of democracy, but up until the Civil War, in most places, the right to vote in the United States was restricted to white males 21 years and older. Over the years, U.S. citizens’ have been denied voting rights based on race, gender, land ownership status, age, tribal membership and criminal convictions. Students will learn about the African-American suffrage movement, racist practices to keep them from the ballot box and the continued struggle over the authority of the federal government versus states rights. While African Americans were granted the right to vote nationally in 1870, many did not see that reality until 1965. In Iowa, African-American males were granted the right to vote in 1868, but not social equality. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 4 books: Equality’s Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America by Deborah Diesen; Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 by Jonah Winter; The Amazing Age of John Roy Lynch by Chris Barton; Belle, the Last Mule at Gee’s Bend by Calvin Alexander Ramsey; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 5.
Goldie's History 5th Grade: Right to Vote: African-American Suffrage I  
KM 13635KM 13635 Goldie's History 5th Grade: School Desegregation
Grade Lvl: I Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 2023

Fifth grade. This unit requires students to use text, maps and video to understand the process of school desegregation in the United States and in Iowa, as well as the struggle in the southern states. Students also will develop skills of analyzing sources, summarizing, comparing and contrasting, and supporting answers with evidence. Contents include: Teacher's manual, 3 books: Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges; Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh; This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality by Jo Ann Allen Boyce; Mystery photos and "Think Like..." cards. Primary Sources. IL Grade 5.
Goldie's History 5th Grade: School Desegregation I  
B 125445B 125445 Good Kind of Trouble
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ramee, Lisa Moore
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

An incredibly promising #ownvoices middle grade debut in the vein of Black-ish, about twelve-year-old Shayla, who is just trying to get through middle school without making waves, until she realizes that some things are important enough to be worth the trouble. School stories. Black lives matter movement. IL 5-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Good Kind of Trouble IJ  
KM 13153KM 13153 Good Kind of Trouble (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Ramee, Lisa Moore
Length: 358 Copyright: 2019

An incredibly promising #ownvoices middle grade debut in the vein of Black-ish, about twelve-year-old Shayla, who is just trying to get through middle school without making waves, until she realizes that some things are important enough to be worth the trouble. Contains book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 6 hours and 45 min. IL 4-8. AR 4.5. Lexile 720. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022.
Good Kind of Trouble (Playaway) IJ  
B 119698B 119698 Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Presents the life and accomplishments of Gordon Parks who became the first African American photographer for Life magazine. Tells how with a single photograph, he captured the attention of America by showing the unfairness of segregation. During his life he was a a Farm Securities Administration photographer, writer, and film director. He served as an advocate for the Civil Rights Movement. RC 4.5 Lexile 840. IL 1-4.
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America PI  
B 116757B 116757 Grease Town
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Towell, Ann
Length: 232 Copyright: 2010

Twelve-year-old Titus Sullivan escapes his overbearing Aunt Sophie and sets out in search of adventure and freedom which he finds in Oil Springs, Ontario, a community of escaped slaves, but tragedy strikes when American bounty hunters arrive. Race riot. Oil Springs (Ont.) History Fiction. Fugitive slaves Fiction. AR 4.6 RC 4.3 Lexile 700 IL 5-9.
Grease Town IJ  
B 125349B 125349 Green: A Novel
Grade Lvl: S Author: Graham-Felsen, Sam
Length: 301 Copyright: 2018

In 1992 Boston, Dave, a white boy at a mostly black middle school, befriends Marlon, a youth who lives in public housing and who confounds Dave's assumptions about black culture before their bond is tested by girls, family secrets, and national violence. Alex Award, 2019. Coming of Age / Bildungsroman. Race relations. IL 10-12.
Green: A Novel S  
B 115804B 115804 Harlem's Little Blackbird
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 34 Copyright: 2012

Illustrations and text relate the life story of Florence Mills, touching on her family history, and describing her accomplishments as a singer during the Harlem Renaissance. Singers. Florence Mills 1896-1927. AR 4.4 IL K-4.
Harlem's Little Blackbird KPI  
B 124935B 124935 Hate U Give
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Iowa High School Award, 2019-2020. Mature themes. Strong language and content throughout. Teacher preview strongly recommended. See KM 12759 for access to multiple copies. IL 10-12. AR 3.9. RC 5.3. Lexile 590.
Hate U Give S  
KM 12759KM 12759 Hate U Give (15 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Mature themes. Young Adult. Novel Study. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. IL 10-12. Set of 15 books. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended.
Hate U Give (15 Books) S  
KM 13464KM 13464 Hate U Give (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Thomas, Angie
Length: 444 Copyright: 2017

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life. Young Adult. Also see lending title: B124935. Teacher preview strongly recommended due to strong language and nature of the content. Contents include 1 book, 1 playaway, and a 5-way splitter. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. AR 3.2. RC 5.3. Lexile 590. IL 10-12.
Hate U Give (Playaway) S  
B 111904B 111904 Henry Aaron's Dream
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Tavares, Matt
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

Chronicles the childhood of Henry Aaron, describing his dream of becoming a major league baseball player. AR 5.2. RC 5.4. Lexile 920. IL 3-5.
Henry Aaron's Dream PI  
B 118876B 118876 How It Went Down
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Magoon, Kekla
Length: 326 Copyright: 2014

When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson is shot to death, his community is thrown into an uproar because Tariq was black and the shooter, Jack Franklin, is white, and in the aftermath everyone has something to say, but no two accounts of the events agree. Seventeen distinct narrators tell this multilayered story. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honors - 2015. AR 4.0 IL 9-12.
How It Went Down JS  
B 83481B 83481 I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Stanley, Jerry
Length: 102 Copyright: 1994

Photo-essay tells the story of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Focuses on the experiences of one high school boy, Shi Nomura, who was sent to Manzanar, a camp in California. AR 8.2 Lexile 1180. GR level Z. IL 5-10.
I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment IJS  
B 102376B 102376 I Am Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 48 Copyright: 1997

Rosa Parks, the African American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Puffin Easy-to-Read, Level 3. AR level 3.3. Follett RL 2.8. RC 3.4 Lexile 520. GR level O. IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks PI  
KM 11898KM 11898 I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Parks, Rosa
Length: 0 Copyright: 2008

Rosa Parks, the African-American woman who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in 1955, tells why she decided it was time to take a stand against segregation, and discusses the impact of her actions on the Civil Rights movement. Civil disobedience. Kit contains playaway--a pre-loaded audio book on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3); instruction sheet; earphones; and book (48 pages; AR 3.3 RC 3.4 Lexile 520 GR level O) IL 2-4.
I Am Rosa Parks (Playaway) PI  
B 128289B 128289 I Am Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bridges, Ruby
Length: 48 Copyright: 2022

When Ruby Bridges was six years old, she became the first African American student to integrate an elementary school in the South. Told in the perspective of her six year old self and based on the pivotal events that happened in 1960, Ruby tells her story like never before. Embracing her name and learning that even at six years old she was able to pave the path for future generations, this is a story full of hope, innocence, and courage. 24-25 Goldfinch Award Honor Book. IL 1-4. AR 3.0 Lexile 600.
I Am Ruby Bridges PI  
KM 12159KM 12159 I Have a Dream: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Metzgar, Eric
Length: 91 Copyright: 2009

A brief biography of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as if King is telling the story in his own voice, beginning in his childhood, and continuing to the day before his death in Memphis, Tennessee. Fictionalized autobiography. Kit contains five copies of the book (91 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 730. Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
I Have a Dream: The Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. "Start-to-Finish" 5 Boo IJS  
B 116152B 116152 Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: McKissack, Patricia / McKissack, Fredrick
Length: 24 Copyright: 2013

A brief biography of Ida B. Wells-Barnett, a journalist who used the power of her writing to launch the first anti-lynching campaign. Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931. Civil rights workers. African Americans Social conditions. From the series Famous African Americans. AR 3.5 IL 2-4.
Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Fighter For Justice PI  
B 102321B 102321 If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Levine, Ellen
Length: 80 Copyright: 1994

Answers many questions about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. Follett RL 6.0. AR 5.7 RC 3.5. Lexile 810 GR level Q IL 3-4.
If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King PI  
B 124167B 124167 If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Hooks, Gwendolyn
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Life today is a lot different than it was in the past. Think of the things you have today. The clothes you wear. The kind of home you live in. The foods you eat. Many of these probably wouldn't be the same if you were living in a different period of time. Through If You Were a Kid series, readers look at the history of the civil rights movement, including the story of African American twins Connie and Mark who witness and participate in it. Text includes index, timeline, and vocabulary words to know. Series nonfiction: If I Were a Kid... IL 1-4. AR 4.4. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil Rights Movement PI  
B 122701B 122701 If You Were a Kid During the Civil War
Grade Lvl: P Author: Mara, Wil
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

Combines fiction and nonfiction. In this story, Sarah and James help a wounded Union soldier. Their families used to be friendly, but since the war started, James's parents support the Confederates and Sarah's family believes in the Union. Sidebars reveal the realities of the era. AR 4.2 Lexile 630 IL 1-3.
If You Were a Kid During the Civil War P  
B 117513B 117513 Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sandler, Martin W
Length: 176 Copyright: 2013

Examines the American internment of Japanese Americans and immigrants in concentration camps during World War II, and the struggle of internees to rebuild their lives after they were freed at the end of the war. Japanese Americans Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. AR 9.4 RC 12.0 Lexile 1230 GR level Y IL 6-10.
Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II IJS  
B 93458B 93458 Individual Counseling Lessons for Adolescents
Grade Lvl: T Author: Bowman, Robert
Length: 91 Copyright: 1998

Creative activities, lessons, famous quotes, stories, and reproducible worksheets that will help initiate dicussions with students about: family; facism; stress; goal setting; careers; personal strengths; anger management; character building; conflict resolution; healthy relationships; alcohol/drugs; peer pressure; being assertive; and study habits and skills. Grades 7-12.
Individual Counseling Lessons for Adolescents T  
B 117352B 117352 Invasion
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 212 Copyright: 2013

Josiah Wedgewood and Marcus Perry were friends in Virginia, but now that they are both involved in the Normandy invasion, the differences in their positions is uncomfortable, for Josiah is a white infantryman and Marcus is a black transport driver, the only role the segregated army will allow him. War stories. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns France Normandy- Fiction. Segregation United States History 20th century- Fiction. African American soldiers- Fiction. AR 4.9 RC 4.6 Lexile 760 IL 8-12.
Invasion JS  
B 126948B 126948 It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Noah, Trevor
Length: 294 Copyright: 2019

The host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, shares his personal story and the injustices he faced while growing up half black, half white in South Africa under and after apartheid in this young readers' adaptation of his adult memoir. Mature themes. Memoir. Biography. Young readers edition. IL 9-12. AR 5.6. Lexile 780. GR Z+.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood JS  
KM 13465KM 13465 It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Noah
Length: 0 Copyright: 2019

Looks at the life of South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host, Trevor Noah. This is his story of one man's coming-of-age, set during the twilight of apartheid and the tumultuous days of freedom that followed. Kit includes: Hardcover book, playaway and splitter. Mature themes. Africa. Memoir. Biography. Young adult. Adapted for young readers. IL 9-12. AR 5.6. Lexile 780.
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Pla JS  
B 87237B 87237 Jackie & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Gutman, Dan
Length: 145 Copyright: 1999

With his ability to travel through time by using baseball cards, Joe goes back to 1947 to meet Jackie Robinson, turning into a black boy in the process. AR 4.3. RC 4.8. Lexile 610. GR level T. IL 4-7.
Jackie & Me: A Baseball Card Adventure IJ  
KM 12154KM 12154 Japanese Americans "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Chu, Godwin
Length: 116 Copyright: 2000

Based on actual experiences of Japanese Americans during World War II, Prisoners at Home brings to life many important pieces of Japanese American history; among them, No-No boys, the courageous 442nd regiment, and the Civil Rights act of 1988. This story also stresses the importance of learning from the mistakes of history. Japanese Americans- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945. Kit contains five copies of the book (116 pages). From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold level (RL 2-3) Lexile 590. Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Japanese Americans "Start-to-Finish" 5 Books IJS  
KM 9629KM 9629 Japanese-American Internment Camps Posters-Jackdaw (BB)
Grade Lvl: IJST Author:
Length: 0 Copyright: 1999

Subtitle: Life In the Camps. Twelve b/w historical photograph posters relating to the evacuation of Japanese-Americans to relocation centers (internment camps) from 1942-1946. Includes study guide with information, map, activities, timeline, and photo analysis worksheet. Primary sources. Source documents.
Japanese-American Internment Camps Posters-Jackdaw (BB) IJST  
B 125036B 125036 Journey of Little Charlie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Historical fiction. Fugitive slaves. IL 5-8. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie IJ  
KM 13206KM 13206 Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Curtis, Christopher Paul
Length: 234 Copyright: 2018

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him. Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing. Playaway runtime: 5 hours. Playaway, book and a 5-way splitter. Starred reviews. Historical fiction. African American. IL 5-9. AR 5.8. RC 7.5. Lexile 960.
Journey of Little Charlie (Playaway) IJ  
B 127679B 127679 Just Like Jesse Owens
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Young, Andrew
Length: 40 Copyright: 2022

Civil rights icon, Ambassador Andrew Young and his daughter, Paula Young Shelton, deliver a powerful oral history about a special day in Andrew's childhood that changed him forever. Andrew Young Senior took his family to the local movie house to see a newsreel of track star Jesse Owens racing toward Olympic gold, showing the world that the best way to promote equality is to focus on the finish line. The teaching of his parents, and Jesse Owens' example, would be the guiding principles that shaped Andrew's beliefs in nonviolence and built his foundation as a civil rights leader and advisor to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. African American. Prejudice and racism. Juvenile nonfiction. Picture book for older readers. IL 2-6.
Just Like Jesse Owens PI  
B 127379B 127379 Kids Book About Racism
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Memory, Jalani
Length: 64 Copyright: 2019

Text offers young readers a description of what racism is, how it makes people feel when they experience it, and how to spot it when it happens. This book was written to be an introduction for kids on the topic. SS Mentor Text. Juvenile nonfiction. IL 2-6.
Kids Book About Racism PI  
B 119561B 119561 Kizzy Ann Stamps
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Watts, Jeri Hanel
Length: 183 Copyright: 2012

In 1963, as Kizzy Ann prepares for her first year at an integrated school, she worries about the color of her skin, the scar running from the corner of her right eye to the tip of her smile, and whether anyone at the white school will like her. She wonders if she and her dog Shag will be allowed to compete in a herding competition because she is African-American. AR 5.2 RC 6.4 Lexile 920 GR level T IL 4-8.
Kizzy Ann Stamps IJ  
B 119162B 119162 Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

Presents the life and achievements of the iconic African-American opera star and traces her rise from humble origins in Mississippi, the impact of racism on her career, and her triumphant Metropolitan Opera performances. Sopranos (Singers). Follett RL 4.3 IL 1-4. Lexile 880. GR R.
Leontyne Price: Voice of a Century PI  
B 126363B 126363 Let Me Hear a Rhyme
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 380 Copyright: 2019

Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed. But that doesn't mean that Quadir and Jarrell are cool letting their best friend Steph's music lie forgotten under his bed after he's murdered--not when his rhymes could turn any Bed Stuy corner into a party. With the help of Steph's younger sister Jasmine, they come up with a plan to promote Steph's music under a new rap name: the Architect. Soon, everyone wants a piece of him. When his demo catches the attention of a hotheaded music label rep, the trio must prove Steph's talent from beyond the grave. As the pressure of keeping their secret grows, Quadir, Jarrell, and Jasmine are forced to confront the truth about what happened to Steph. Only, each has something to hide. And with everything riding on Steph's fame, they need to decide what they stand for or lose all that they've worked so hard to hold on to, including each other. Hoaxes. Teenager death. IL 9-12. AR 4.0. RC 4.4. Lexile 610.
Let Me Hear a Rhyme JS  
B 106677B 106677 Let's Talk About Race
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Lester, Julius
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story." Race awareness. Toleration/Tolerance. AR 3.0. Follett RL 3.3.
Let's Talk About Race PI  
B 109481B 109481 Liberation of Gabriel King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Going, K. L.
Length: 151 Copyright: 2005

Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl facing prejudice, decide to overcome their many fears together as they enter fifth grade in Georgia in 1976. Coming-of-age story. Fear. AR and RC 4.5. Lexile 780.
Liberation of Gabriel King IJ  
B 123651B 123651 Liberty
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Larson, Kirby
Length: 221 Copyright: 2016

In 1940s New Orleans, Fish Elliot is a polio-survivor with a knack for inventing and building things, and his African American neighbor Olympia is a girl with a talent for messing things up, but they are united in an effort to save a starving stray dog they call Liberty--and when Liberty is caged by a nasty farmer, they find an unlikely ally in a German prisoner of war, Erich, who is not much older than the two children. Historical fiction. Series: Dogs of World War II. IL 3-7. AR 4.4. Lexile 640. Iowa Children's Choice 2018-2019.
Liberty PIJ  
B 120547B 120547 Life and Times of Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Tracy, Kathleen
Length: 48 Copyright: 2009

Discusses the life and accomplishments of Rosa Parks, a seamstress who became a symbol for the civil rights movement. From the series Profiles In American History: The Life And Times Of . . . IL 6-9.
Life and Times of Rosa Parks IJ  
B 117184B 117184 Lions of Little Rock
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Levine, Kristin
Length: 298 Copyright: 2013

Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families. School integration Fiction. Bashfulness Fiction. Little Rock (Ark.) History Fiction. Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2013. AR 4.1 RC 3.5 Lexile 630 IL 5-9.
Lions of Little Rock IJ  
B 113932B 113932 Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Tougas, Shelley
Length: 64 Copyright: 2012

Explores the controversy surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. reveals how the now-iconic photograph by Will Counts of one of the Little Rock Nine being taunted by a crowd changed the face of the Civil Rights Movement. Desegregation. School integration. From the series Captured History. AR 7.0. RC 5.6. Lexile 1010. IL 5-10.
Little Rock Girl 1957: How a Photograph Changed the Fight for Integration IJS  
B 109071B 109071 M.L.K.: Journey of a King
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 128 Copyright: 2007

Profiles the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, and includes over eighty illustrated photographs that describe his marches, speeches, and non-violence philosophy. Primary sources. Orbis Pictus Award Winner 2008. AR 8.4. Follett RL 8.7. RC 9.0. Lexile 1140.
M.L.K.: Journey of a King IJS  
B 127510B 127510 Maizy Chen's Last Chance
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yee, Lisa
Length: 276 Copyright: 2022

Eleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family's history and herself. Genealogy. Chinese Americans. Racism fiction. Multigenerational fiction. 24-25 Iowa Children's Choice Award. IL 4-8. AR 4.6. Lexile 670. GR X.
Maizy Chen's Last Chance IJ  
B 78846B 78846 Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary
Grade Lvl: I Author: Myers, Walter Dean
Length: 210 Copyright: 1993

Details the life of Malcolm X from his early years through his transformation to militant Civil Rights leader and concludes with his assassination. AR 8.0. RC 6.9. Lexile 1050.
Malcom X: By Any Means Necessary I  
B 74530B 74530 Maniac Magee
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 192 Copyright: 1990

After his parents die, Jeffrey Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes feats which awe his peers. Newbery award winner. Guided Reading level W. AR 4.7. RC and Follett Rl 5.4. Lexile 820.
Maniac Magee IJ  
KM 6931KM 6931 Maniac Magee (5 Books)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Spinelli, Jerry
Length: 0 Copyright: 1990

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries. Newbery Award winner. Contents: five copies of the novel by Jerry Spinelli, audio book (four audio CDs), and Scholastic literature guide. Novel Study. GR level W. AR 4.7. Follett RL 5.4. Lexile 820. Four-week loan period.
Maniac Magee (5 Books) IJ  
B 127240B 127240 March on Washington: A Day That Changed America
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weston, Margeaux
Length: 32 Copyright: 2022

On August 28, 1963, more than 200,000 people marched on the United States capital to demand equal economic opportunities and civil rights for Black Americans. And at the end of the event, Martin Luther King Jr. took to the podium and delivered his unforgettable 'I Have a Dream' speech. Now readers can step back in time to learn what led up to the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, how this historic demonstration unfolded, and the ways in which one day changed America forever. U.S. History. Series nonfiction: Days That Changed America by Capstone. IL 4-7. AR 5.0. Lexile 770. GR V.
March on Washington: A Day That Changed America IJ  
B 114761B 114761 Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Set the Stage for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Final Hours
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bausum, Ann
Length: 104 Copyright: 2012

Examines the link between the 1968 Memphis sanitation strike and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., discussing how the strike, the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and the labor protests all laid the foundations for what many consider to be King's greatest speech, given just days before he was killed, and how that speech and King's death influenced the end of the strike. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1929-1968. AR 8.9 IL 5-10.
Marching to the Mountaintop: How Poverty, Labor Fights, and Civil Rights Se IJS  
B 119232B 119232 Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words
Grade Lvl: I Author: Nagelhout, Ryan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2014

A brief biography of Martin Luther King, Jr. that uses his own words to describe his childhood, education, and the Civil Rights Movement. From the series Eyewitness To History. IL 4-6.
Martin Luther King Jr. In His Own Words I  
B 104920B 104920 Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher
Grade Lvl: P Author: Nettleton, Pamela
Length: 24 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Preacher, Freedom Fighter, Peacemaker by Pamela Hill Nettleton. A brief biography that highlights some important events in the life of the man who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent support of civil rights. Picture Window Biographies. AR 3.4. Follett RL 3.5.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Preacher P  
B 123583B 123583 Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Clayton, Ed
Length: 114 Copyright: 2017

Presents a biography of Martin Luther King Jr. who devoted his life to helping people, first as a Baptist minister and scholar and later as a leader in the African-American civil rights movement. Nonfiction. Biography. IL 4-8.
Martin Luther King: The Peaceful Warrior IJ  
B 125842B 125842 Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Length: 127 Copyright: 2018

Presents a collection of poems that looks at the final months of Baptist minister and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Includes bibliographical references and timelines. Poetry. Biography. IL 5-9. AR 4.8. Lexile 730. GR Z.
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King IJ  
B 114855B 114855 Master Of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Aronson, Marc
Length: 230 Copyright: 2012

Examines the legacy and the power held by J. Edgar Hoover during his years as the first director of the FBI and describes how his decisions affected the lives of Americans in the twentieth century. United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation Officials and employees. Government executives United States. AR 9.0 RC10.0 Lexile 1090 IL 9-12.
Master Of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies JS  
B 125086B 125086 Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

Recounts the 1968 Sanitation Workers Strike in Memphis, Tennessee, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his final speech to strikers the night before his assassination, and details the perseverance of strikers before and after his death. Picture books for older readers. IL 3-8. AR 4.9. Lexile 800. GR W.
Memphis, Martin, and the Mountaintop: The Sanitation Strike of 1968 IJ  
B 114760B 114760 Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Osborne, Linda Barrett
Length: 118 Copyright: 2012

Describes the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow years, a period of legal segregation and discrimination from the 1890s through the 1950s, including photographs and interviews with African Americans who were young during this time and other primary resources. AR 8.4 IL 6-10.
Miles to Go for Freedom: Segregation & Civil Rghts in the Jim Crow Years IJS  
B 100497B 100497 Mohandas Gandhi
Grade Lvl: P Author: BARRACLOUGH, JOHN
Length: 24 Copyright: 1998

Picture book biography of the Indian statesman who worked to free India from British rule. From the series Lives and Times. AR level 3.5. Follett RL 3.2. RC 2.9. Lexile 560.
Mohandas Gandhi P  
B 106368B 106368 Mr. Williams
Grade Lvl: P Author: Barbour, Karen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Describes the routine of rural life in Arcadia, Louisiana around the1930s as experienced by J. W. Williams. Oral history. Follett RL 2.4. AR 4.0. RC 2.7. Lexile 790. GR level L.
Mr. Williams P  
B 120791B 120791 Muckers
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Wallace, Sandra Neil
Length: 274 Copyright: 2013

Felix O'Sullivan, standing in the shadow of his dead brother, an angry, distant father, and racial tension, must lead the last-ever Muckers high school football team to the state championship before a mine closing shuts down his entire town. Story was inspired by the 1950 Jerome, Arizona Muckers football team. AR 5.1 RC 5.6 Lexile 860 IL 8-12.
Muckers JS  
B 101769B 101769 My Brother Martin
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Farris, Christine
Length: 40 Copyright: 2003

Subtitle: A Sister Remembers Growing Up With the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Looks at the early life of Martin Luther King, Jr., as seen through the eyes of his older sister. Written by Christine King Farris. Illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet. AR level 5.0. Follett RL 5.1. RC 4.1. Lexile 970.
My Brother Martin PI  
B 115389B 115389 My Uncle Martin's Words of Love For America
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Watkins, Angela Farris
Length: 39 Copyright: 2011

Angela Farris Watkins, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., recounts her uncle's work to promote racial equality and introduces key events during the civil rights era. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929-1968 AR 5.0 GR level R IL 1-4.
My Uncle Martin's Words of Love For America PI  
B 110097B 110097 Nelson Mandela
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Josephson, Judith
Length: 48 Copyright: 2009

Offers a brief profile of the life of anti-apartheid activist and former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela. From the series History Maker Bios. AR and Follett RL 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 770 GR level T IL 3-4.
Nelson Mandela PI  
B 127263B 127263 New From Here
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Yang, Kelly
Length: 361 Copyright: 2022

Knox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus. Realistic. Series fiction: Front Desk, Book 3. IL 4-8. AR 4.5.
New From Here IJ  
B 122277B 122277 New Shoes
Grade Lvl: P Author: Meyer, Susan
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Ella Mae and her cousin Charlotte, both African American, start their own shoe store when they learn that they cannot try on shoes at the shoe store because of their skin color. Segregation- Fiction. 2016 Charlotte Huck Honorable Mention. AR 3.4 Lexile 490 IL 1-3.
New Shoes P  
B 101070B 101070 Other Side
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Woodson, Jacqueline
Length: 32 Copyright: 2001

Two girls, one white and one black, gradually get to know each other as they sit on the fence that divides their town. AR level 2.7. RC 2.6. Lexile 300. GR level Q IL K-4.
Other Side KPI  
B 127144B 127144 Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ungerer, Tomi
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

Otto, a German teddy bear, describes his World War II experiences, from when he was made to how he was rescued during combat by an American soldier and brought to the United States where he was reunited with his original owner years later. Beginning reader. Holocaust. Survivors. Picture book. IL 2-6. AR 4.0. RC 4.3. Lexile 700.
Otto: The Autobiography of a Teddy Bear PI  
B 117457B 117457 Paperboy
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vawter, Vince
Length: 224 Copyright: 2013

When an eleven-year-old boy takes over a friend's newspaper route in July, 1959, in Memphis, his debilitating stutter makes for a memorable month. Stuttering- Fiction. Newspaper carriers- Fiction. Newbery Honor Book 2014. AR 5.1 RC 7.3 Lexile 940 IL 5-9.
Paperboy IJ  
KM 5874KM 5874 Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Grade Lvl: P Author: Adler, David
Length: 0 Copyright: 1998

Contains eight copies of the biography of the civil rights leader by David Adler. AR 3.8. Follett RL 3.0. RC 3.5. Lexile 680. GR level M. IL 1-3.
Picture Book of Martin Luther King, Jr. P  
B 126365B 126365 Piecing Me Together
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Watson, Renee
Length: 264 Copyright: 2017

Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls. African American. Realistic fiction. Mentoring. IL 9-12. AR 4.5. RC 4.2. Lexile 680.
Piecing Me Together JS  
B 81908B 81908 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 45 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Picture book for older readers. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590. GR level V.
Pink and Say I  
KM 7922KM 7922 Pink and Say
Grade Lvl: I Author: Polacco, Patricia
Length: 0 Copyright: 1994

Say Curtis describes his meeting with Pinkus Aylee, a black soldier, during the Civil War, and their capture by Southern troops. Contents: six copies of the picture book for older readers (45 pages) by Patricia Polacco. AR 3.8. RC 4.9. Lexile 590.
Pink and Say I  
B 125928B 125928 Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation
Grade Lvl: PIJ Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 48 Copyright: 2019

The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech. Biography. Includes back matter. Civil rights history. IL 3-8. AR 5.6. Lexile 990.
Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation PIJ  
B 119291B 119291 Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight For Civil Rights
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sheinkin, Steve
Length: 200 Copyright: 2014

Presents an account of the 1944 civil rights protest involving hundreds of African-American Navy servicemen who were unjustly charged with mutiny for refusing to work in unsafe conditions after the deadly Port Chicago explosion. World War, 1939-1945 Participation, African American. Port Chicago Mutiny, Port Chicago, Calif., 1944. National Book Award 2014 finalist. Horn Book Award Winner 2014 - Nonfiction. AR 6.7 RC 7.4 Lexile 950 IL 6-10.
Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight For Civil Rights IJS  
B 107282B 107282 Power of One: Daisy Bates & the Little Rock Nine
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Fradin, Judith Bloom
Length: 178 Copyright: 2004

Presents a biography of Daisy Bates, examining her accomplishments as a civil rights activist, journalist, and organizer. Discusses her role as mentor to the nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957. School integration. Primary sources. AR 7.9. Follett RL 5.9. RC 8.6. Lexile 1110.
Power of One: Daisy Bates & the Little Rock Nine IJS  
B 126733B 126733 Prairie Lotus
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Park, Linda Sue
Length: 261 Copyright: 2020

In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Asian American. Historical fiction. Social awareness. Starred reviews. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2021-2022. AR 5.2. RC 4.5. Lexile 730.
Prairie Lotus IJ  
B 105008B 105008 Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Robinson, Sharon
Length: 64 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: How Jackie Robinson Changed America. A biography of baseball legend Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play in the major leagues, as told by his daughter. AR 7.0. Follett RL 6.8. RC 7.4. Lexile 1030. GR level W.
Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson IJ  
B 127061B 127061 Punching the Air
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Zoboi, Ibi Aanu
Length: 386 Copyright: 2020

A novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Starred reviews. An Iowa High School Book Award 2022-2023. Young adult fiction. African American. Realistic fiction. Reponsible decision making. Imprisonment. IL 9-12. AR 5.7.
Punching the Air JS  
B 108729B 108729 Racism
Grade Lvl: P Author: Green, Jen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2008

Illustrations, photographs, cartoons, and easy-to-follow text offer children a simple explanation of racism, its basic causes, and the ways in which it can lead to unfair practices. From the series Thoughts and Feelings. AR 4.2. Follett RL 3.0.
Racism P  
B 111459B 111459 Remember Little Rock
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Walker, Paul
Length: 61 Copyright: 2009

Subtitle: The Time, the People, the Stories. Combines eyewitness accounts with archival photographs to document the events surrounding the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Follett RL 6.0. AR 7.8. RC 10.0. Lexile 1150.
Remember Little Rock IJ  
B 104094B 104094 Remember: The Journey to School Integration
Grade Lvl: PIJS Author: Morrison, Toni
Length: 78 Copyright: 2004

Presents a selection of archival photographs that document events surrounding the integration of U.S. schools following the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and includes captions in which Toni Morrison imagines what the people in the pictures must have been thinking and feeling. Coretta Scott King author award. AR 5.0. Follett RL 2.4. Primary sources.
Remember: The Journey to School Integration PIJS  
B 120507B 120507 Revolution (Book 2)
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Wiles, Deborah
Length: 495 Copyright: 2014

It's 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Sunny's town is being invaded by people from up north who are coming to help people register to vote. Her personal life isn't much better, as a new stepmother, brother, and sister are crowding into her life, giving her little room to breathe. Historical fiction. Series: Sixties, book 2. Includes primary sources and back matter. IL 6-12. AR 5.2 RC 5.5 Lexile 840.
Revolution (Book 2) IJS  
KM 13373KM 13373 Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies)
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Taylor, Mildred D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2020

Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. Told from the main heroine, Cassie Logan, is an independent school aged girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family. She learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. Kit contents includes: 30 paperback copies of the book, 6 audio CDs, 5 playaways, 2 splitters, Teacher guides from: Novel Ties, The Engaged Reader, Taking Grades, Teacher Created Resources, and Great Works. Historical fiction. Playaway run time: 7 hours 30 minutes. Audio CDs run time: 7 hours and 30 minutes. Mentor text. Middle School Literacy/Language Arts with Social Studies connections. IL 5-9. AR 5.7. RC 6.9. Lexile 920. GR W. Four week loan period.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (30 copies) IJ  
B 105439B 105439 Rosa
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Giovanni, Nikki
Length: 32 Copyright: 2005

Presents an illustrated account of Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, and the subsequent bus boycott by the black community. Caldecott Honor book. Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. AR 4.9. Follett RL 6.0. RC 5.1. Lexile 900. GR level T.
Rosa PI  
B 101580B 101580 Rosa Parks
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Klingel, Cynthia
Length: 24 Copyright: 2002

Provides information about Rosa Parks, an African American woman who played a major role in the Civil Rights movement. Wonder Books. Wonders of Reading, Level 2 reader. AR level 2.0. Follett RL 1.7. IL K-2.
Rosa Parks KP  
B 121538B 121538 Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Hansen, Grace
Length: 24 Copyright: 2016

A brief biography of Rosa Parks, African American civil rights activist. From the series ABDO Kids: History Maker Biographies. AR 2.1 Lexile 360 IL K-2.
Rosa Parks: Activist for Equality KP  
KM 12146KM 12146 Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Major, Devorah
Length: 88 Copyright: 1999

An overview of the life of Rosa Parks and her fight for equal rights, which started when she refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus. Kit contains six copies of the book (88 pages) and one instructional guide. From the Start-To-Finish series Step Into History. Gold Library (RL 2-3) Lexile 550 Publisher GR level L. IL 6-12. Reference KM 8816 for more instructional tools to support this kit in your classroom.
Rosa Parks: Freedom Fighter "Start-to-Finish" 6 Books IJS  
B 122498B 122498 Ruby Lee & Me
Grade Lvl: I Author: Hitchcock, Shannon
Length: 207 Copyright: 2016

When a formerly segregated North Carolina town hires its first African-American teacher in 1969, two girls--one black, one white--confront the prejudice that challenges their friendship. Interracial friendship- Fiction. School Integration. AR 4.2 RC 3.3 Lexile 590 IL 4-6. Iowa Children's Choice 2017-2018.
Ruby Lee & Me I  
B 127221B 127221 Run. Book One
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lewis, John
Length: 152 Copyright: 2021

Told in multiple parts, Run is the next chapter of John Lewis' involvement in the civil rights movement and public life after the March saga. The books bring to the page the true story of John Lewis and many of his colleagues in the movement after the historic success of the Selma campaign. Opening two days after the Voting Rights Act was signed into law, John Lewis and his colleagues are arrested and taken to jail in Americus, Georgia, as the largest hooded Klan march in years takes shape on the courthouse steps. Run: Book One takes readers through the behind-the-scenes struggle to exercise the hard-won rights of people of color to register, vote, and secure equal representation in their elected leaders, all the while facing escalating tensions over continued American involvement in Vietnam. African American. Civil Rights. Graphic novel. Starred reviews. IL 9-12. Ar 5.6. Lexile 940.
Run. Book One JS  
B 111980B 111980 Ruth and the Green Book
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ramsey, Calvin
Length: 32 Copyright: 2010

When Ruth and her parents take a motor trip from Chicago to Alabama to visit her grandma, they rely on a pamphlet called "The Negro Motorist Green Book" to find places that will serve them. Includes facts about "The Green Book." Segregation. AR 4.6. RC 5.3 Lexile 810 GR level R. IL 2-6.
Ruth and the Green Book PI  
B 109531B 109531 Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Saenz, Benjamin
Length: 360 Copyright: 2006

As a Chicano boy living in the unglamorous town of Hollywood, New Mexico, and member of the graduating class of 1969, Sammy Santos faces the challenges of "gringo" racism, unpopular dress codes, the Vietnam War, barrio violence, and poverty. Mexican Americans. Bildungstromans. AR 2.8. RC 3.6. Lexile 390. IL 9-12. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood JS  
B 109324B 109324 Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Sturm, James
Length: 89 Copyright: 2007

In this graphic novel, fictional Emmet Wilson, a black sharecropper tells the story of his one at-bat against the great Satchel Paige and then his return to the fields after an injury. Relates the brutal world of early to mid-20th century race relations. When Emmet sends his son to school rather than have him work in the fields, two white landowners, the Jennings' twins beat the boy. The story ends when Satchel Paige's team comes to town and defeats the all-white hometown team striking out both Jennings brothers in the process. Includes a set of historical notes. AR 4.3. Follett RL 5.6. RC 4.6.
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow IJS  
B 120510B 120510 Searching for Sarah Rector
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bolden, Tonya
Length: 76 Copyright: 2014

Recounts the story of the 1914 disappearance of eleven-year-old Sarah Rector, an African American who was part of the Creek Indian people and whose land had made her wealthy, and what it reveals about race, money, and American society. Petroleum industry and trade Oklahoma History.
Searching for Sarah Rector IJ  
KM 10494KM 10494 Secret Life of Bees (29 Books)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Kidd, Sue
Length: 0 Copyright: 2002

Fourteen year old Lily and her companion, Rosaleen, an African American woman who has cared for Lily since her mother's death ten years earlier, flee their home after Rosalee is victimized by racist police officers, and find a safe haven in Tiburon, South Carolina, at the home of three beekeeping sisters, May, June, and August. Contents: curriculum unit (The Center for Learning) and 29 copies of the book (302 pages followed by a conversation with the author Sue Monk Kidd and discussion questions). Novel Study. Three-week loan period. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Secret Life of Bees (29 Books) S  
B 119965B 119965 Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bass, Hester
Length: 32 Copyright: 2015

Explores a little-known story of the civil rights movement, in which black and white citizens in one Alabama city worked together nonviolently to end segregation. Lexile 830 IL 1-4.
Seeds of Freedom: The Peaceful Integration of Huntsville, Alabama PI  
B 117539B 117539 Seeing Red
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Erskine, Kathryn
Length: 344 Copyright: 2013

When twelve-year-old Frederick "Red" Porter's father dies in 1972, his mother wants to sell their automobile repair shop and move her two sons back to Ohio, but Red is desperate to stop the sale even if it means unearthing some dark family secrets in a Virginia rife with racial tensions. Family life Virginia- Fiction. AR 4.6 RC 4.6 Lexile 750 IL 5-9.
Seeing Red IJ  
B 111364B 111364 Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 40 Copyright: 2010

A picture book that celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Greensboro, North Carolina, sit-in at the lunch counter at Woolworth's as a protest against segregation. AR 5.2. Follett RL 2.9. RC 3.7. Lexile 500. IL 1-5.
Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down PI  
B 81067B 81067 Smoky Night
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Bunting, Eve
Length: 32 Copyright: 1994

When the Los Angeles riots break out in the streets of their neighborhood, a young boy and his mother learn the value of getting along with others no matter what their background or nationality. Neighborliness Fiction. Illustrated by David Diaz, 1995 winner Caldecott Medal. AR 2.4. RC and Follett RL 2.5. Lexile 360. IL 1-4.
Smoky Night PI  
B 126463B 126463 Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Celano, Marianne
Length: 40 Copyright: 2018

After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Stories about me. Racism fiction. IL 2-6. Lexile 540.
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story About Racial Injustice PI  
B 126185B 126185 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
Grade Lvl: S Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning. A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today. Social issues. Prejudice and racism. Young adult. Mature themes. IL 9-12. GR Z+. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You S  
KM 13388KM 13388 Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Reynolds, Jason
Length: 294 Copyright: 2020

A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning. Social issues. Race relations in the United States. Young adult nonfiction. Mature themes. Iowa Teen Award 2021-2022. Kit contains one book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway runtime: 4 hours. IL 9-12. AR 7.4. Lexile 1000. GR Z+.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You (Playaway) JS  
B 122664B 122664 Steamboat School
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Hopkinson, Deborah
Length: 40 Copyright: 2016

In 1847 St. Louis, Missouri, when a new law against educating African Americans forces Reverend John to close his school, he finds an ingenious solution to the new state law by moving his school to a steamboat in the Mississippi River. Includes author's note on Reverend John Berry Meachum, a minister, entrepreneur, and educator who fought tirelessly for the rights of African Americans. AR 4.2 RC 2.8 Lexile 660 IL K-4.
Steamboat School KPI  
B 83150B 83150 Story of Ruby Bridges
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Coles, Robert
Length: 30 Copyright: 1995

For months, six year old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960. Desegregation. AR 4.4. RC 5.4. Lexile 730. GR level O. Making inferences. Inferring. IL 1-4.
Story of Ruby Bridges PI  
B 120492B 120492 Sugar
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Rhodes, Jewell Parker
Length: 272 Copyright: 2013

In 1870, Reconstruction brings big changes to the Louisiana sugar plantation where spunky ten-year-old Sugar has always lived, including her friendship with Billy, the son of her former master, and the arrival of workmen from China. Plantation life Louisiana- Fiction. AR 2.9 RC 2.4 Lexile 430 GR level U IL 4-7.
Sugar IJ  
B 114995B 114995 Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superhero Battled the Men of Hate
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Bowers, Rick
Length: 160 Copyright: 2012

Presents a group of interconnected stories that come together in the 1947 collision of the Superman Radio Show and the Ku Klux Klan, following the two Cleveland teenagers who invented Superman as a defender of the powerless, the people who made Superman a media sensation, and the club that spread fear and hate. Superheroes. Superman (Fictional character). Comic books, strips, etc. Social aspects. Hate groups. Racist organizations. AR 9.6 RC 10.0 Lexile 1300 IL 6-10.
Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan: The True Story of How the Iconic Superher IJS  
B 113435B 113435 Sylvia & Aki
Grade Lvl: I Author: Conkling, Winifred
Length: 151 Copyright: 2011

At the start of World War II, Japanese American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation. Segregation. Japanese Americans evacuation and relocation. Mexican Americans. AR 5.2. RC 4.6. Lexile 760. IL 4-6.
Sylvia & Aki I  
B 108420B 108420 Taking Care of Moses
Grade Lvl: I Author: O'Connor, Barbara
Length: 134 Copyright: 2004

When dissension erupts in the town of Foley, South Carolina, after a baby is left on the steps of the Rock of Ages Baptist Church, eleven year old Randall must decide whether or not to keep secret his knowledge of who the foundling's mother is. Secrets. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.5.
Taking Care of Moses I  
B 102750B 102750 Talkin' About Bessie
Grade Lvl: PI Author: GRIMES, NIKKI
Length: 48 Copyright: 2002

Subtitle: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. A biography of thewoman who became the first licensed Afro-American female pilot. Textof this fictionalized biography consists of a series of monologues/poetic vignettes of Coleman delivered by "speakers" at her funeral. Picture book for older readers. Coretta Scott King Award for illustration. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. AR level 6.1. Follett RL 5.0. RC 4.9. Lexile 970.
Talkin' About Bessie PI  
B 96464B 96464 Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young Children, 4th Edition
Grade Lvl: T Author: Ramsey, Patricia
Length: 224 Copyright: 2015

Early childhood educator Patricia Ramsey draws on a wide range of research and practice from different communities around the world to further explore the complexities of raising and teaching young children in a world fraught with societal divisions and inequities. Using examples and stories, this book offers concrete suggestions to encourage teachers to reflect on their own histories and experiences and to challenge and rethink their assumptions and attitudes toward children and teaching. Describes research-based classroom practices to engage children in exploring the complexities of race, economic inequities, immigration, environmental issues and sustainability, gender and sexual orientation and identities, and abilities and disabilities. It also addresses the challenges of teaching in the context of globalization, pervasive social media, and increased standards and accountability.
Teaching and Learning in a Diverse World: Multicultural Education for Young T  
B 114421B 114421 These Hands
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: Mason, Margaret
Length: 32 Copyright: 2011

An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note. IL K-4.
These Hands KPI  
B 109511B 109511 Thin Wood Walls
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Patneaude, David
Length: 231 Copyright: 2004

When the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor, Joe Harnada and his family face growing prejudice, eventually being torn away from their home and sent to a relocation camp in California, even as his older brother joins the United States Army to fight in the war. Japanese Americans Evaculation and Relocation. Points of view. AR 4.3. Follett RL 4.0. RC 3.3. Lexile 620.
Thin Wood Walls IJS  
B 124421B 124421 Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Vaught, Susan
Length: 342 Copyright: 2016

A mysterious note takes Dani Beans into the secrets of Ole Miss and its dark past in this compelling middle grade novel from the author of Footer Davis Probably Is Crazy. "Sooner or later, we're all gonna be okay." That's what Dani's Grandma Beans used to say. But that was before she got Alzheimer's. Lately, Dani isn't so sure Grandma Beans was right. In fact, she isn't sure of a lot of things, like why Mac Richardson suddenly doesn't want to be her friend, and why Grandma Beans and Avadelle Richardson haven't spoken in decades. Lately, Grandma Beans doesn't make a lot of sense. But when she tells Dani to find a secret key and envelope that she's hidden, Dani can't ignore her. So she investigates, with the help of her friend, Indri, and her not-friend, Mac. Their investigation takes them deep into the history of Oxford, Mississippi, and the riots surrounding the desegregation of Ole Miss. The deeper they dig, the more secrets they uncover. Were Grandma Beans and Avadelle at Ole Miss the night of the Meredith Riot? And why would they keep it a secret? The more Dani learns about her grandma's past, the more she learns about herself and her own friendships--and it's not all good news. History and present day collide in this mystery that explores how echoes of the past can have profound consequences. NC Social Studies Notable Book choice. Segregation. Mystery fiction. IL 5-8. AR 5.6. RC 5.5. Lexile 850.
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry IJ  
B 126331B 126331 This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Boyce, Jo Ann Allen
Length: 310 Copyright: 2019

In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourteen year old Jo Ann Allen was one of twelve African-American students who broke the color barrier and integrated Clinton High School in Tennessee. At first things went smoothly for the Clinton 12, but then outside agitators interfered, pitting the townspeople against one another. Uneasiness turned into anger, and even the Clinton Twelve themselves wondered if the easier thing to do would be to go back to their old school. Jo Ann clear-eyed, practical, tolerant, and popular among both black and white students found herself called on as the spokesperson of the group. But what about just being a regular teen? This is the heartbreaking and relatable story of her four months thrust into the national spotlight and as a trailblazer in history. Civil rights. Includes primary sources. U.S. History. African American biography. IL 6-10. AR 6.3. RC 8.5. Lexile 1000.
This Promise of Change: One Girl's Story in the Fight for School Equality IJ  
B 88069B 88069 Through My Eyes
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bridges,Ruby
Length: 64 Copyright: 1999

Ruby Bridges recounts the story of her involvement, as a six year old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960. 2000 Orbis Pictus Award. AR 5.9. RC 5.6. Lexile 860. IL 4-8.
Through My Eyes IJ  
B 116379B 116379 To Kill a Mockingbird
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 323 Copyright: 2010

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl. Young adult fiction. Mature themes. AR 5.6 IL 8-12.
To Kill a Mockingbird JS  
KM 5470KM 5470 To Kill a Mockingbird (28 Books)
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 0 Copyright: 1960

Eight year old Scout Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where her father is a lawyer. Contents: teaching guide, reproducible test, 28 copies of Harper Lee's novel of racial justice, Permabound teacher's guide, Novel Unit teacher guide, and Maxnotes study guide for the book. Mature themes. Young adult fiction. Novel Study. Guided Rdg level Z. AR 5.6. RC 8.1. Lexile 870. Four-week loan period.
To Kill a Mockingbird (28 Books) JS  
KM 11352KM 11352 To Kill a Mockingbird (Book & Audio CDs)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Lee, Harper
Length: 0 Copyright: 2006

Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African American charged with the rape of a white girl. Contents: American classic by Harper Lee (323 pages, Lexile 870, GR level Z) and audio CD read-along (11 CDs, 12 hours). Four-week loan period.
To Kill a Mockingbird (Book & Audio CDs) S  
B 103563B 103563 TROUBLE DON'T LAST
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: PEARSALL, SHELLEY
Length: 237 Copyright: 2002

Samuel, an eleven year old Kentucky slave, and Harrison, the elderly slave who helped him, attempt to escape to Canade via the Underground Railroad. 2003 Scott O'Dell Award. AR 4.8. Follett RL 5.2. RC 5.4. Lexile 720. GR level T.
TROUBLE DON'T LAST IJS  
B 127451B 127451 Tryout
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Soontornvat, Christina
Length: 257 Copyright: 2022

As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad. Graphic Novel. Asian American. Self-awareness. Sports fiction. Best friends. Cheerleading. IL 4-8. Lexile 360.
Tryout IJ  
B 121249B 121249 Tuskegee Airmen
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Perritano, John
Length: 51 Copyright: 2015

An introduction to the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of African American fighter pilots who flew during World War II. Red Rhino Nonfiction. Lexile 80 IL 4-8.
Tuskegee Airmen IJ  
B 124598B 124598 Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Brimner, Larry Dane
Length: 111 Copyright: 2017

On May 4, 1961, a group of thirteen black and white civil rights activists launched the Freedom Ride, aiming to challenge the practice of segregation on buses and at bus terminal facilities in the South. The Ride would last twelve days. Despite the fact that segregation on buses crossing state lines was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1946, and segregation in interstate transportation facilities was ruled unconstitutional in 1960, these rulings were routinely ignored in the South. The thirteen Freedom Riders intended to test the laws and draw attention to the lack of enforcement with their peaceful protest. As the Riders traveled deeper into the South, they encountered increasing violence and opposition. Noted civil rights author Larry Dane Brimner relies on archival documents and rarely seen images to tell the riveting story of the little-known first days of the Freedom Ride. With author's note, source notes, bibliography, and index. Includes primary sources. IL 7-12. AR 7.0. Lexile 1080.
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 JS  
B 99352B 99352 Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird
Grade Lvl: ST Author: Johnson, Claudia
Length: 225 Copyright: 1994

Subtitle: A Student Casebook To Issues, Sources, and Historic Documents. Source material to help students to study the novel in the context of its time. Documents and readings include court testimony from the Scottsboro case of the 1930's, news stories and editorials on civil rights activities in Alabama of 1950's, and memoirs, interviews, and other readings that promote interdisciplinary study of the novel.
Understanding to Kill a Mockingbird ST  
B 127164B 127164 Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 32 Copyright: 2021

A powerful look at the 1921 Tulsa race massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in our nation's history. The book traces the history of African Americans in Tulsa's Greenwood district and chronicles the devastation that occurred in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Black community. African American. U.S. History. IL 4-8. AR 5.8. RC 5.9. Lexile 1100. GR X.
Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre IJ  
B 126216B 126216 Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Woods, Brenda
Length: 194 Copyright: 2019

Gabriel, twelve, gains new perspective when he becomes friends with Meriwether, a Black World War II hero who has recently returned to the unwelcoming Jim Crow South. Historical fiction. African American. Family life. IL 5-9. AR 4.9. RC 4.7. Lexile 780. Iowa Children's Choice Award 2021-2022.
Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA IJ  
B 122538B 122538 Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Marrin, Albert
Length: 246 Copyright: 2016

Chronicles the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, looking at the events leading up to it, how the policy exposed racism, and how this event is remembered today. 2017 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book. AR 8.2 IL 7-12.
Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II JS  
B 127774B 127774 Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Smith, Tommie
Length: 200 Copyright: 2022

A graphic memoir from one of the most iconic figures in American sports-and a tribute to his fight for civil rights. On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships. In his first-ever memoir for young readers, Tommie Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest. Autobiography. Civil rights. Memoir. US History. Sports. IL 9-12.
Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice JS  
B 120509B 120509 Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
Length: 34 Copyright: 2015

A collage-illustrated collection of free form poems describing the life and work of civil rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer. Story is told in the first person from Hamer's own perspective. Includes an author's note & timeline. John Steptoe Illustrator Award- 2016. Caldecott Honor Book- 2016. Robert F. Sibert Honor Book- 2016. AR 5.8 RC 5.4 Lexile 820 IL 5-9.
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement IJ  
B 104399B 104399 Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Freedman, Russell
Length: 114 Copyright: 2004

Subtitle: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights. Tells the life story of singer Marian Anderson, describing her famous 1939 Lincoln Memorial performance and explaining how she helped end segregation in the American arts after being refused the right to perform at Washington's Constitution Hall because of the color of her skin. AR 8.2. RC 7.3. Lexile 1180. GR level Y. Outstanding book for the college bound.
Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson IJ  
B 123216B 123216 Waiting for Pumpsie
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Wittenstein, Barry
Length: 32 Copyright: 2017

In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in Major League Baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team, but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green. IL K-3. AR 3.1. Lexile 600.
Waiting for Pumpsie KP  
B 97175B 97175 Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race
Grade Lvl: T Author: Irving, Debby
Length: 273 Copyright: 2014

For twenty-five years, Debby Irving sensed inexplicable racial tensions in her personal and professional relationships. As a colleague and neighbor, she worried about offending people she dearly wanted to befriend. As an arts administrator, she didn't understand why her diversity efforts lacked traction. As a teacher, she found her best efforts to reach out to students and families of color left her wondering what she was missing. Then, in 2009, one "aha!" moment launched an adventure of discovery and insight that drastically shifted her worldview and upended her life plan. Her realized insights into her own identity that shifted her worldview and upended her life. Professional book.
Waking Up White, and Finding Myself in the Story of Race T  
B 124974B 124974 Walking with Miss Millie
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Bundy, Tamara
Length: 227 Copyright: 2017

Alice is angry at having to move to Rainbow, Georgia-a too small, too hot, dried-up place she's sure will never feel like home. Then she gets put in charge of walking her elderly neighbor's dog. But Clarence won't budge without Miss Millie, so Alice and Miss Millie walk him together. Strolling with Clarence and Miss Millie quickly becomes the highlight of Alice's day and opens her eyes to all sorts of new things to marvel over. During their walks, theymeet a mix of people, and Alice sees that although there are some bullies and phonies, there are plenty of kind folks, too. Miss Millie shares her family's story with Alice, showing her the painful impact segregation has had on their town. And with Miss Millie, Alice is finally able to express her own heartache over why her family had to move there in the first place. Iowa Children's Choice Award, 2019-2020. Historical fiction. Civil rights. IL 4-8. AR 4.9. RC 5.2. Lexile 790.
Walking with Miss Millie IJ  
B 114994B 114994 We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March
Grade Lvl: IJS Author: Levinson, Cynthia
Length: 176 Copyright: 2012

Photo-essay discusses the 1963 Birmingham Children's March in Birmingham, Alabama. African American students History. 2013 Orbis Pictus Honor book. AR 7.4 RC 8.6 Lexile 1020 IL 6-12.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March IJS  
B 127847B 127847 Weight of Blood
Grade Lvl: S Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 406 Copyright: 2022

When Springville residents, at least the ones still alive, are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation, Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret, one that will cost them all their lives. Young adult. Horror. Bullying. Thriller (fiction). 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12. AR 5.0.
Weight of Blood S  
KM 13788KM 13788 Weight of Blood (Playaway)
Grade Lvl: S Author: Jackson, Tiffany D
Length: 0 Copyright: 2022

When Springville residents, at least the ones still alive, are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation, Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret, one that will cost them all their lives. Contents include book, playaway and a 5-way splitter. Playaway run time: 11 hours. Young adult. Horror. Bullying. Thriller (fiction). 24-25 Iowa High School Book Award. IL 10-12. AR 5.0.
Weight of Blood (Playaway) S  
B 126459B 126459 What If Everybody Thought That?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Javernick, Ellen
Length: 32 Copyright: 2019

Explores the preconceived notions we have about the world and encourages kids to be more thoughtful. Stories about me. Ability fiction. Discrimination. Kindness. Individuality. Series fiction: What If Everybody? IL Pres-3. Lexile 520.
What If Everybody Thought That? KP  
B 126726B 126726 What Lane?
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Maldonado, Torrey
Length: 125 Copyright: 2020

Biracial 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. Prejudice and racism. Realistic fiction. Social awareness. African American. Starred reviews. Iowa Teen Award, 2021-2022. IL 5-9. AR 3.5.
What Lane? IJ  
B 115803B 115803 When Jackie and Hank Met
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Fishman, Cathy Goldberg
Length: 40 Copyright: 2012

Relates the moment when baseball players Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg met at a collision at home plate, and, despite being encouraged by the crowd, decided not to engage in a fight, and discusses the challenges the two men overcame throughout their lives and their legacies. Jack Roosevelt Robinson(1919-1972). Henry Benjamin Greenberg (1911-1986). Baseball players. AR 5.5 GR level R IL 1-4.
When Jackie and Hank Met PI  
B 102749B 102749 When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, the Voice of a Century
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz
Length: 37 Copyright: 2002

An introduction to the life of Marian Anderson, extraordinary singer and the first African American to perform with the Metropolitan Opera, whose life and career encouraged social change. Picture book for older readers. Illustrated by Brian Selznick. 2003 Orbis Pictus winner. AR level 5.2. Follett RL 4.6. RC 3.9. Lexile 780. GR level R. IL 2-4.
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson, the Voice of a Centu PI  
B 125834B 125834 When Rosa Parks Went Fishing
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Ruiz, Rachel
Length: 32 Copyright: 2018

No discussion of the Civil Rights Movement is complete without the story of Rosa Parks. But what was this activist like as a child? Following young Rosa from a fishing creek to a one-room schoolhouse, from her wearing homemade clothes to wondering what "white" water tastes like, readers will be inspired by the experiences that shaped one of the most famous African-Americans in history. Biography series: Leaders Doing Headstands. Biography. IL 1-4. AR 3.8. Lexile 600. GR P.
When Rosa Parks Went Fishing PI  
B 127564B 127564 When We Say Black Lives Matter
Grade Lvl: PI Author: Clarke, Maxine Beneba
Length: 32 Copyright: 2020

From birth to the end of school, in joy and in sorrow, on the trumpet and the djembe, at home and in the community, a Black child's parent explain why Black Lives Matter. African American. Story about me. Social movement. Family. IL 2-6. AR 3.5.
When We Say Black Lives Matter PI  
B 113478B 113478 White Water: Inspired By A True Story
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Bandy, Michael
Length: 40 Copyright: 2011

After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated forAfrican Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "White Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had a boy.Segregation. Authors: Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. AR 3.2. IL K-3.
White Water: Inspired By A True Story KP  
KM 12392KM 12392 With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea Davis
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. School integration- Fiction. Includes historical notes about the period. Kit contents: playaway--a pre-loaded audio book (6 hours 37 min.) on a dedicated digital audio media player (MP3) read by Channie Waites; instruction sheet; earbuds; and book from the Dear America series (324 pages) by Andrea Davis Pinkney. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 4-8. Four-week loan period.
With the Might of Angels: the Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 115975B 115975 With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson
Grade Lvl: IJ Author: Pinkney, Andrea
Length: 324 Copyright: 2011

In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.School integration Fiction. From the series Dear America. AR 4.8 RC 4.5 Lexile 740 IL 5-8.
With the Might of Angels: The Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson IJ  
B 120578B 120578 X: A Novel
Grade Lvl: JS Author: Shabazz, Ilyasah
Length: 348 Copyright: 2015

Co-written by Malcolm X's daughter, this revealing novel follows Malcolm from his childhood to his imprisonment for theft at age twenty, when he found the faith that would lead him to forge a new path and command a voice that still resonates. X, Malcolm, 1925-1965 Childhood and youth- Fiction. African American Muslims- Fiction. Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor Book 2016. AR 4.0 Lexile 580 IL 9-12.
X: A Novel JS  
B 80266B 80266 Yo! Yes?
Grade Lvl: KP Author: Raschka, Chris
Length: 32 Copyright: 1993

Two lonely characters, one black and one white, meet on the street and become friends. RC and Follett RL 1.2. GR- LB. IL Pres-2.
Yo! Yes? KP  
B 127347B 127347 You Are Not Alone
Grade Lvl: KPI Author: McGaw, Kaitlin / Shepherd, Tommy
Length: 56 Copyright: 2022

It can be scary to feel like you're all on your own, especially in the face of prejudice. But always remember: you are not alone. Inspired by the Alphabet Rockers' empowering song 'Not Alone,' this uplifting picture book reassures kids that they belong and encourages them to love their beautiful selves and their identities, use their voices against hate, and step up for one another and have one another's backs no matter what. Picture book for older readers. Social awareness. Identity. Self-acceptance. Friendship. IL 1-4.
You Are Not Alone KPI