Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Brandy Colbert
4.25
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and leg…
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1. Nigeria Jones
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more
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- historical
- african american
- social justice
- audiobook
2. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
3. Abuela, Don't Forget Me
By: Rex Ogle
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- audiobook
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
4. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Brandy Colbert
4.25
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and leg… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
5. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- history
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- audiobook
6. Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more
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- audiobook
7. Me: Moth
By: Amber McBride
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A debut YA novel-in-verse that is both a coming-of-age and a ghost story. Moth has lost her fami… read more
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"Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
"Places we decide to stop. Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia: Where Thomas Jefferson committed several sins; we go to stomp on hateful plantation ground."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
8. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
9. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
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10. Promise Boys
By: Nick Brooks
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigat… read more
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11. Saints of the Household
By: Ari Tison
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more
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12. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- race
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
13. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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- audiobook
"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"The only way out is through."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
14. Hollow Fires
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
A powerful, gripping YA novel about the insidious nature of racism, the terrible costs of unearthin… read more
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- race
- social justice
- audiobook
"from the postscript: The commentators who scream against allowing in refugees, the same talking heads who think the horrifyingly inhumane treatment of migrants at our border with Mexico is justified,…"-Samira Ahmed, Hollow Fires
15. Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
By: Kekla Magoon
4.42
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
With passion and precision, Kekla Magoon relays an essential account of the Black Panthers—as milit… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
"The FBI nicknamed the program COINTELPRO, as a shorthand for "counterintelligence program." COINTELPRO originated in the 1950s, to prevent socialist movements from developing in the United States, an…"-Kekla Magoon, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People
16. Unequal: A Story of America
By: Michael Eric Dyson
4.42
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson and critically acclaimed author Marc Favreau s… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
17. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History
By: Ariel Aberg-Riger
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more
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- american history
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
18. Angel of Greenwood
By: Randi Pink
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A historical YA novel that takes place during the Greenwood Massacre of 1921, in an area of Tulsa, … read more
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- historical
- social justice
- african american
- audiobook
"Greenwood chipped in to help prop up Isaiah's household. He, therefore, was quietly indepted to them all, even his best friend. Isaiah could never show himself as he truly was on the inside. He could…"-Randi Pink, Angel of Greenwood
"The shocking death of a loved one isn't a wailing thing. The real shudder comes from the world moving on as if nothing's happened. Shops flip their Closed signs to Open, patrons gather at the theater…"-Randi Pink, Angel of Greenwood
19. When You Look Like Us
By: Pamela N. Harris
4.03
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—people think you’re trouble. No… read more
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- race
- audiobook
"Doesn't matter that I'm the guy in here trying to work. My popping melanin makes me the aggressor in every situation."-Pamela N. Harris, When You Look Like Us
20. From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement
By: Paula Yoo
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers… read more
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- race
- history
- historical
- politics
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
21. What the Fact?: Finding the Truth in All the Noise
By: Seema Yasmin
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed writer, journalist, and physician Dr. Seema Yasmin comes a “savvy, accessible, and c… read more
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- audiobook
