ANTIRACIST READING LIST KID/TEEN

Click here for a list of stories, fiction, and poetry featuring more representation.

 

Books are listed mostly according to age, starting with the younger readers on the top. 

 

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
A is for Activist By Innosanto Nagara Cover Image

A is for Activist (Board book)

By Innosanto Nagara
$11.95
ISBN: 9781609805395
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Published: Triangle Square - November 19th, 2013
Woke Baby By Mahogany L. Browne, Theodore Taylor, III (Illustrator) Cover Image

Woke Baby (Board book)

By Mahogany L. Browne, Theodore Taylor, III (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781250308986
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - December 31st, 2018
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
Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice By Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, Theodore Taylor, III (Illustrator), Jason Reynolds (Contributions by) Cover Image

Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice (Hardcover)

By Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo, Olivia Gatwood, Theodore Taylor, III (Illustrator), Jason Reynolds (Contributions by)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781250311207
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - March 10th, 2020
Black Is a Rainbow Color By Angela Joy, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator) Cover Image

Black Is a Rainbow Color (Hardcover)

By Angela Joy, Ekua Holmes (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9781626726314
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - January 14th, 2020
You Matter By Christian Robinson, Christian Robinson (Illustrator) Cover Image

You Matter (Hardcover)

By Christian Robinson, Christian Robinson (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534421691
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - June 2nd, 2020
A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation By Barry Wittenstein, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) Cover Image

A Place to Land: Martin Luther King Jr. and the Speech That Inspired a Nation (Hardcover)

By Barry Wittenstein, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823443314
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Published: Neal Porter Books - August 27th, 2019
The President Sang Amazing Grace: A Book About Finding Grace After Unspeakable Tragedy By Zoe Mulford, Joan Baez (Other primary creator), Jeff Scher (Illustrator) Cover Image

The President Sang Amazing Grace: A Book About Finding Grace After Unspeakable Tragedy (Hardcover)

By Zoe Mulford, Joan Baez (Other primary creator), Jeff Scher (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9781944903848
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - September 24th, 2019
Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters By Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illustrator) Cover Image

Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters (Hardcover)

By Barack Obama, Loren Long (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780375835278
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - November 16th, 2010
What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids) By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illustrator) Cover Image

What Can a Citizen Do? (Kids Story Books, Cute Children's Books, Kids Picture Books, Citizenship Books for Kids) (Hardcover)

By Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452173139
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Published: Chronicle Books - September 11th, 2018
What Does It Mean to Be Safe?: A thoughtful discussion for readers of all ages about drawing healthy boundaries and making safe choices (What Does It Mean To Be...?) By Rana DiOrio, Zhen Liu (Illustrator) Cover Image

What Does It Mean to Be Safe?: A thoughtful discussion for readers of all ages about drawing healthy boundaries and making safe choices (What Does It Mean To Be...?) (Hardcover)

By Rana DiOrio, Zhen Liu (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781492680833
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Published: Little Pickle Press - October 1st, 2019
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World By Susan Hood, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator), Emily Winfield Martin (Illustrator), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator), Oge Mora (Illustrator), Julie Morstad (Illustrator), Lisa Brown (Illustrator), Selina Alko (Illustrator), Hadley Hooper (Illustrator), Isabel Roxas (Illustrator), Erin Robinson (Illustrator), Sara Palacios (Illustrator) Cover Image

Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World (Hardcover)

By Susan Hood, Sophie Blackall (Illustrator), Emily Winfield Martin (Illustrator), Shadra Strickland (Illustrator), Melissa Sweet (Illustrator), LeUyen Pham (Illustrator), Oge Mora (Illustrator), Julie Morstad (Illustrator), Lisa Brown (Illustrator), Selina Alko (Illustrator), Hadley Hooper (Illustrator), Isabel Roxas (Illustrator), Erin Robinson (Illustrator), Sara Palacios (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062699459
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Published: HarperCollins - January 23rd, 2018
What Will These Hands Make? By Nikki McClure Cover Image

What Will These Hands Make? (Hardcover)

By Nikki McClure
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419725760
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - February 25th, 2020
Each Kindness By Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) Cover Image

Each Kindness (Hardcover)

By Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780399246524
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 2nd, 2012
The Other Side By Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator) Cover Image

The Other Side (Hardcover)

By Jacqueline Woodson, E. B. Lewis (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399231162
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - January 15th, 2001
Hair Love By Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator) Cover Image

Hair Love (Hardcover)

By Matthew A. Cherry, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525553366
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Published: Kokila - May 14th, 2019
Sulwe By Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator) Cover Image

Sulwe (Hardcover)

By Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534425361
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019
DK Readers Level 3: I'm an Activist By Wil Mara Cover Image

DK Readers Level 3: I'm an Activist (Paperback)

By Wil Mara
$4.99
ISBN: 9781465485441
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Published: DK Children - November 19th, 2019
Kids Who Are Changing the World: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet) By Sheila Sweeny Higginson, Alyssa Petersen (Illustrator) Cover Image

Kids Who Are Changing the World: Ready-to-Read Level 3 (You Should Meet) (Paperback)

By Sheila Sweeny Higginson, Alyssa Petersen (Illustrator)
$4.99
ISBN: 9781534432147
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Published: Simon Spotlight - February 12th, 2019
Enough! 20 Protesters Who Changed America By Emily Easton, Ziyue Chen (Illustrator) Cover Image

Enough! 20 Protesters Who Changed America (Hardcover)

By Emily Easton, Ziyue Chen (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781984831972
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Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - September 18th, 2018
Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator) Cover Image

Dictionary for a Better World: Poems, Quotes, and Anecdotes from A to Z (Hardcover)

By Irene Latham, Charles Waters, Mehrdokht Amini (Illustrator)
$19.99
ISBN: 9781541557758
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Published: Carolrhoda Books (R) - February 4th, 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
Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) By Anastasia Higginbotham Cover Image

Not My Idea: A Book about Whiteness (Ordinary Terrible Things) (Hardcover)

By Anastasia Higginbotham
$18.95
ISBN: 9781948340007
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Published: Dottir Press - September 4th, 2018
All Are Welcome By Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator) Cover Image

All Are Welcome (Hardcover)

By Alexandra Penfold, Suzanne Kaufman (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780525579649
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - July 10th, 2018
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 (Paperback)

By Wade Hudson (Editor), Cheryl Willis Hudson (Editor)
$10.99
ISBN: 9780525580454
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Published: Yearling - December 31st, 2019
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Empower the Future #1) By Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illustrator) Cover Image

This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do The Work (Empower the Future #1) (Paperback)

By Tiffany Jewell, Aurelia Durand (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9780711245211
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Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - January 7th, 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
Peace, Love, Action!: Everyday Acts of Goodness from A to Z By Tanya Zabinski, Ani DiFranco (Foreword by) Cover Image

Peace, Love, Action!: Everyday Acts of Goodness from A to Z (Hardcover)

By Tanya Zabinski, Ani DiFranco (Foreword by)
$19.95
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ISBN: 9781946764478
Published: Plum Blossom - August 27th, 2019
We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World By Todd Hasak-Lowy Cover Image

We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World (Hardcover)

By Todd Hasak-Lowy
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419741111
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - April 7th, 2020
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders (Books for Kid Activists, Activism Book for Children) By Harry Belafonte (Introduction by) Cover Image

We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders (Books for Kid Activists, Activism Book for Children) (Hardcover)

By Harry Belafonte (Introduction by)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781452170398
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Published: Chronicle Books - May 7th, 2019
Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing By Tonya Bolden, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator), Cokie Roberts Cover Image

Strong Voices: Fifteen American Speeches Worth Knowing (Abridged / Hardcover)

By Tonya Bolden, Eric Velasquez (Illustrator), Cokie Roberts
$21.99
ISBN: 9780062572042
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Published: HarperCollins - February 11th, 2020
Art in Action: Make a Statement, Change Your World By Matthew "Levee" Chavez Cover Image

Art in Action: Make a Statement, Change Your World (Hardcover)

By Matthew "Levee" Chavez
$16.99
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ISBN: 9781681197562
Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - September 11th, 2018
Never Too Young!: 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made a Difference By Aileen Weintraub, Laura Horton (Illustrator) Cover Image

Never Too Young!: 50 Unstoppable Kids Who Made a Difference (Hardcover)

By Aileen Weintraub, Laura Horton (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781454929178
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Published: Union Square Kids - September 4th, 2018
Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything By Alexandra Styron Cover Image

Steal This Country: A Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Everything (Hardcover)

By Alexandra Styron
$19.99
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ISBN: 9780451479372
Published: Viking Books for Young Readers - September 4th, 2018
Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference By Wendy L. Moss Cover Image

Stand Up!: Be an Upstander and Make a Difference (Hardcover)

By Wendy L. Moss
$14.99
ISBN: 9781433829635
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Published: Magination Press - December 3rd, 2019
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks By Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illustrator) Cover Image

Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Alexander Nabaum (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781481438285
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 8th, 2019
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
Harbor Me By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image

Harbor Me (Paperback)

By Jacqueline Woodson
$8.99
ISBN: 9780525515142
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - April 21st, 2020
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
March: Book One By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image

March: Book One (Paperback)

By John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, Nate Powell (Illustrator)
$14.95
ISBN: 9781603093002
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 13th, 2013
We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide By Carol Anderson, Tonya Bolden Cover Image

We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide (Paperback)

By Carol Anderson, Tonya Bolden
$10.99
ISBN: 9781547602520
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Published: Bloomsbury Children's Books - October 29th, 2019
How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation By Maureen Johnson Cover Image

How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation (Paperback)

By Maureen Johnson
$21.99
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ISBN: 9781250168368
Published: Wednesday Books - May 15th, 2018
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults) By Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin Cover Image

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults) (Hardcover)

By Michael Bennett, Dave Zirin
$18.99
ISBN: 9781642590227
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Published: Haymarket Books - September 3rd, 2019
One Person, No Vote (YA edition): How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally By Carol Anderson, Tonya Bolden Cover Image

One Person, No Vote (YA edition): How Not All Voters Are Treated Equally (Hardcover)

By Carol Anderson, Tonya Bolden
$18.99
ISBN: 9781547601073
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Published: Bloomsbury YA - September 17th, 2019
Dream Country By Shannon Gibney Cover Image

Dream Country (Hardcover)

By Shannon Gibney
$17.99
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ISBN: 9780735231672
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - September 11th, 2018
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
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
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
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
I'm Not Dying with You Tonight By Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal Cover Image

I'm Not Dying with You Tonight (Hardcover)

By Kimberly Jones, Gilly Segal
$17.99
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ISBN: 9781492678892
Published: Sourcebooks Fire - August 6th, 2019
Long Way Down By Jason Reynolds Cover Image

Long Way Down (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds
$12.99
ISBN: 9781481438261
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - April 2nd, 2019
Tyler Johnson Was Here By Jay Coles Cover Image

Tyler Johnson Was Here (Paperback)

By Jay Coles
$10.99
ISBN: 9780316472180
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 19th, 2019