Skip to Main Content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Social Justice and Racial Equity Reading Resources
FICTION SUGGESTIONS
Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker RhodesISBN: 9780316493802
Blended by Sharon M. DraperISBN: 9781442495005
Clean Getaway by Nic StoneISBN: 9781984892973
Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-RansomeISBN: 9780823439607
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama J. LockingtonISBN: 9780374308049
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. WilliamsISBN: 9781481465809
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker RhodesISBN: 9780316262286
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore RaméeISBN: 9780062836687
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-GarciaISBN: 9780060760908
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson; Renée WatsonISBN: 9781681191072
The Skin I'm in by Sharon FlakeISBN: 9781368019439
Tight by Torrey MaldonadoISBN: 9781524740559
You Don't Even Know Me by Sharon FlakeISBN: 142310014X
NON-FICTION SUGGESTIONS
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline WoodsonISBN: 9780147515827
Dark Sky Rising by Tonya Bolden; Henry Louis Gates Jr.ISBN: 9781338262049
Dictionary for a Better World by Irene Latham; Charles Waters; Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781541557758
For Everyone by Jason ReynoldsISBN: 9781481486248
Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee ShetterlyISBN: 9780062662378
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca SklootISBN: 9780307888440
Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan StevensonISBN: 9780593177044
March: Book One by John Lewis; Andrew Aydin; Nate Powell (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781603093002
Resist by Veronica Chambers; Tracy Turnbull (Illustrator); Paul Ryding (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780062796257
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds; Ibram X. KendiISBN: 9780316453691
This Book Is Anti-Racist by Tiffany Jewell; Aurelia Durand (Illustrator)ISBN: 9780711245211
The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781328780966
Woke by Mahogany L. Browne; Theodore Taylor (Illustrator); Jason Reynolds (Contribution by); Elizabeth Acevedo; Olivia GatwoodISBN: 9781250311207
YOUNG ADULT SUGGESTIONS
After the Shot Drops by Randy RibayISBN: 9781328702272
American Street by Ibi ZoboiISBN: 9780062473059
Anger Is a Gift by Mark OshiroISBN: 9781250167033
Black Enough by edited by Ibi Zoboi;ISBN: 9780062698728
Dear Martin by Nic StoneISBN: 9781101939499
The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasISBN: 9780062498533
Hope Nation by Rose Brock (Editor); Marie-Lys Lubrano; Jason Reynolds; Angie Thomas; Nicola YoonISBN: 9781524741679
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina; Stacey Robinson (Illustrator); John Jennings (Illustrator)ISBN: 9781620142639
Light It Up by Kekla MagoonISBN: 9781250128898
Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsISBN: 9781481438261
Monster by Guy A. Sims; Dawud Anyabwile (Illustrator); Walter Dean MyersISBN: 9780062274991
On the Come Up by Angie ThomasISBN: 9780062498564
Swing by Kwame Alexander; Mary Rand HessISBN: 9780310761914
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay ColesISBN: 9780316472180
TALKING ABOUT RACISM
Talking About
Racism
Resources to help us understand what racism is, how to talk about it, and how to support those whose lives are directly impacted.
FOR ALL:
FOR ADULTS: