Prejudice and intolerance Books

In 1963, a young teenage girl moves with her mother and sisters from the suburbs to the downtown of a Midwestern city after her parents get a divorce. Emmie, a naïve, curious and intelligent girl, wants the security of her suburban life but has always...

The Coretta Scott King Award-winning Gone Crazy in Alabama by Newbery Honor and New York Times bestselling author Rita Williams-Garcia tells the story of the Gaither sisters as they travel from the streets of Brooklyn to the rural South for the summer of...

Fear Not The Crossing is a novel written by Gail Williams and published in 1920. The book tells the story of a young woman named Mary who is torn between her love for two men, both of whom have very different personalities and lifestyles. One is a...

What if your best friend kept a secret from you? What if your mom refused to tell you who your father was? This coming-of-age story rides the ups and downs of Lucy's rollercoaster emotions resulting from too many secrets and too many rules. Lucy has just...

"Rest in Peace RaShawn" is more than the story of an accidental shooting. It's the vivid story of a young man's life snuffed out too soon by police bullets – a narrative that, sadly, has become all too familiar in America.The...

One fights for power and revenge. The other fights for atonement. Only one will prevail, but at what cost?In the aftermath of the battles in Kengia and Lamore, Theodora finds herself an outcast in the icy, barren lands of Northem.Theodora fights for...

A humorous and inspiring story about people in The Land of No, who for generations were stuck in their old ways until a new family moves to town. After resistance and suspicion of this upbeat, kind and colorful family, the people of this down town...

This story is not just about the Blood Ties or secrets kept by 3 teenage boys; Kurt, Scooter and Pete. It is also about injustice, prejudice and the Bloody Lies told impacting on those around them in a small Queensland town. Like the assault on the...

"If you want to make friends, don’t hang with Rhonda.” This warning is like a slap in Veronica’s face, because Rhonda was the only visibly black girl in her grade.Veronica hates that people assume she’s prejudiced just...

When Veronica tells her boyfriend she’s black, he laughs, pinches her cheek and says, “But, you’re so white.” Is she too sensitive, like he says?Another boy starts paying attention to her. He's mixed, too. Should she drop the...

Veronica’s mother is black, and her father is white, but she looks entirely white, not biracial. People at school start making a big deal about it, but nobody cared before she got to eighth grade. Why do they think it’s their business? Her...

Peaceful Warriors is about two historical figures who used the power of peaceful protests, nonviolent communication, and perseverance to bring about social change in the world.Mahatma Gandhi and his nonviolent movement began in 1915 and brought freedom...

Racism is a personal choice and I choose to be bigger and better than racism!I, Ivy Mercer make this declaration today...I choose love over hate. I choose light over darkness. I choose right over wrong. I choose good over evil.I choose unity over...

Meet Tajon.Tajon is sixteen and black. He's tall and skinny, and he has dreadlocks. Tajon works hard and tries his best to be good. He does O.K. in school. He has plans. He's determined.Tajon is the kind of son who cares about his family...

Cheryl Blackford's debut novel is set in England during World War II and told from the dual perspectives of ten-year-old Lizzie, a homesick girl evacuated from bomb-blitzed Hull to the remote Yorkshire valley, and Elijah, a local gypsy boy. When...

Gavin's best friend is having a hard time at school. The other children are teasing him. Not so much for being an alien, but because he happens to be blue. But Gavin has a plan. The 3rd book in " A Series Of Sensitive Topics For Kids". This time...

Middle School Student Sleuths Refuse to Let History Be Forgotten.In an extraordinary act of service and dedication, a group of committed middle-school students embarked on a mission to reunite two Holocaust refugees who, inseparable in their youth, lost...

My Alien Origin is an intriguing fish out of water story from outer space.  An alien named Lyrad has his mind magically transferred inside the mind of a dying human baby boy named Daryl. The alien grows within his young black host's body and...

¡Edición en inglés ahora en español! Cuento bilingüe español-inglés.What If We Were All The Same! embraces diversity and is now in Spanish, you will find an English translation of the story secondary.Fun and rhythmic for storytime reading with...

A pond full of koi fish is soon going to be joined by a new creature they haven't seen before - a TURTLE!The KOI fish are curious, cautious and overall find it strange to see a totally different being join their community.Will the TURTLE fit in? Will the...

Say Their Names blends breathing and self-affirmation rituals while also acknowledging injustices suffered by people of color. Written by Charise Sims, an educator, and illustrated by Lindsey Caneso, this book teaches children to manage their...

Ping and Pang are both Pandas, but they don't look a thing like one another and that's a problem. Each maintains they possess the true qualities of being a Panda; the correct color, the size and shape of their ears, the even fluffiness of their tails. It...

A través de los ojos de un niño, el mundo puede parecer caótico con coronavirus (COVID19), máscaras y distanciamiento social. Masked Ninja explica lo que está sucediendo en nuestra pandemia actual y nos muestra los pasos a seguir que podemos tomar para...

El Ninja Ansioso enfrenta emociones difíciles que lo paralizan hasta que su amigo le da consejos de cómo controlar su ansiedad.FDescubre lo que ocurre en este libro cómico sobre la ansiedad. ¡La vida es difícil! Y es más difícil para los niños...

In a battle that has lasted lifetimes, between the 'Kings of the Jungle' and the 'Masters of Midnight', comes Imani, a young black panther seeking to make sense of it all, and to truly understand why the Lions and the Panthers hated each other so much...

In this stunning anthem, Black Boy Hair Joy celebrates Black boys and encourages them to be proud of who they are!My hair is freshMy hair is cleanMy hair is my crownI AM A KINGIn this beautiful encouraging book for all Black boys around the world, a...

Encouraging readers to embrace the diversity of people in their community and world, The Little Girl from Osoyoos tells the story of a child living in small-town Canada who is exposed to the diversity of the world's cultures by visitors from across the...

The CoCo-Afromations is a book designed to reaffirm our brown children's self-esteem. The power of words is truly undeniable. We as parents must constantly remind our children that they are beautiful, strong, and capable; otherwise what would motivate...

Then the old woman said, 'Ruthie, I have a cake and some cookies baking in the oven. They may be almost done. I am getting old and feeble. It hurts me to bend over. Would you kindly open the oven door, lean in, and see if the cake and cookies are...

For far too long, little black and brown boys have been made to feel inferior and unimportant. Unfortunately, they have been portrayed as stereotypes of what society believes they will grow up to be.I'm a Little King is a short, rhythmic, and beautifully...

For a long time, little black and brown girls were made to feel inferior and undervalued. This book showcases black and brown girls as beautiful, intelligent, ambitious, and proud! This book was written as an outlet to allow young black and brown girls...

Ralphie is a little bulldog who loves making new friends. On this adventure, Ralphie plays with dogs from all over the world, all of whom look different and enjoy different things. Ralphie learns an important lesson- our differences are what make us...

The Johnson family, whose goal was to live the American dream, began in the South, where racism, classism, and Jim Crow laws were the way of life. They believed resettling in the north would provide the best opportunities for them and their children...

In 1959, two thirteen year old boys discover a secret that the town of Hole, Georgia, would rather remain buried. No one wants to talk about the decorated African American soldier lynched on a hot summer night in 1919. But the event cannot be ignored...

Vanessa and Cameron are back once again with another important lesson about race and ethnicity. Brown-Skin Blues is the third book in the Gospel-Centered Joy for Brown-Skinned Girls and Boys series. Brown-Skin Blues teaches...

Meet Tajon.Tajon is sixteen and black. He's tall and skinny, and he has dreadlocks. Tajon works hard and tries his best to be good. He does O.K. in school. He has plans. He's determined.Tajon is the kind of son who cares about his family. He's the kind...

In the wake of an interrogation led by the UZTA's dictator, President Nicks, Rain Hawkins and her friends must deal with the consequences of their defiance as the countdown continues towards the execution of the mixed-zone citizens across the United...

In hopes of a better life for her husband, Charlie, and three children, Edna, Tina and Junebug, Ma is so determined to teach them to read that she risks their lives daily. The only book available to them is hidden underneath the floor of their cabin. The...

Enter the world of The Planet of Kalapaloo. On this little planet (made mostly of granite), the Red Paloos and the Blue Paloos have disliked each other for as long as any Paloo can recall. Tensions build and soon it seems there will be a big Paloo...

Mrs. Brown, a 2nd grade teacher, just sat down to enjoy her lunch, when her door flew open with students shouting that two boys from her class said the 'N' word. What will the teacher, Mrs. Brown, do about it? Did the boys really say this word when their...

Devon Horner is thirteen, but looks younger, making him a perfect target for drug dealers. Fortunately for him, he has a grandma who keeps him out of trouble. Unfortunately for him, he also has Preston Whiteside, the big neighborhood drug dealer,...

Entertaining!Suspenseful!Life was comfortable in Larvadale...until the new bug moved to town.The New Bug in Town illustrates the danger in judging others by their appearances and encourages children to welcome each other's differences while they learn...

As the summer of 2020 unfolded, I saw so many adults moving to the wrong side of the fence on appropriate race relations views and I was taken aback. I thought our country was a lot further down the yellow brick road of race relations. I wanted to help...

Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For is a Young Adult time-slip novel about an emotionally wounded, fourteen-year-old foster girl who runs away not knowing she’s a witch. ‘It’s a rollercoaster plot with gorgeous...

A white family adopts a small black child and then, because they are fearful of what will happen in their small town, make a terrible decision."This is not a novel about prejudice or race relations or brotherhood . It is about parents and children, young...

Follow along with Story as he takes siblings Linda and George on a journey through space and time to see community organizing in Black-owned barbershops across Minnesota. Learn with Linda and George as they discover what organizing for justice is all...