Antiracism Books for Kids

Here is a selection of books that could facilitate conversations with kids about racism in America--from picture books to fiction for all ages to non-fiction for young adults.  We carry all the titles, but not all are currently in stock.  You can order any now to be held for you.

Let's Talk About Race By Julius Lester, Karen Barbour (Illustrator) Cover Image

Let's Talk About Race (Paperback)

By Julius Lester, Karen Barbour (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780064462266
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Published: HarperCollins - December 23rd, 2008
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image

Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation (Hardcover)

By Duncan Tonatiuh
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419710544
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - May 6th, 2014
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices By Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor) Cover Image

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices (Hardcover)

By Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780525580423
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 4th, 2018
Ghost Boys By Jewell Parker Rhodes Cover Image

Ghost Boys (Paperback)

By Jewell Parker Rhodes
$7.99
ISBN: 9780316262262
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 10th, 2019
That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes's

That Is My Dream!: A picture book of Langston Hughes's "Dream Variation" (Hardcover)

By Langston Hughes, Daniel Miyares (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399550171
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Published: Anne Schwartz Books - October 3rd, 2017
All American Boys By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely Cover Image

All American Boys (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
$11.99
ISBN: 9781481463348
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017
Antiracist Baby Board Book By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator) Cover Image

Antiracist Baby Board Book (Board book)

By Ibram X. Kendi, Ashley Lukashevsky (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780593110416
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Published: Kokila - June 16th, 2020
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020
Brown Girl Dreaming By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image

Brown Girl Dreaming (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016
The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by) Cover Image

The Hate U Give: A Printz Honor Winner (Hardcover)

By Angie Thomas, Amandla Stenberg (Foreword by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062498533
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Published: Balzer + Bray - February 28th, 2017
I Believe I Can By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator) Cover Image

I Believe I Can (Hardcover)

By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062667137
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Published: Balzer + Bray - March 3rd, 2020
Dear Martin By Nic Stone Cover Image

Dear Martin (Paperback)

By Nic Stone
$9.99
ISBN: 9781101939529
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Published: Ember - September 4th, 2018
Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy) By Laurie Halse Anderson Cover Image

Chains (The Seeds of America Trilogy) (Paperback)

By Laurie Halse Anderson
$8.99
ISBN: 9781416905868
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - January 5th, 2010
Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told By Walter Dean Myers, Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator) Cover Image

Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told (Paperback)

By Walter Dean Myers, Bonnie Christensen (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780060544683
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Published: Amistad Books for Young Readers - January 27th, 2015
The Undefeated By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Undefeated (Hardcover)

By Kwame Alexander, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781328780966
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Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans By Kadir Nelson, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator) Cover Image

Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans (Paperback)

By Kadir Nelson, Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780061730795
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Published: Balzer + Bray - December 23rd, 2013
One Crazy Summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner By Rita Williams-Garcia Cover Image

One Crazy Summer: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (Paperback)

By Rita Williams-Garcia
$7.99
ISBN: 9780060760908
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Published: Quill Tree Books - December 27th, 2011
New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator) Cover Image

New Kid: A Newbery Award Winner (Paperback)

By Jerry Craft, Jerry Craft (Illustrator)
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America By Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia Cover Image

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia
$11.99
ISBN: 9780062698735
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Published: Balzer + Bray - January 7th, 2020
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard Cover Image

Something Happened in Our Town: A Child's Story about Racial Injustice (Hardcover)

By Marianne Celano, Marietta Collins, Ann Hazzard
$16.99
ISBN: 9781433828546
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Published: Magination Press - March 1st, 2018
We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart By Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator) Cover Image

We Are America: A Tribute from the Heart (Paperback)

By Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780060523107
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Published: HarperCollins - May 26th, 2015
Dream Country By Shannon Gibney Cover Image

Dream Country (Paperback)

By Shannon Gibney
$10.99
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ISBN: 9780735231689
Published: Penguin Books - April 9th, 2019
I Am Enough By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator) Cover Image

I Am Enough (Hardcover)

By Grace Byers, Keturah A. Bobo (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062667120
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Published: Balzer + Bray - March 6th, 2018
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground By Rita Williams-Garcia, Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Cover Image

Clayton Byrd Goes Underground (Paperback)

By Rita Williams-Garcia, Frank Morrison (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780062215932
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Published: Quill Tree Books - May 8th, 2018
Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace By Ashley Bryan, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator) Cover Image

Infinite Hope: A Black Artist's Journey from World War II to Peace (Hardcover)

By Ashley Bryan, Ashley Bryan (Illustrator)
$21.99
ISBN: 9781534404908
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 15th, 2019
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race By Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman (Illustrator) Cover Image

Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (Hardcover)

By Margot Lee Shetterly, Laura Freeman (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062742469
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Published: HarperCollins - January 16th, 2018
Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America By Deborah Diesen, Magdalena Mora (Illustrator) Cover Image

Equality's Call: The Story of Voting Rights in America (Hardcover)

By Deborah Diesen, Magdalena Mora (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534439580
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Published: Beach Lane Books - February 18th, 2020
American Street By Ibi Zoboi Cover Image

American Street (Paperback)

By Ibi Zoboi
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062473059
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 1st, 2018
Not Quite Snow White By Ashley Franklin, Ebony Glenn (Illustrator) Cover Image

Not Quite Snow White (Hardcover)

By Ashley Franklin, Ebony Glenn (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780062798602
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Published: HarperCollins - July 9th, 2019
Clean Getaway By Nic Stone Cover Image

Clean Getaway (Hardcover)

By Nic Stone
$16.99
ISBN: 9781984892973
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - January 7th, 2020
Trace By Pat Cummings Cover Image

Trace (Paperback)

By Pat Cummings
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062698858
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Published: HarperCollins - April 14th, 2020
Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History By Joel Christian Gill Cover Image

Strange Fruit, Volume I: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History (Paperback)

By Joel Christian Gill
$23.95
ISBN: 9781938486296
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Published: Chicago Review Press - Fulcrum - May 1st, 2014