Here’s the reading list for my Global Search for Justice 3990 Social Justice and Children’s Literature course, which I am teaching for the third time for St. Catherine University’s undergraduate CORE Curriculum.
- Bryan, Ashley. Freedom Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan
- Budhos, Marina. Watched
- Butler, Octavia E. Kindred (graphic novel adaptation by Damian Duffy and John Jennings)
- Campbell Bartoletti, Susan. They Called Themselves the KKK
- Cohn, Diana. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. ¡Sí, Se Puede! Yes We Can! Janitor Strike in LA
- Dauviller, Loïc. Art by Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo. Hidden
- Diaz, Alexandra. The Only Road
- Diggs, Taye. Illustrated by Shane Evans. Mixed Me!
- Harris, Duchess and Sue Bradford Edwards. Black Lives Matter: Special Reports
- Hoose, Phillip. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
- Howell, Patricia Hruby. Illustrated by Shadra Strickland. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
- Jordan-Fenton, Christy and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton. Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard. When I was Eight
- José Older, Daniel. Shadowshaper
- Jung, Mike. Unidentified Suburban Object
- Khan, Hena. Amina’s Voice
- Lai, Thanhha. Inside Out and Back Again
- Lewis, John. March trilogy (3 graphic novels)
- Okorafor, Nnedi. Akata Witch
- Park, Linda Sue. When My Name Was Keoko
- Rhuday-Perkovich, Olugbemisola. Eighth-Grade Superzero
- Saenz, Benjamin Alire. The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
- Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis
- Tate, Don. Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
- Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give
- Weatherford, Carole Boston. Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer: The Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
- Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer
- Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese
- Yogi, Stan and Laura Atkins. Illustrated by Yutaka Houlette. Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
- Yousafzai, Malala. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education & Changed the World Young Readers Edition
