Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Children's and Middle Grade Novels in Spanish and English/Novelas juveniles en español e inglés
Nashville Reads 2023: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read!
Nashville Reads 2023: Celebrating Our Freedom to Read!
Description
Young Cassie Logan endures humiliation and witnesses the horrors of a KKK cross-burning rampage before she fully understands the importance her family places on having land of their own.
3) Point guard
Author
Language
English
Description
Gus is excited for basketball this year, but he is disappointed to find that his team's center, Steve Kerrigan, likes poking fun at him for his Dominican heritage, telling him to go play baseball instead. Then, when the team gets a new player--a girl and one of Gus' best friends--things get more complicated. Gus starts questioning if he belongs in this town and school at all.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
3rd Grade Reading
Antiracist Books for Children-Elmahaba Center Instagram Live May 2022
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
When Bad Things Happen: Books for Kids
Antiracist Books for Children-Elmahaba Center Instagram Live May 2022
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
When Bad Things Happen: Books for Kids
Formats
Description
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.
Author
Language
English
Appears on these lists
Built-In Besties or Baddies: Siblings in YA Books
High School Project Lit Titles
Project Lit - Full List
High School Project Lit Titles
Project Lit - Full List
Description
It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped. Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments--even the physical violence--she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses...