PreK – 2nd Grade | Grades 3-5 | Grades 6-8 | Grades 9-12
Books for PreK-2nd Graders
The following titles are available in print and electronic format. Electronic titles are only available with a Scotch Plains Library Card. Fanwood & Scotch Plains cardholders may now request contact free pick up using their library card for print items.
- Hair Love by Matthew A Cherry (eBook- Libby) | (print)
- Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- My Hair is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña (eBook – Libby, eAudio- RBD) | (print)
- Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- I am Enough by Grace Byers (eBook- libby) | (print & VOX)
- We are Grateful : Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- A Different Pond by Bao Phi (eBook – Libby) | (print & VOX)
- Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford (ebook – Libby) | (print)
Online Resources for Caregivers
- 31 Children’s books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
- Anti-Racism For Kids 101: Starting To Talk About Race
- CNN Sesame Street: Coming Together Town Hall
- #KidLIt4BlackLives – Kidlit Rally for Black Lives
- PBS’s 13 Children’s Books About Race and Diversity
- PBS’s Teaching Your Child About Black History Month
- Talking to Children About Racial Bias
- Talking to Children about Racism: The Time is Now
- Teaching Your Child About Black History
Books for 3rd-5th Graders
The following titles are available in print and electronic format. Electronic titles are only available with a Scotch Plains Library Card. Fanwood & Scotch Plains cardholders may now request contact free pick up using their library card for print items.
- One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eAudio-RBD) | (print)
- Schomburg by Carole Boston Weatherford (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor (eAudio – Libby) | (print & audio)
- We Are America by Walter Dean Myers (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- Blended by Sharon M. Draper (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- New Kid by Jerry Craft (eBook – Libby, eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Ghost by Jason Reynolds (eBook & eAudio – Libby) |(print)
- Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby & RBD) | (print & audio)
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print, large print, audio)
- Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (eAudio – Libby) | (print, large print, audio)
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- 28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith Jr (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Grades 2-5: Online Resources
- #KidLIt4BlackLives – Kidlit Rally for Black Lives
- World Book Student (topics: History, biographies, current events “behind the headlines”)
Books for 6-8th Graders
The following titles are available in print and electronic format. Electronic titles are only available with a Scotch Plains Library Card. Fanwood & Scotch Plains cardholders may now request contact free pick up using their library card for print items.
- We Are Not Yet Equal by Carol Anderson & Tonya Bolden (eBook – RBD) | (print)
- Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- New Kid by Jerry Craft (eBook – Libby, eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C. Davis (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (eBook & eAudio – Libby & eBook & eAudio -RBD) | (print)
- Riot by Walter Dean Myers (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Stamped by Jason Reynolds (eBook – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (eBook & eAudio – Libby & eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin(eBook & eAudio Libby, eBook – RBD) | (print)
- Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Courage Has No Color by Tanya Lee Stone (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Grades 6-8: Online Resources
- #KidLIt4BlackLives – Kidlit Rally for Black Lives
- Explora (Topics: History, biographies, “current issues” including racism, racial profiling, police brutality,etc.)
- African-American History Online (Topics: Timelines, primary sources, biographies, graphs, etc.)
- Points of View (Topics: Police brutality, flag-burning, Black Lives Matter movement, national anthem protests, reparations, affirmative action, and more)
Books for 9-12th Graders
The following titles are available in print and electronic format. Electronic titles are only available with a Scotch Plains Library Card. Fanwood & Scotch Plains cardholders may now request contact free pick up using their library card for print items.
- Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau (eBook – Libby)
- Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson (eBook – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- How it Went Down by Kekla Magoon (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Light it Up by Kekla Magoon (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Darius & Twig by Walter Dean Myers (eBook – Libby, eAudio- RBD) | (print)
- Monster by Walter Dean Myers (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- All American Boys by Jason Reynolds (eBook – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (eBook & eAudio- Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- X by Ilyasah Shabazz (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook – RBD) | (print & audio)
- Black Enough by Ibi (Ed.) Zoboi (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
- Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults) by Michael Bennett (eBook – RBD)
- Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimner (eBook – Libby) | (print)
- Between the World and Me by Ta-nehisi Coates (eBook & eAudio – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott (eBook – RBD) | (print)
- Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (eBook & eAudio Libby, eBook & eAudio RBD) | (print)
- Stamped by Jason Reynolds (eBook – Libby, eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
- Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson (eBook & eAudio – RBD) | (print)
Grades 9-12: Online Resources
- Explora (Topics: History, biographies, “current issues” including racism, racial profiling, police brutality,etc.)
- African-American History Online (Topics: Timelines, primary sources, biographies, graphs, etc.)
- Points of View (Topics: Police brutality, flag-burning, Black Lives Matter movement, national anthem protests, reparations, affirmative action, and more)
- What Is White Privilege, Really?
- NYT 1619 Project