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Prejudice & Racism

Books & Accompanying Learning Resources

Prejudice and racism is a debilitating affliction brought about by fear and ignorance. The books and related learning resources in this collection strive to cast a light on this condition by sharing personal stories from those experiencing discrimination, as well as stories from those resisting.

Good For Nothing Written by Michel Noel Translated by Shelley Tanaka

Good For Nothing

Winner of the Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Text Forms & Genres, Vocabulary Acquisition, Integrated Learning, Further Research

Topics: Indigenous Voices, Prejudice & Racism, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 13 and up / grades 8 and up

Cover of The One and Only Question.

The One and Only Question

It's Zeke's first day at his new school and his head is filled with one big question: what will he do when they call him the N-word like they did at his old school?

Resource Skills & Subjects: Key Ideas & Details, Comprehension Strategies, Oral Language, Integrated Learning, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Just for Fun!

Topics: Black Voices, Bullying, Diversity, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism, Self-Esteem

Audience: ages 4 to 8 / grades K to 3

No Vacancy

With the help of her Catholic friend, an eleven-year-old Jewish girl creates a provocative local tourist attraction to save her family's failing motel.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Key Ideas & Details, Vocabulary Acquisition, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Integrated Learning

Topics: Diversity, Human Rights & Activism, Prejudice & Racism

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

Prisoner and the Writer

An illustrated, middle-grade treatment of the Dreyfus Affair told from the perspectives of Jewish army captain Alfred Dreyfus and writer Emile Zola.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Comprehension Strategies, Text Forms & Genres, Vocabulary Acquisition, Integrated Learning, Further Research, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Developing & Creating Texts, Key Ideas & Details

Topics: Human Rights & Activism, Prejudice & Racism, Stories of Resilience

Audience: ages 9 to 12 / grades 4 to 7

Looks Like Daylight

Author Deborah Ellis travels across the continent, interviewing more than forty Native American kids and letting them tell their own stories.

Resource Skills & Subjects: Integrated Learning, Developing & Creating Texts, Critical Thinking in Literacy, Further Research

Topics: Diversity, Indigenous Voices, Mental Health, Prejudice & Racism

Audience: ages 12 and up / grades 7 and up