Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources for Youth for December 2022
prepared by Alvin R. Blount
Diocese of East Tennessee
Costs may vary depending on where items are purchased.
Also, check with the Children’s Diversity and Justice Library at Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church at 2931 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN, for materials that circulate.
New Kid: A Graphic Novel
-Jerry Craft
-Kindle, $11.49
-hardcover, $11.89
-paperback, $8.64
-256 pages
-ages 9-12; grades 3-7
-Quill Tree Books
-2019
-description: A winner of three prizes including the Coretta Scott King Author Award, New Kid is a graphic novel about Jordan Banks, a person of color, who is starting life over at a new school where it is difficult to fit in and diversity is low.
Craft, J. (2019). New Kid: A Graphic Novel. Quill Tree Book.
Class Act: A Graphic Novel
-Jerry Craft, author, illustrator
-Kindle, $10.99
-hardcover, $17.99
-paperback, $10.87
-256 pages
-ages 9-12; grades 3-7
-Quill Tree Books
-2020
-description: This New York Times bestseller is a companion to New Kid and a winner of the Newbery Medal and Kirkus Prize. Eighth grader Drew Ellis is reminded by his grandmother how much harder he must work to be just as good as others at his school. What’s challenging for Drew is even after working so hard he might not be privy to the same opportunities as the more privileged kids and possibly, his good friend Liam who also attends Riverdale Academy Day School.
Craft, J. (2020). Class Act: A Graphic Novel. Quill Tree Books.
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race
-Beverly Daniel Tatum
-Kindle, $12.99
-hardcover, $20.58
-paperback, $9.48
-464 pages
-high school age, college and up
-Basic Books
-2017, Revised Ed.
-description: This is a New York Times bestseller regarding the psychology of racism that shows how to get past a reluctance to discuss racial issues. Daniel Tatum received the American Psychological Association Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Psychology. She serves as Interim President of Mount Holyoke College and is President Emerita of Spelman College.
Tatum, B. D. (2017). Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race. Basic Books.
The Voting Booth
–Brandy Colbert
-Kindle, $10.99
-hardcover, $14.43
-paperback, $9.99
-320 pages
-Disney-Hyperion
-2021
-ages: 12-18
-description: This is a timely resource regarding voting and voter suppression and an entertaining story about teen relationships and activism.
Colbert, B. (2021). The Voting Booth. Disney-Hyperion.
Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson
-Sharon Rudahl
-Kindle, $22.75
-hardcover, $44.08
-paperback, $23.95
-142 pages
-Rutgers University Press
-2020
-description: This first-ever graphic biography tells the story of Robeson’s global career as a singer, actor, athlete, and activist. He was a symbol of a multiracial American democracy and a campaigner for internationalism and human rights.
Rudahl, S. (2020). Ballad of an American: A Graphic Biography of Paul Robeson. Rutgers University Press.