Banned Books Week

A poor young boy growing up on an American Indian reservation decides to attend an all-white school and change his destiny.

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn’s alternating viewpoints.

A classic African American novel of race, poverty, and longing to be something that you’re not.

When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl.

After witnessing her friend’s death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter’s life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.

Steinbeck’s brief novel offers a thought-provoking and difficult tale of friendship and loss.

After discussing the police shooting of a local Black man with their families, Emma and Josh know how to treat a new student who looks and speaks differently than his classmates. Includes an extensive Note to Parents and Caregivers that provides general guidance about addressing racism with children, child-friendly vocabulary definitions, conversation guides, and a link to additional online resources for parents and teachers.

A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda’s freshman year in high school.

A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning.

A young girl watches her beloved attorney father defend Tom Robinson, an African American wrongly accused of a terrible crime.