prejudices

In 1926, nine-year-old Darby Carmichael stirs up trouble in Marlboro County, South Carolina, when she writes a story for the local newspaper promoting racial equality.

Spending the summer in Florida with her stepfather's sister who operates a "meals-on-wheels" van, twelve-year-old Chlo???? and her aunt become involved in a controversy surrounding the wearing of T-back bathing suits.

In Philadelphia, two African American teenagers from different backgrounds develop a romantic relationship when one tutors the other.

When he joins a predominantly African American "Teen Dream Team" that will be representing the United States in an international basketball tournament in Rome, Jimmy Doyle makes some unexpected discoveries about prejudice, racism, and politics.

After their release from an American concentration camp, a Japanese-American girl and her family try to reconstruct their lives amidst strong anti-Japanese feelings which breed fear, distrust, and violence.

A guide to tolerance for teens, discussing the meaning of diversity, respect, and intolerance, examining the consequences of intolerance, sharing stories of teens' encounters with prejudice, and identifying the sources of bias and what can be done to fight it.

Sixteen-year-old "Slam" Harris is counting on his noteworthy basketball talents to get him out of the inner city and give him a chance to succeed in life, but his coach sees things differently.

In 1945, thirteen-year-old Levi is sent to find the father he has not seen in three years, going from Chicago, to segregated North Carolina, and finally to Pendleton, Oregon,where he learns that his father's unit, the all-Black 555th paratrooper battalion, will never see combat but finally has a mission. Includes historical notes.

Fourteen-year-old Henry, wishing to honor his brother Franklin's dying wish, sets out to hike Maine's Mount Katahdin with his best friend and dog, but fate adds another companion--the Cambodian refugee accused of fatally injuring Franklin--and reveals troubles that predate the accident.

During the Spanish Inquisition, sixteen year old Estrella, brought up a Catholic, discovers her famlily's true Jewish identity, and when thier secret is betrayed by Estrella's best friend the consequences are tragic.