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Positive Identity

Formation: Thinking
 
about Race, Ethnicity, &

​Identity

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The Undefeated 
Alexander, Kwame. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson.
Versify (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), 2019.

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I Am Every Good Thing
Barnes, Derrick. Illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Nancy Paulsen Books- Penguin Random House, 2020.
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Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonal No Combina
Brown, Monica. Illustrated by Sara Palacios.
Children’s Book Press, 2011.
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Woke: A Young Poet’s Call to Justice 
Browne, Mahogany L. with Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood. Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III.
Roaring Book Press, 2020.
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Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice
Celano, Marianne and Marietta Collins and Ann Hazzard. Illustrated by Jennifer Zivoin.
Magination Press, 2018.
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Leila in Saffron
Guidroz, Rukhsanna. Illustrated by Dinara Mirtalipova.
Simon & Schuster, 2019.
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Can I Touch Your Hair? Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship
Latham, Irene and Charles Waters. Illustrated by Sean Qualis and Selina Alko.
Carolrhoda Books, 2018.

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Alma and How She Got Her Name
Martinez-Neal, Juana.
Candlewick, 2018.
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Where Are You From?
Mendez, Yamile Saied. Illustrated by Jaime Kim.
Harper Collins, 2019.
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family
Muhammad, Ibtihaj with S. K. Ali. Illustrated by Hatem Aly.
Little Brown and Company, 2019.
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When We Were Alone
Robertson, David R. Illustrated by Julie Flett.
High Water Press, 2016.

supplemental books set one

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Ohana Means Family
Loomis, Ilima. Illustrated by Kenard Pak.
Neal Porter Books- Holiday House, 2020.
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story
Maillard, Kevin Noble. Illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal.
Roaring Brook Press, 2019.
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Bilal Cooks Daal
Saeed, Aisha. Illustrated by Anoosha Syed.
Salaam Reads- Simon & Schuster, 2019.

supplemental books set two

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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut
Barnes, Derrick. Illustrated by Gordon C. James.
Agate, 2017.
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Hair Love
Cherry, Matthew A. Illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
Kokila- Penguin Random House, 2019.

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