race awareness

After talking with Squizzy, the only black squirrel in Fairmount Park, a young African-American boy learns that using color to describe one's friends is silly.

During the summer between seventh and eighth grades, Jenna, her mother, and her little brother move in with her grandparents while her father is in a Washington State prison, but as Jenna tries to fit in and make friends it becomes increasingly difficult to comply with her mother's demands for secrecy.

Writing in response to his ten-year-old daughter's questions about racism, the author distills the complicated issue and offers parents advice on how to explain bigotry to their own children.

A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Examines how young Americans are dealing with the issue of race in an age in which the idea of America as a white society is rapidly becoming obsolete.

Profiles seven men and women of Arab and Muslim descent living in Brooklyn, exploring the cliches and stereotypes they must contend with on a daily basis and the experiences they have had since September 11, 2001.

Profiles seven men and women of Arab and Muslim descent living in Brooklyn, exploring the cliches and stereotypes they must contend with on a daily basis and the experiences they have had since September 11, 2001.

A collection of poems written from the point of view of a child with a black mother and a white father.

Draws on the stories of three diverse families to explore the complexities of race in the United States and demonstrate the need to rethink basic assumptions.