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Series
Benchwarmers volume 2
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Description
A new coach's flagrant racism, a teammate's endless sabotage, and local media interest make it difficult for Andi Carillo and Jeff Michaels to keep both of their basketball teams on track.
3) Fight back
Author
Publisher
Tu Books, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
377 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Thirteen-year-old Aaliyah is inspired to stand up to a rise in Islamophobia after a terrorist attack at a concert, and searches for ways she and her friends can combat racism.
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Upon arriving at the prestigious Wooddale University, seventeen-year-old Savannah Howard comes face-to-face with microaggressions and outright racism--but if she stands up for justice, will she endanger her future?
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Indigo, an eighth-grade investigative reporter, is torn between fighting a racist school policy and keeping her friends--until she discovers a series of letters written by Black journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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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.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
316 pages ; 22 cm
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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. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.
9) Fast pitch
Author
Publisher
Crown Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
179 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
"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"--
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 27 cm
Description
"When a young girl is asked where she's from--where she's really from--she's no longer as she was. She decides to turn to her dear abuelo for some help with this ever-persistent question. But he doesn't quite give her the answer she expects."--Page [2] of cover.
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Series
Publisher
American Girl
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
87 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Description
For thirteen-year-old Makena, clothes are a way for her to connect with others, but when some people make hurtful assumptions about her because she is Black, she discovers how to use fashion to speak up about injustice.
12) Zom-B clans
Author
Series
Zom-B volume 8
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
"While saving the town of New Kirkham, B's old friend, Vinyl, is kidnapped by the Ku Klux Klan. The Angels are prepared to do what it takes to save him, but B will have to make some very hard decisions about her loyalties"--
13) Root magic
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Formats
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It's 1963, and things are changing for Jezebel Turner. Her beloved grandmother has just passed away. The local police deputy won't stop harassing her family. With school integration arriving in South Carolina, Jez and her twin brother, Jay, are about to begin the school year with a bunch of new kids. But the biggest change comes when Jez and Jay turn eleven- and their uncle, Doc, tells them he's going to train them in rootwork. Jez and Jay have always...
14) Turning gold
Author
Publisher
CA Waldman Books
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
229 pages
Description
Eleven-year-old Lena has always dreamed of going to school, but when she finally gets the chance, nothing goes as planned. Her best friend Sara is in another class, her teacher is mean, and her only dress is ruined. To make matters worse, in the small company town of Proctor, housing and swimming are separated by race, and so are friends like Sara and Lena. How can Sara solve a problem that big? And how can Lena prove herself to people who think less...
Author
Publisher
Familius LLC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Description
Zahra sees the world in vivid colors. When kids at school tell her she's different because of the color of her skin, she doesn't know how to feel, but her mother tells her to feel proud.
Author
Publisher
Blink
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
199 pages ; 22 cm
Description
When two Black siblings, Reed and Olivia, are accused of crimes they didn't commit, they must find a way to prove their innocence. On the subway ride home, Reed just wants to watch videos of his soccer idol, but reality crashes in when police officers question him about a suspect who matches his description. With tact and poise, Reed defends himself, but ultimately knows there is no easy way out of this conflict. At a café, a woman accuses Olive...
17) That flag
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Bianca is Keira's best friend. At school, they are inseparable. But Keira questions their friendship when she learns more about the meaning of the Confederate flag hanging from Bianca's front porch. Will the two friends be able to overlook their distinctunderstandings of the flag? Or will they reckon with the flag's effect on yesterday and today? In That Flag, Tameka Fryer Brown and Nikkolas Smith graciously tackle the issues of racism, the value...
Author
Publisher
Bushel & Peck Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Description
Your Life Matters reassures Black children everywhere that no matter what they hear, no matter what they experience, no matter what they're told, their lives matter. Written by national speaker Chris Singleton, who lost his own mother in the 2015 Charleston church shooting, Your Life Matters teaches kids to stand tall in the face of racial adversity and fight for the life they dream of. Each page depicts a famous hero from Black history mentoring...
19) Song below water
Author
Series
Song below water volume 1
Publisher
TOR Teen
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
288 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Description
In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the perils of high school's junior year. But, everything changes in the aftermath of a siren murder trial that rocks the nation, and Tavia accidentally lets out her magical voice at the worst possible moment. Soon,...
20) The tryout
Author
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm.
Description
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.
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