
Booklists for Educators
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- 1st Grade
- African American History & Heritage for Kids
- Children Book Club Kits
- Teen Book Club Kits
- Women's History for Kids
- Libros en español para niños
- A New Home
- Hispanic Heritage for Kids
- Native American Heritage for Young Children
- Urban Wildlife: Poetry in Your Backyard
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Young Children
- Teen E-books
- Inspirational Teen Poetry & Novels in Verse
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Kids
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Middle Graders
- Asian Pacific American Heritage for Teens
- Black Lives Matter for Young Children
- Black Lives Matter - Teen edition
- Black Lives Matter for Kids
- Black Lives Matter for Middle Graders
- Pride for Young Children
- Pride for Kids
- Pride for Middle Graders
- LGBTQ+ Teen Reads
- Famous African Americans for Teens
- African American History & Heritage for Middle Graders
- Hispanic Heritage for Young Children
- Hispanic Heritage for Middle Graders
- Hispanic Heritage for Teens
- Voting for Young Children
- Voting for Kids
- Voting for Middle Graders
- Vote! Teen Reads
- Native American Heritage for Kids
- Native American Heritage for Middle Graders
- Native American Heritage for Teens
- Great Books for Middle Graders 2020
- Great Books 2020 for Teens
- Great Books for Young Children 2020
- Great Books for Kids 2020
- Civil Rights Resources for Teens
- Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominees 2019-20
- African American History & Heritage for Young Children
- Women's History for Young Children
- Women's History for Middle Graders
- Women's History for Teens
Civil Rights Resources for Teens
The Awakening of Malcolm X
by Ilyasah Shabazz; Tiffany D. Jackson
While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X. Ages 12-14
View on CountyCatThis is My America
by Kim Johnson
17-year-old Tracy uncovers racist community secrets when her track star brother is wrongly accused of murder. Age 12-14.
View on CountyCatGrown
by Tiffany D. Jackson
When Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands and zero memory of the previous night. Who killed Korey Fields? Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatDreamland Burning
by Jennifer Latham
Follow Rowan & William, set in modern times & 1921 Tulsa race riot, to find out how their stories connect to possibly solve a murder. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatLight It Up
by Kekla Magoon
Shae Tatum, an unarmed, black girl, is shot by a white police officer, throwing their community into upheaval and making it a target of demonstrators. Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatSlay
by Brittney Morris.
Keira enjoys developing and playing Slay, a secret, multiplayer online role-playing game celebrating black culture, until the two worlds collide. Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatAll the Right Stuff
by Walter Dean Myers
Paul DuPree struggles with a cook's constant questions and philosophizing are imparting key lessons about empowerment. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatLoving vs. Virginia
by Patricia Hruby Powell
Set in the 1950s, the story an African American girl and a Caucasian boy who challenge the Viriginia law forbidding interracial marriages. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatDear Martin
by Nic Stone.
Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him. Ages 14-18.
View on CountyCatPunching the Air
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
A young artist and poet whose prospects at a diverse art school are threatened by a racially biased system and a tragic altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood. Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatColorblind: a Story of Racism
by Johnathan Harris; Don Hudson; Garry Leach
After witnessing racism first hand Johnathan has trouble following the advice of his Uncle to not just see skin color. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatLong Way Down: The Graphic Novel
by Jason Reynolds; Danica Novgorodoff
As Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know. Ages 14-18.
View on CountyCatA Few Red Drops: the Chicago Race Riot of 1919
by Claire Hartfield
Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago. Ages 12-14.
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