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Back to topClyde Dodge's Black Lives Matter Book List
from Iconic IUSD Teacher, Mr. Clyde Dodge...now retired.
Black Lives Matter Book List
For Middle Grades and Young Adults
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440414124
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Published: Yearling - September 8th, 1997
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963, by Christopher Paul Curtis
Curtis’s debut novel introduced his trademark blend of humor and pathos in an historically accurate setting. A Newbery Honor book, and a Coretta Scott King Author Honor book.
$7.99
ISBN: 9780439023450
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - February 1st, 2009
Elijah of Buxton, by Christopher Paul Curtis
A story set in the self-sufficient Elgin Community of Canada, where escaped slaves fled on the Underground Railroad. At times, hilarious, at others harrowing. Winner of the 2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award. Also, a Newbery Honor book.
$8.99
ISBN: 9780440413288
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Published: Yearling - January 8th, 2002
Bud, Not Buddy, by Christopher Paul Curtis
A young motherless boy struggles to locate his father in Depression era America. Winner of the 2000 Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
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ISBN: 9780140384512
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Published: Puffin Books - November 27th, 2001
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, by Mildred Taylor
Part of Taylor’s magnum opus, the Logan Family saga. This novel details the struggles of a Black family living on their own farm land in Depression-era Mississippi. Winner of the 1977 Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
$9.99
ISBN: 9781101997543
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Published: Puffin Books - April 12th, 2016
Let The Circle Be Unbroken, by Mildred Taylor
Part of Taylor’s magnum opus, the Logan Family saga. This novel picks up immediately after the events of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Winner of the 1982 Coretta Scott King Author Award.
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062691194
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Published: Quill Tree Books - February 5th, 2019
New Kid, written and illustrated by Jerry Craft
A graphic novel about being the new Black kid in school, looking for friends with shared interests. Winner of the 2020 Newbery Award and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
$10.99
ISBN: 9780544935204
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Published: Clarion Books - March 5th, 2019
Crossover, by Kwame Alexander
A novel in poetic form, about a Black family of two brothers and a father who live and breathe basketball. Winner of the 2015 Newbery Award. Also, a Coretta Scott King Author Honor book.
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062498533
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Published: Balzer + Bray - February 28th, 2017
The Hate U Give, by Angie Thomas
A thunderclap of a novel about teen Starr Carter, a Black girl who lives in a poor neighborhood, and attends a fancy suburban prep school. Her world is shattered when her childhood best friend is killed in front of her by a police officer during a traffic stop. A Coretta Scott King Honor book and a Printz Honor book.
$8.99
ISBN: 9780140386424
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Published: Puffin Books - September 1st, 1998
Everybody Books (appropriate for any age level, and geared toward young readers)
The Well, by Mildred Taylor
Part of Taylor’s magnum opus, the Logan Family saga. The is an easy to read novella about an incident with the Logan Family’s well, the only well in the community that doesn’t dry out during a drought.
$18.99
ISBN: 9780439777339
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Published: Scholastic Press - January 1st, 2007
Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Undergound Railroad, written by Ellen Levine, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
The dramatic true story of a slave who mails himself to freedom. A Caldecott Honor book.
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ISBN: 9780786851751
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - September 1st, 2006
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom, written by Carol Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
A spiritually resonant telling of Harriet Tubman’s story. The author imagines it as a conversation between Tubman and God, as she seeks strength and guidance to lead her people to freedom. Winner of the 2007 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award. Also a Caldecott Honor book.
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ISBN: 9781416927358
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Published: Aladdin - December 30th, 2008
Goin’ Someplace Special, written by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
A young girl encounters segregation in her Southern town on her way to “someplace special”. Winner of the 2002Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534425361
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2019
Sulwe, written by Lupita Nyong’o, illustrated by Vashti Harrison
Actress Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Queen of Katwe, Black Panther, Us) tells the story of a young girl who worries that her skin color is too dark. Ultimately, she learns to accept and value herself. A Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor book.
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ISBN: 9781534404908
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - October 15th, 2019
Non-Fiction
Infinite Hope, by Ashley Bryan
Black artist Ashley Bryan reveals the story of his military service in World War II, which included participating in D-Day. Illustrated throughout with the sketches and paintings made by Bryan at the time.
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ISBN: 9780312661052
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Published: Square Fish - December 21st, 2010
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice, by Phillip Hoose
An amazing story about a relatively unknown black girl from Alabama who was at the center of the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the lawsuit that challenged segregation on city busses. She stood up for her rights long before Rosa Parks, the more famous participant in this drama, did likewise. It’s mind-boggling that most people don’t know about this brave teenage girl.
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ISBN: 9780786808328
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - January 8th, 2008
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson is author and artist, telling the story of baseball's unsung heroes – the members of the Negro League. Winner of the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award and the 2009 Sibert Medal.
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ISBN: 9780061730795
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Published: Balzer + Bray - December 23rd, 2013
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Kadir Nelson is author and artist, telling the story of America and African Americans. Winner of the 2012 Coretta Scott King Author Award and Illustrator Honor.
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ISBN: 9781328780966
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Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019
The Undefeated, written by Kwame Alexander, illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Kwame Alexander’s poem captures the triumphs and tragedies of Black Americans. Kadir Nelson won the 2020 Caldecott Award.
$14.95
ISBN: 9781603093002
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 13th, 2013
March: Books 1-3, written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
The late, great Congressman John Lewis tells his personal story as a key member of the Civil Rights movement in the 50s and 60s in graphic novel format.
$19.95
ISBN: 9781603094009
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - January 20th, 2015
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ISBN: 9781603094023
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Published: Top Shelf Productions - August 2nd, 2016
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ISBN: 9780062662378
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Published: HarperCollins - November 29th, 2016
Hidden Figures: Young Reader’s Edition, by Margot Lee Shetterly
The powerful story of four African American female mathematicians at NASA who were essential in making America’s first steps into space successful.
$11.99
ISBN: 9780547480343
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Published: Clarion Books - January 3rd, 2011
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights, by Russell Freedman
A biography of the great black classical music singer Marian Anderson, and her struggle to showcase her artistry amidst the racial prejudices prevalent throughout the United States, especially in the Jim Crow era of the South. A Newbery Honor book.
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ISBN: 9781481479790
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Published: Aladdin - December 6th, 2016
Life in Motion: An unlikely Ballerina Young Reader’s Edition, by Misty Copeland
Copeland’s autobiography detailing her climb from a life of poverty in Southern California to the pinnacle of the ballet world: becoming the first Black prima ballerina of a major world-class ballet company, American Ballet Theater.
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ISBN: 9780147515827
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 11th, 2016
Woodson’s memoir in poetic form about her childhood spent living in New York and South Carolina. Winner of the 2015 Coretta Scott King Author Award, a Newbery Honor book, and a Notional Book Award Winner. -Clyde Dodge-