
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
Black Lives Matter - Teen edition
Who Put This Song On?
by Morgan Parker
"17-year-old Morgan is a black teen triumphantly figuring out her identity when her conservative town deems depression as a lack of faith, and blackness as something to be politely ignored. Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatWhen You Look Like Us
by Pamela N. Harris
A boy who must take up the search for his sister when she goes missing from a neighborhood where black girls disappearances are too often overlooked. Ages 15-18.
View on CountyCatConcrete Rose
by Angie Thomas
A gang leader’s son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one’s brutal murder, set 17 years before the events of The Hate U Give. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatLove Is a Revolution
by Renee Watson
Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist. Ages 12-14
View on CountyCatOne of the Good Ones: Shouldn't Being Human Be Enough?
by Maika Moulite; Maritza Moulite
When teen social activist & history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her sister Happi & their family are left reeling in the aftermath. Ages 12-14.
View on CountyCatChlorine Sky
by Mahogany L. Browne
A novel-in-verse about a young girl coming-of-age and stepping out of the shadow of her former best friend. Perfect for readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Nikki Grimes. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatHappily Ever Afters
by Elise Bryant
Tessa Johnson has never felt like the protagonist in her own life. She's rarely seen herself reflected in the pages of the romance novels she loves. Ages 15-18
View on CountyCatThe Black Kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed
With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble. Ages 15+
View on CountyCatI Am Alfonso Jones
by Tony Medina
The ghost of fifteen-year-old Alfonso Jones travels in a New York subway car full of the living and the dead, watching his family & friends fight for justice after he is killed by an off-duty police officer while. Ages 12+
View on CountyCatI’m Not Dying With You Tonight
by Kimberly Jones
Told from two viewpoints, Atlanta high school seniors Lena and Campbell, one black, one white, must rely on each other to survive after a football rivalry escalates into a riot. Ages 15+
View on CountyCatAll American Boys
by Jason Reynolds
When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Ages 14+
View on CountyCatSay Her Name
by Zetta Elliott; illustrated by Loveis Wise
Poems Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign,centering on the experiences of black women, girls, and femmes & pay tribute to victims of police brutality. Ages 12+
View on CountyCatJust mercy: adapted for young adults: a true story of the fight for justice
by Bryan Stevenson
Lawyer & social justice advocate Bryan Stevenson offers a glimpse into the lives of the wrongfully imprisoned. Ages 14+
View on CountyCatWe are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide.
by Carol Anderson; Tonya Bolden.
From the Civil War to America today, an acclaimed historian re-frames the conversation about race. Ages 12+
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