Antiracism Resources for Tweens/Middle Grades

Our staff have organized several lists of books and films at New Lenox Library to better understand current events and the history of racism in America. These resources focus on a variety of topics, including historical context, systemic inequality, anti-Black violence, protest, intersectionality, allyship, education, hope, celebration, and resilience.

Our collection is always growing. View our New Releases for a list of monthly new media.



Non-Fiction Reading for Tweens/Middle Grades

Marley Dias gets it done : and so can you! / by Marley Dias, with Siobhan McGowan ; introduction by Ava DuVernay

Marley Dias Gets It Done: & So Can You!
Marley Dias

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Black enough : stories of being young & black in America / edited by Ibi Zoboi

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
Various Authors

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In the shadow of Liberty : the hidden history of slavery, four presidents, and five black lives / Kenneth C. Davis

In the Shadow of Liberty
Kenneth C. Davis

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The Port Chicago 50 : disaster, mutiny, and the fight for civil rights / Steve Sheinkin

The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, & the Fight for Civil Rights
Steve Sheinkin

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Brown girl dreaming / Jacqueline Woodson

Brown Girl Dreaming
Jacqueline Woodson

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Fiction Reading for Tweens/Middle Grades

Ghost boys / Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker Rhodes

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One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Mildred D. Taylor

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I am Alfonso Jones / written by Tony Medina ; illustrated by Stacey Robinson and John Jennings

I am Alfonso Jones
Tony Medina

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Blended / Sharon M. Draper

Blended
Sharon M. Draper

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Piecing me together / Renée Watson

Piecing Me Together
Renée Watson

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New kid / Jerry Craft ; with color by Jim Callahan

New Kid
Jerry Craft

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The Crossover
Kwame Alexander

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Booked / by Kwame Alexander

Booked
Kwame Alexander

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Rebound [text (large print)] / by Kwame Alexander ; illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile

Rebound
Kwame Alexander

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