Grade Level: Middle School
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New From Here
Knox tries to stand up to hate, while finding his place in his new country. Can you belong if you’re feared; can you protect if you’re new? And how do you keep a family together when you’re oceans apart?
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With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei
Dessie struggles to understand who she is. When Amah is the victim of an anti-Asian hate crime, Dessie finds that the values she has learned from her adoptive family, especially her activist Granny, can help build a community where everyone belongs.
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Drawing Deena
Drawing Deena by the award-winning author of Amina’s Voice is a heartfelt middle-grade novel about a young Pakistani American artist navigating anxiety and self-expression. Deena often feels a knot of anxiety when facing her parents’ financial struggles or her own school challenges. She finds solace in art and takes on the idea of promoting her…
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Isabel in Bloom
Bloom Where You’re Planted by Mae Respicio is a beautifully crafted novel-in-verse about twelve-year-old Isabel, who moves from the Philippines to San Francisco to live with her mother for the first time in years. Struggling to adjust to a new school, city, and country, Isabel feels disconnected from her mom and her new life. But…
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The First State of Being
The First State of Being by Newbery Medalist Erin Entrada Kelly is a captivating middle-grade novel about twelve-year-old Michael Rosario, whose life takes an unexpected turn when he meets Ridge, a mysterious teenage boy claiming to be the world’s first time traveler. Set in August 1999, with the Y2K crisis looming, Michael is fascinated by…
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Your Vote Matters: How We Elect the US President
Learn about campaigning, the difference between caucuses and primaries, and how the Electoral College works, plus information about who is eligible to vote.
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We Shall Not Be Denied: A Timeline of Voting Rights and Suppression in America
This book will help you learn more about voting and understand why the right to vote is important. Be informed about our country’s leaders. And spread the word about the importance of voting!
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Learning the Traditions of Chuseok Video
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The Making of Yolanda La Bruja
Race, social justice, spirituality, and gun violence are addressed through the eyes of Yolanda, a deaf, gay protagonist who is gifted with the ability to read people’s intentions. Her family ancestry is of Brujas (witches). Can she save her school from a violent attack with her powers?
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The Ping-Pong Queen of Chinatown
Felix Ma, a high school junior, invites Cassie Chow, a senior, to star in his short film as an excuse to see her more. What begins as a lighthearted project turns serious when Felix’s college admissions coach suggests using it for essay material, leading to a drama about the emotional impact of parental expectations.
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Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School
This nonfiction narrative explores Tiffany Jewell’s experiences from elementary school through college, examining systemic racism in the American educational system. It includes various personal narratives and stories from children’s and YA writers of the global majority, aimed at empowering future generations.
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These High School Students Are Shaping The Future Of Diversity, Equity And Inclusion
Grade: High School/Middle SchoolThe Forbes article about the Junior Economic Club of New York, “a student-run organization that aims to educate and motivate future leaders. Founded in 2020 during the pandemic as a way of teaching high school students to become the leaders of tomorrow, a living demonstration of how DEI can be integrated into…