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Author
Publisher
Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year.From preschool to higher education and everything in between, Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School focuses on the experiences Black and Brown students face as a...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Nate Evers, a young black political activist, struggles with rage as his people are still being killed in the streets...When his little cousin is murdered, Nate shuns the graffiti murals, candlelight vigils, and Twitter hashtags that are commonplace after these senseless deaths. Instead, he leads 3 grief-stricken friends on a mission of retribution, kidnapping the descendants of long-ago perpetrators of hate crimes, confronting the targets with their...
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1959 Montana, when a fatal car accident shatters his world, 10-year-old Lucas finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humor and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up during the Space Race, the brutal racism of segregation, and the hope of a new generation to move us forward.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
257 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In 1964, when Jaime Sonoro, Mexico's most renowned actor and singer, discovers a book telling of the multitude of horrific crimes committed by his ancestors, he must pay for their crimes unless he can uncover the truth about his grandfather, the legendary bandido El Tragabalas, The Bullet Swallower"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Amina Davis is used to lurking behind the shadows. But when she's thrust into the toxic political world of Elkwood Academy's high school, she is forced to navigate through her small unchanging town, let her voice be heard, and step out of the shadows for the first time with fearless new girl Laura Johnson by her side.
Author
Publisher
HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
395 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Description
From the #1 New York times best-selling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre comes an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
39 Lessons for Black Boys & Girls is a series of affirmations and lessons that promote self-esteem, education, justice and wisdom among Black children of all ages. This book is also a great kick-starter for in-depth conversations about race with boys and girls of all ethnicities.
Author
Language
English
Description
Learn about the landmark Supreme Court Case that ended legal segregation! Explore the historical context and outcome of Brown v. Board of Education. This 32-page nonfiction book covers difficult topics like discrimination in an easy-to-follow way. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning to explore slavery, segregation, and other serious subjects in U.S. history. Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic and engaging...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xi, 297 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In September of 2019, Luis Alberto Quiñonez-known as Sito- was shot to death as he sat in his car in the Mission District of San Francisco. He was nineteen. His killer, Julius Williams, was seventeen. It was the second time the teens had encountered one another. The first, five years before, also ended in tragedy, when Julius watched as his brother was stabbed to death by an acquaintance of Sito's. The two murders merited a few local news stories,...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
175 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
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Description
"From Olympic gold medalist and two-time professional basketball MVP A'ja Wilson comes an inspirational collection on what it means to grow up as a Black girl in America. This is a book for all the girls with an apostrophe in their name. This is for all the girls who are 'too loud' and 'too emotional.' This is for all the girls who are constantly asked, 'Oh, what did you do with your hair? That's new.' This is for my Black girls. In this empowering...
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Series
Language
Deutsch
Description
"Äh, was ist denn das? Das sind doch die Terroristen aus dem Fernsehen!" – ruft Sjoko aus der 9. Klasse, als er Iqbal und seinen kleinen Bruder Tariq im Schulhof sieht. Es ist der Tag nach dem großen Knall, der die Erde im nördlichen Teil der Stadt zum Beben brachte. Iqbal war noch nie gut in Physik, aber mithilfe von Tariq und Radiergummifusseln, Kleber und einer Handvoll Tannennadeln kommt trotzdem mehr Schwung in den Physikversuch als geplant.Über...
Author
Language
English
Description
Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Elsie witnesses the rise of antisemitic fascism in 1930s London in this gripping new story from award-winning author Tanya Landman. Life has always been tough on the streets of Stepney, where Elsie and her brother Mikey are growing up in a vermin-infested slum nicknamed "Paradise". But the rise of antisemitic fascist...
15) Shizue's Path
Author
Language
English
Description
A war from far across the ocean washed up onto our new country's shore.
I wish that I could skip this chapter of the story, darling. Just as you may want to skip parts of your own life story in time. But, you see, one mustn't do that. You need to know your darkness to know your light.
And I can see so much light in you.
So I'll keep going through the dark.
Framed as a conversation between a grandmother and the reader, Shizue's Path follows...
Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
v, 297 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
A social activist, journalist, public theologian and international speaker offers a bold path to liberation and healing for people of African descent struggling in the shadows of the American Dream.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Nana Weathers invites the Moritas and their daughter, Kiko, for a cookout. Suddenly, the police call Mr. Morita about a break-in at his business. Everyone springs into action, including Boomer and friends. Meanwhile, an unexpected complication sidelines Kiko from swimming practice. Will the intruders who broke into Mr. Morita's business be identified, and will Kiko be able to get back in the water?
18) Call Me Al
Author
Language
English
Description
In this middle-grade novel, eighth-grade student Ali Khan finds that writing poetry-first about his crush, then about what it means to be an immigrant and the anti-Muslim racism around him-helps him discover who he truly is. To find your place in the world, first, you need to find your voice.
Ali is an eighth-grade kid with a lot going on.
Between the pressure from his immigrant parents to ace every class, his crush on Melissa, who lives in the...
Author
Language
English
Description
That's Diversity! A Caring Classroom Picturebook is a beautifully written and colorfully illustrated children's picture book about diversity and social inclusivity in the classroom and at school. This book shows what tolerance, respect and kindness look like in a classroom environment to create a welcoming place for all. Help your child understand the meaning of diversity and how all children have differences including race, culture and ability, but...
20) Abandoned
Author
Language
English
Description
THEIR LIVES HANG…
Despair.
The feeling when you're broken. When they've gotten to you. When those closest are hurting you.
That's what surrounds Hala.
Her brother doesn't remember who he is.
He doesn't remember who Hala is.
He doesn't remember anything.
He's under the control of the government.
Hala struggles to see hope, to see the light at the end of the tunnel. But every time she tries, she gets punished. But she can't back down. Not when everyone...
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