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Ace of spades

2023
Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, two students at Niveus Private Academy, are selected to be part of the elite school's senior class prefects and struggle against an anonymous bully who reveals all of their secrets.
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Top story

2024
While Mia spends winter break in San Francisco's Chinatown with Lupe and Jason, she uncovers stories, grapples with new feelings for Jason, and experiences various forms of racism.
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El odio que das

2021
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does-or does not-say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.
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Hell of a book

or the altogether factual, wholly bona fide story of a big dream, hard luck, American-made made kid
2022
Tells the story of a nameless author as he moves from airport to bookshop to chain hotel, on a tour for his new bestselling book which people keep telling him is a "Hell of a book", where he experiences, or witnesses, racism, police violence, and the hidden costs exacted upon not only African Americans, but on America as a whole.
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Harvest house

2024
As Muskogee sophomore Hughie Wolfe volunteers at a haunted house fundraiser, he weighs speaking out against a bigoted legend and investigates strange things that have been occurring at the crossroads near Harvest House at night.
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Accountable

the true story of a racist social media account and the teenagers whose lives it changed
2023
Tells the story of how an Albany High School handled a racist social media incident that caused lasting and devastating consequences.
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Confronting racism

2023
In 2013, a powerful phrase appeared for the first time on social media in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Black teen Trayvon Martin: Black Lives Matter (BLM). Many adolescents have been empowered by Black Lives Matter posts and protests to take on anti-Black violence and racism. This title is an important resource that highlights Black and Brown's voices standing up to oppressive systems. The explanatory text also allows readers to understand and confront the ways racism influences public health crises such as COVID-19 and the scientific and academic realms.
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What does it mean to defund the police?

2021
Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Does It Mean to Defund the Police? explores the concept of defunding while addressing the reasons people are calling for it in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way.
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Talking about prejudice

2023
Prejudice is an often invisible issue that continues to permeate many facets of society. Young people may have encountered discrimination, either personally or towards someone else, and been unsure what to do. This one-of-a-kind title aims to be their guide. It offers carefully-crafted explanatory text that covers what prejudice is and how it can be addressed. Illustrated characters enhance critical thinking and understanding by guiding readers through relatable situations involving discrimination based on gender, sexuality, skin color, and religion. A glossary and a further information section ensure lasting comprehension of ways to stand up to and prevent the spread of untrue stereotypes and opinions.
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The burning

Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
2023
A young adult adaptation of Tim Madigan's The Burning, which discusses the circumstances of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.
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