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racism

Books about racism for readers of all ages.

Cover of Girls for breakfast

Girls for breakfast

David Yoo

Ages 12–16identitypopularity

Cover of Speed of light

Speed of light

Sybil Rosen

Ages 12–18prejudiceantisemitism

Cover of Storm

Storm

Suzanne Fisher Staples

Ages 12–16racismrace relations

Cover of Tyler Johnson was here

Tyler Johnson was here

Jay Coles

Ages 14–18grief and lossidentity

Cover of Born in sin

Born in sin

Evelyn Coleman

Ages 10–15identityperseverance

Cover of Tikvah

Tikvah

Ages 14–18prejudiceracism

Cover of The rock and the river

The rock and the river

Kekla Magoon

Ages 13–18civil rightsbrothers

Cover of Maybe Tomorrow

Maybe Tomorrow

Joan Weir

Ages 10–14friendshipracism

Cover of When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

Jennifer Maruno

Ages 10–16racismfamily

Cover of Red Sand Blue Sky

Red Sand Blue Sky

Cathy Applegate

Ages 10–14friendshipfamily

Cover of Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

Andrea Spalding

Ages 9–13racismprejudice

Cover of In the Name of Emmett Till

In the Name of Emmett Till

Robert H. Mayer, Leslie-Burl McLemore

Ages 10–18civil rightsjustice

Cover of Beyond freedom

Beyond freedom

Patricia Q. Wall

Ages 10–15freedomracism

Cover of Zom-B clans

Zom-B clans

Darren Shan

Ages 13–18racismprejudice

Cover of Holy crushamoly!

Holy crushamoly!

Thalia Kalkipsakis

Ages 12–16racismidentity

Cover of Black & White

Black & White

Malorie Blackman

Ages 13–18racismsocial inequality

Cover of Learning to fly

Learning to fly

Paul Yee

Ages 10–14identityracism

Cover of My year in the middle

My year in the middle

Lila Quintero Weaver

Ages 10–14identityfriendship

Cover of Unstoppable Octobia May

Unstoppable Octobia May

Sharon G. Flake

Ages 10–14racismsecrets

Cover of The Latte Rebellion

The Latte Rebellion

Sarah Jamila Stevenson

Ages 13–18racismactivism

Cover of Betty before X

Betty before X

Ilyasah Shabazz, Shabazz

Ages 10–16familyidentity

Cover of Simeon's story

Simeon's story

Simeon Wright, Simeon Wright, Herb Boyd

Ages 12–18civil rightsjustice

Cover of Freedom Summer

Freedom Summer

Deborah Wiles

Ages 6–10friendshipequality

Cover of Mississippi trial, 1955

Mississippi trial, 1955

Chris Crowe

Ages 12–18racismjustice