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List: Anti-Racist Books for Grades 2-3
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Also available in Overdrive. Faizah relates how she feels on the first day her sister, sixth-grader Asiya, wears a hijab to school.
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My Name is Maria Isabel
Third grader MarÃa Isabel, born in Puerto Rico and now living in the U.S., wants badly to fit in at school; and the teacher's writing assignment "My Greatest Wish" gives her that opportunity.
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The Year of the Book
Also available as an e-book through Overdrive and Hoopla. Follows a young Chinese American girl, as she navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
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Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel
Also available as an e-book and e-audio through Overdrive and an e-audio through Hoopla. Spunky third-grader Dyamonde Daniel misses her old neighborhood, but when she befriends a boy named Free, another new student at school, she finally starts to feel at home.
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Home Court
Between sports, school, and working for his father, eleven-year-old Amar'e's life is full and he is not yet ready to concentrate on basketball--but when a group of older boys start hogging the local basketball court he knows that he has to do something to help his friends.
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Don't Call Me Grandma
Also available as an e-book through Hoopla. A young girl recounts the reasons why her great-grandmother is hard to love--and why she loves her anyway.
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Intersection Allies: We Make Room for All
A handy book about intersectionality that depicts the nuances of identity and embraces difference as a source of community.
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On the Playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice
Also available as an e-audio through Hoopla. Gives a comprehensive introduction to the topic of prejudice.
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Racism and Intolerance
In Racism and Intolerance, children can get answers to questions like: "What does it mean to be a racist--or intolerant?" and "How can I help?" Children will begin to understand the way others struggle with these issues and become empowered to make a difference.
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Let's Talk About Race
The author introduces the concept of race as only one component in an individual's or nation's "story."
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Someday is Now: Clara Luper and the 1958 Oklahoma City Sit-Ins
Presents the life of Clara Luper, an African-American teacher and local civil rights leader who taught her students about equality and led them in lunch counter sit-in demonstrations in Oklahoma City in 1958.
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Let the Children March
Also available as an e-book and e-audio through Overdrive and Hoopla. 1963, Birmingham, Alabama. After hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Simple text and emotive illustrations bring to life this historic event, when-- facing fear, hate, and danger-- these children used their voices to change the world.
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Equality's Call
A powerful look at the evolution of voting rights in the United States, from our nation's founding to the present day.
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The Undefeated
Also available as an e-book through Overdrive. "The Newbery Award-winning author of The Crossover pens an ode to black American triumph and tribulation, with art from a two-time Caldecott Honoree"--
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Black Girl Magic: A Poem
Much of what twenty-first century culture tells black girls is not pretty: Don't wear this; don't smile at that. Don't have an opinion; don't dream big. And most of all, don't love yourself. In response to such destructive ideas, internationally recognized poet Mahogany Browne challenges the conditioning of society by crafting an anthem of strength and magic undeniable in its bloom for all beautiful Black girls.--Provided by Publisher.
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Woke: A Young Poet
A collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and acceptance to speaking out.
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Momma, Did You Hear the News?
Ten year old Avery is in a panic over the shooting of another unarmed black man. His parents decide it is time to have "The Talk." They teach him and his brother a catchy and easy way to remember what to do if approached by an officer, while also empasizing that all policemen are not bad.
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Something Happened in our Town: A Child
Also available as an e-audio through Hoopla. After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers.
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