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High School Booklist
Title Author Description
All American Boys Jason Reynolds A story of a police shooting is told from and Brendan Kiely the perspectives of a black boy and a white boy.
American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang Jin, the only Chinese American at his school, wants to be an all-American boy. He learns that it's better to be who you are. Graphic novel.
An American Marriage Tayari Jones A story of the impact of a false imprisonment on a marriage.
An Indigenous People's History Roxanne Dunbar- Spanning 400 years and 500 Peoples, an
of the United States Ortiz exploration of U.S. history through an Indigenous lens. Good classroom reference book.
Being Heumann: An Judy Heuman An account of Judy Heumann's battle to Unrepentant Memoir of a achieve respect and inclusion.
Disability Rights Activist
Black like Me John Howard In the 1950s segregated South, Griffin Griffin darkens his skin and crosses the color line.
Born a Crime Trevor Noah Noah's memoir of growing up in aparteid South Africa.
Bronx Masquerade Nikki Giovani Students share their writing in a weekly poetry slam. Stories of identity issues are woven together as they learn to appreciate and respect each other's differences.
Citizen Claudia Rankine A powerful testament to the cumulative effects of racism.
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www.ichangecollaborative.com Coming of Age in Mississippi: Ann Moody A moving biographical account of a The Classic Autobiography of woman on the front lines of the Civil Growing Up Poor and Black in Rights Movement
the Rural South
Cry, The Beloved Country Alan Paton Classic novel portrays the struggle against racial justice of a Zulu pastor in South Africa Custer Died for Your Sins: An Vine Deloria, Jr. History from a Native American point of
Indian Manifesto view. Enrique's Journey: The Story of Sonia Nazario Enrique's mother leaves her family to a Boy's Dangerour Odyssey to find work in the US. This true story
Reunite with His Mother chronicles his search to unite with her.
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Keith Obrien Stories of five young women who fought Women Defied All Odds and for the right to fly.
Made Aviation History
Go Tell It on the Mountain James Baldwin James Baldwin's classic first novel, a coming of age story set in Harlem.
Good Kings, Bad Kings Susan Nussbaum A powerful story of a group of teenagers who live in an institution for juveniles with disabilities
Good Time for the Truth: Race Sun Yung Shin Sixteen writers tell their stories of what
in Minnesota it's like to be a person of color in Minnesota.
Heavy: An American Memoir Kiesi Laymon A memoir on growing up Black and complicated. Deals with abuse.
Hiroshima John Hersey A journalistic account of what happened the day the US dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Told through the memories of survivors.
I, Rigoberta Menchú: An Indian Rigoberta Menchú True story of a Guatemalan peasant
Woman in Guatemala woman who decided to take action. Called "a gruesome account of repression, gut-wrenching poverty and viscous racism."
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If I Ever Get out of Here Eric Gansworth Story of a cross racial friendship set on the Tuscarora Indian Reservation in 1975.
Is Everyone Really Equal? A comprehensive resource for understanding social justice.
Little Fires Everywhere Celeste Ng Exploration of the impact of race on friendships and much more.
Map of Salt and Stars Zeyn Joukhadar Twin narratives of two Syrian girls, both coming of age, yet 800 years apart. Captures the courage of those who persist through exile.
My Copper Sun Sharon Draper Inspiring sory of an African girl sold into slavery. Shows the horrors of slavery, but also the process of making life and culture through love of family and community. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Douglass's 1845 memoir and treatise
Frederick Douglass against abolition.
Pieceing Me Together Renee Watson and Jade want to get out of her poor Ellen Hagan neighborhood, so she goes to a private school where she feels like an outsider.
Poisonwood Bible Barbara Kingsolver An evangelical minister and his family are upended when they travel to the Congo as missionaries. Set during the struggle for independence.
Punished: Policing the Lives of Victor Rios Rios, a former gang member, escapes to
Black and Latino Boys earn a PhD at Berkeley. He returns to study how Black and Latino Boys form a sense of self under intense policing.
Purple Hibiscus Chimamanda Explores the impact of colonialism Ngozi Adiche through the eyes of a Nigerian teenager.
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www.ichangecollaborative.com Push Out: The Criminalization of Monique Morris Chronicles the experiences of Black girls
Black Girls in Schools who are systematically marginalized by the education system and pushed into unsafe and unhealthy futures.
Rising out of Hatred: The Eli Saslow A story of redemption from racism Awakening of a Former White
Nationalist
Speak Laurie Halse Melinda becomes increasingly isolated Anderson until, through her artwork, she is able to face what happened to her.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism Jason Reynolds, A revised versions of Kenid's brilliant
and You Ibram Kendi Stamped from the Beginning. Great for teens and parents. Stand Up! How to Get Involved, Gordon Whitman A roadmap for activism Speak Out and Win in a World
on Fire
Sundown Towns James Loewen A sociological analysis of race in America's residential patterns.
Sunrise over Fallujah Walter Dean Birdy, a young recruit from Harlem, find Myers himself in the middle of a war.
Symptoms of Being Human Jeff Garvin Riley struggles with normal high school issues, but Riley is gender fluid and not exactly out. A blog creates an outlet and a way to find acceptance.
Tears We Cannot Stop Michael Eric Dyson Compelling and deeply personal call to action to address racism in our nation.
Tell Me How It Ends Valeria Luiselli and Humanizes the confrontation between Jon Lee Anderson the American dream and undocumented Latin American immigrant children facing deportation.
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Dashka Slater The lives of two teens from the same city Teenagers and the Crime That but different worlds intersect with
Changed Their Lives painful consequences.
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The Arrival Shaun Tan A wordless graphic novel that captures the immigrant experience through the journey of one man. Recipient of numerous awards.
The Book Thief Marcus Zusak 11-year-old Liesel, a foster girl living in Germany during the Holocaust, encounters a Jewish man living in a basement. They share a love of books and stories.
The Hate U Give Angie Thomas 16-year-old Starr moves between the world of her neighborhood and her elite private school. She struggles to reconcile her worlds when her friend is killed by a police officer.
The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros Growing up in Chicago, Esperanza tries to discover who she is and how she fits into the world around her. Told through short vignettes.
The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich Native American dispossession in the 1950's sets the stage for Erdrich's epic story with unforgettable characters.
The Other Wes Moore Chronicles the stories of two boys born block apart and the trajectories of their lives.
The Pact: Three Young Men Sampson Davis, The true story of three inner city men Make a Promise and Fulfill a George Jenkins, from New Jersey who made a pact and
Dream Rameck Hunt followed it to fulfill their dreams of a better life.
The Sun Does Not Shine Anthony Hinton A Client of Bryan Stevenson, Anthony spent 30 years on death row for a crime he didn't commit. The True American: Murder and Anand Award winning journalistic account of a
Mercy in Texas Giridharadas Pakistani hate crime victim who campaigns to have his attacker spared from the death penalty.
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www.ichangecollaborative.com The Warmth of Other Suns: The Isabel Wilkerson Riveting accounts of the Great Migration, Epic Story of America's Great when 6,000,000 people left the South to
Migration find better opportunities for a better life.
They Call Us Enemy George Takei Graphic novel detailing Takei's childhood imprisonment in an American concentration camp during World War II.
This Book Is Anti-Racist Tiffany Jewel A guidebook for antiracism. Contains exercises for personal exploration and to recognize social power dynamics, and learn how to stand up to injustice.
Tilly and the Crazy Eights Monique Gray Tilly drives eight elders on a road trip and Smith embarks on a transformative journey.
Tulsa Burning Anna Myers Based on the Tulsa riots, the story of a young man who has to choose between hate and honor.
Watch Us Rise Renee Watson and Jasmine and Chelsea start a women's Ellen Hagan rights club at their progressive high school. When the club gets shut down, they have to take action.
We Are Not Yet Equal Carol Anderson Anderson examines 5 watershed moments in civil rights history in which the nation squandered opportunities for social justice and instead re- institutionalized white supremacy.YA version of White Rage
White Fatigue: Rethinking Joseph E. Flynn, Jr. Discusses white resistance and how it can
Resitance for Social Justice be better addressed to gain allies and accomplices.
White Negroes Lauren Michele Examines cultural appropriation and why Jackson it's a serious issue. White Rage: The Unspoken Carol Anderson The myriad ways Blacks have overcome
Truth of Our Racial Divide oppression and the equally myriad ways their progress has been blocked by systemic racism.
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There There Tommy Orange 12 characters from Native communities travel to a powwow. They're connected to one another in ways they may not yet realize.
The Stars beneath Our Feet David Barclay A boy tries to steer a safe path through Moore the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother’s death in this outstanding debut novel that celebrates community and creativity.
Lily and Dunkin Donna Gephart Two outsider characters, a transgender girl and a bipolar boy, drive this compelling story.
Hello, Universe Margot Lee The story of black women mathmeticians Shetterly at NASA.
Dear Martin Nic Stone Justin is a good kid, but that doesn't matter to the police who just put him in handcuffs. Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Margarita Engle In a poetic memoir, Engle tells of growing
Two Wings: A Memoir up between Cuba and Los Angeles during the time of hostility between the U.S. and Cuba.
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