Prejudice & Racism
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The Samosa Rebellion
$9.99 Add to cartCritically acclaimed author Shanthi Sekaran makes her middle grade debut with this timely and stunning novel in which a young boy and his friends must rescue his grandmother from a relocation camp aft
- Author: Sekaran, Shanthi
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 0063051540
- Language: English
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Mixed Me!
$19.99 Add to cartMom and Dad say I’m a blend of dark and light:
Mike has awesome hair. He has LOTS of energy! His parents love him. And Mike is a PERFECT blend of the
“We mixed you perfectly, and got you just right.”- Author: Diggs, Taye
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 940
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 1250047196
- Language: English
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Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero
$19.99 Read more“Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country’s same anger and grief is… [more below]
- Author: Faruqi, Saadia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: September 07 2021
- ISBN10: 0062943251
- Language: English
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The Judgmental Flower: Volume 8
$10.95 Read moreThe flower patch has always been the same.
Purples hang with other Purples.
Blues hang with Blues.
Talls hang with Talls.
Shorts hang with Shorts. But when Purple moves into the Blue Patch, Blue just- Series: Building Relationships
- Author: Cook, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1944882057
- Language: English
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Papa’s Mark
$18.99 Read moreIn this timely reissue, a father and son help their community claim the right to vote in the post Civil-War South.
A son teaches his father how to write his name so he can vote for the first time in t- Author: Battle-Lavert, Gwendolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 823453707
- Language: English
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Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame
$21.95 Add to cartIn 1857 India, 13-year-old Meera escapes a life she has no say in–and certain death on her husband’s funeral pyre–only to end up a servant to a British general in the East India Company. When a rebe
- Author: Kelkar, Supriya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 23 2021
- ISBN10: 1643790404
- Language: English
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The Story of Ruby Bridges
$19.99 Add to cartThe inspirational true story of Ruby Bridges.
The year is 1960, and six-year-old Ruby Bridges and her family have recently moved from Mississippi to New Orleans in search of a better life. When a judge… [more below]
- Author: Coles, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 01 1995
- ISBN10: 0590572814
- Language: English
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Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont
$8.99 Read moreE.T. meets Stranger Things in this middle-grade novel series from author and award-winning filmmaker Nick Brooks. With crossover appeal, this fun, engaging series has plenty of nostalgia nods for adul
- Series: Ethan Fairmont
- Author: Brooks, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 10, 2023
- ISBN10: 1454947160
- Language: English
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Juneteenth Is
$17.99 Add to cartAn intimate look at Juneteenth, this story is a warm exploration of a family and a community.
Juneteenth is the smell of brisket filling the air. Juneteenth is the sounds of music, dancing, and cheer- Author: Tripplett, Natasha
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1797216805
- Language: English
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It’s Me, Jaxon! Can You See Me?
$11.99 Add to cartWhen being invisible is all they’ve ever known, a genius kid from Brooklyn changes their world.
“This is an inspiring story of a boy who is tired of being overlooked. There are so many people who wish
- Author: Anne, L. B.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 196
- Publish Date: December 23 2022
- ISBN10: 1736268821
- Language: English
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Willie O’Ree: The Story of the First Black Player in the NHL
$12.95 Read moreWillie O’Ree made NHL history on January 18, 1958, when he became the first Black player to take to the ice. There was a round of applause when O’Ree stepped onto the ice, and newspapers ran the story
- Series: Lorimer Recordbooks
- Author: Mortillaro, Nicole
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 120
- Publish Date: February 04 2020
- ISBN10: 1459415167
- Language: English
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Parallel Journeys
$8.99 Add to cartShe was a young German Jew. He was an ardent member of the Hitler Youth. This is the story of their parallel journey through World War II.
Helen Waterford and Alfons Heck were born just a few miles f- Author: Ayer, Eleanor H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 244
- Publish Date: March 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0689832362
- Language: English
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A Través de Los Mares / Across So Many Seas
$14.95 Add to cartEl deseo de pertenecer a algún lugar y el amor por la vida unen a las cuatro protagonistas de la nueva novela de Ruth Behar, autora ganadora del Premio Pura Belpré
ESPAÑA, 1492: La familia de Benve- Author: Behar, Ruth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: March 19 2024
- ISBN10: 9798890980458
- Language: Spanish
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I’m Mixed!
$18.95 Add to cartGrowing up as a biracial child, Maggy Williams had three options: she could identify as black, white, or mixed. She chose to embrace her multiracial heritage because she was taught that she could. Her
- Author: Williams, Maggy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 14 2018
- ISBN10: 1615993592
- Language: English
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The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia
$9.99 Add to cartThis is the remarkable true story of a family during one of the bleakest periods in history, a story that “radiates optimism and the resilience of the human spirit” (Washington Post).
In June 1941, th
- Author: Hautzig, Esther
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: June 12 2018
- ISBN10: 006440577X
- Language: English
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La Gallina Cocorina (Clucky the Hen)
$19.95 Add to cartFinalist at the 2011 and 2014 International Latino Book Awards. Cocorina has a big heart, but she’s a bit clumsy and forgetful… A delightful tale told in rhyme, ideal for learning to accept the faul
- Series: Cocorina
- Author: Pav?n, Mar
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 01 2011
- ISBN10: 8493781460
- Language: Spanish
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Hey You!: An Empowering Celebration of Growing Up Black
$18.99 Read moreThis remarkable picture book is a lyrical, inspirational exploration of growing up Black, written by award-winning illustrator Dapo Adeola, and brought to life by some of the most exciting Black artis… [more below]
- Author: Adeola, Dapo
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 01 2022
- ISBN10: 0593529421
- Language: English
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Crown of Flames (the Fire Queen #2)
$17.99 Read moreFrom New York Times bestselling author Sayantani DasGupta comes the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Force of Fire
Pinki never expected to be the leader of the resistance — in fact, she’s gone on re
- Author: DasGupta, Sayantani
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 1338766813
- Language: English
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Fight Back
$21.95 Read moreAmina’s Voice meets A Good Kind of Trouble in this story about 13-year-old Aaliyah, who feels alone after putting on a hijab for the first time, but finds friends and allies through organizing a prote
- Author: Dassu, A. M.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 11 2022
- ISBN10: 1643795880
- Language: English
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A Place Inside of Me: A Poem to Heal the Heart (Caldecott Honor Book)
$17.99 Add to cartCaldecott Honor Book
Today Show Best Book for the Holidays
ALA Notable Book for All Ages
ALSC Notable Children’s Book
NCTE Notable Poetry Book
Evanston Public Library’s Top 100 Great Book for Kids
Nerdy Awa- Author: Elliott, Zetta
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 21 2020
- ISBN10: 0374307415
- Language: English
