GSJ 3990 Dismantling Racism: Social Justice & Children’s Literature

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.

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

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