Antiracism Resources: Youth Services

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.

Mae Among the Stars by Roda Ahmed (eBook – Libby) | (print)
Juna’s Jar by Jane Bahk (print)
I am every good thing by Derrick Barnes (eBook – Libby) | (print)
I am Enough by Grace Byers (eBook- libby) | (eAudio – Libby) | (print & VOX)
My Hair is a Garden by Cozbi A. Cabrera (eBook – Libby) | (print)
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles (print)
Hair Love by Matthew A Cherry (eBook- Libby) | (print)
When we say Black lives matter by Maxine Beneba Clarke (eBook – Libby) | (print)
I really want to see you, Grandma by Taro Gomi (print)
Change sings : a children’s anthem by Amanda Gorman (eBook – Libby) | (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Little Leaders by Vashti Harrison (print)
Eyes that kiss in the corners by Joanna Ho (eBook – Libby) | (print)
Black is a rainbow color by Angela Joy (print)
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi (print)
Under my hijab by Hena Khan (print)
Sharing a smile by Nicki Kramar (print)
A morning with grandpa by Sylvia Liu (print)
Ohana means family by Ilima Loomis (print)
The proudest blue : a story of hijab and family by Ibtihaj Muhammad with S. K. Ali (print)
Sulwe by Lupita Nyong’o (eBook – Libby) | (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Peña (eBook – Libby | (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
All Are Welcome by Alexandra Penfold (eBook – Libby) | (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
A Different Pond by Bao Phi (eBook – Libby) | (print& VOX)
The paper kingdom by Helena Ku Rhee (print)
We are Grateful : Otsaliheliga by Traci Sorell (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Your name is a song by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow (print)
Freedom in Congo Square by Carole Boston Weatherford (print)
Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
A map into the world by Kao Kalia Yang (print)
American Desi by Jyoti Rajan Gopal (print)

Online Resources for Caregivers & Educators

Books for 3rd-5th Graders

The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander (eBook – Libby) | (print)
New Kid by Jerry Craft (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print, large print, audio)
Blended by Sharon M. Draper (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Unidentified suburban object by Mike Jung (print)
Amina’s voice by Hena Khan (eBook – Libby) | (print)
Stand up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim (print)
Chef Roy Choi and the street food remix by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee (print)
We Are America by Walter Dean Myers (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Ghost by Jason Reynolds (eBook & eAudio – Libby) |(print)
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (eBook & eAudio – Libby | (print)
Hidden Figures: Young Readers Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly (eBook – Libby) | (print)
28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World by Charles R. Smith Jr (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli (eAudio – Libby) | (print, large print, audio)
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry by Mildred Taylor (eAudio – Libby) | (print & audio)
Schomburg by Carole Boston Weatherford (eAudio – Libby) | (print)
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia (eBook & eAudio – Libby | (print)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print & audio)
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)
Front desk by Kelly Yang (eBook & eAudio – Libby) | (print)

Grades 2-5: Online Resources

Care in the time of coronavirus
Coronavirus and Infectious Racism
#KidLIt4BlackLives – Kidlit Rally for Black Lives
I am not a virus.’ How this artist is illustrating coronavirus-fueled racism
Nine Podcasts About COVID-19 for Children Ages Five to 12 | Kidcasts
World Book Student (topics: History, biographies, current events “behind the headlines”)

Books for 6-8th Graders

We Are Not Yet Equal by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimmer (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
The Only Black Girls in Town by Brandy Colbert (Print: click here)
New Kid by Jerry Craft (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
In the Shadow of Liberty by Kenneth C. Davis (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Lion Island by Margarita Engle (Print: click here)
Gaijin: American prisoner of war by Matt Faulkner (Print: click here)
A Few Red Drops by Claire Hartfield (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Displacement by Kiku Hughes (Print: click here)
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee (Print: click here | Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ)
For Black Girls Like Me by Mariama Lockington (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Uprooted by Albert Marrin (Print: click here)
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina (Print: click here)
Riot by Walter Dean Myers (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Marching for Freedom by Elizabeth Partridge (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
The Port Chicago 50 by Steve Sheinkin (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Courage Has No Color by Tanya Lee Stone (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
My Name is Not Friday by Jon Walter (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia Williams (Print: click here)
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Escape to Gold Mountain by David H. T. Wong (Print: click here)
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Print: click here)
Superman Smashes the Klan by Gene Luen Yang (Print: click here)

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

Come August, Come Freedom by Gigi Amateau (eBook: eLibraryNJ)
We Are Not Yet Equal by Carol Anderson and Tonya Bolden (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable by Michael Bennett (eBook: eLibraryNJ)
Twelve Days in May by Larry Dane Brimmer (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Black Girl Unlimited by Echo Brown (Print: click here)
The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui (Print: click here)
Our Wayward Fate by Gloria Chao (Print: click here)
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Tyler Johnson Was Here by Jay Coles (Print: click here)
Something in Between by Melissa De La Cruz (Print: click here)
Say Her Name by Zetta Elliott (Print: click here)
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi (Print: click here)
The Making of Asian America by Erika Lee (Print: click here)
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Outrun the Moon by Stacey Lee (Print: click here | Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ)
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Uprooted by Albert Marrin (Print: click here)
How it Went Down by Kekla Magoon (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Light it Up by Kekla Magoon (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
I Am Alfonso Jones by Tony Medina (Print: click here)
Slay by Brittney Morris (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Darius & Twig by Walter Dean Myers (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Monster by Walter Dean Myers (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here | Graphic novel: click here)
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell (Print: click here)
Lucy and Linh by Alice Pung (Print: click here)
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
X by Ilyasah Shabazz (eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults) by Bryan Stevenson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Dear Martin by Nic Stone (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
This Time Will Be Different by Misa Sugiura (Print: click here)
They Called Us Enemy by George Takei (Print: click here | en español | eBook: eLibraryNJ)
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Enemy Child by Andrea Warren (Print: click here)
Piecing Me Together by Renee Watson (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
This Side of Home by Renee Watson (Print: click here)
Escape to Gold Mountain by David H. T. Wong (Print: click here)
Frankly in Love by David Yoon (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)
Black Enough by Ibi (ed.) Zoboi (Audio: eLibraryNJ | eBook: eLibraryNJ | Print: click here)

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