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Series: What's Up with White Women? Unpacking Sexism and White Privilege in Pursuit of Racial Justice Paperback Ilsa Govan 9780865719613 $19.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 19, 2021

What's Up with White Women? is a practical guide for white women who are interested in becoming more effective in their cross-cultural, anti-racist practices.Blending real-life stories, theory, and anti-racism practices from decades of on-the-ground work, the authors invite white women to understand their gendered role in systemic racism and their unique opportunity for action. Both frank and compassionate, coverage includes: Stories of white women's experiences with sexism, racism, and white privilege How white women harm BIPOC and ourselves... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Deal With It White Privilege Deal with it in all fairness Hardcover Catherine Inglis 9781459416215 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 14 Aug 03, 2021

For some kids, ways they can help eliminate racial injustice might be hard to see. After all, they are taught that people in society are all equal under the law. So why then does racial conflict still exist? And what can they as individuals do about it right now? One way is for white children to understand the unearned advantages they were born with based solely on the colour of their skin. This concept is called white privilege and this book will help children of all races understand it, see how it affects them and find ways to speak out and t... + Read More
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Series: Let's Talk Race A Guide for White People Paperback Fern L. Johnson 9780865719538 $19.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Apr 13, 2021

Real conversations about racism need to start now Let's Talk Race confronts why white people struggle to talk about race, why we need to own this problem, and how we can learn to do the work ourselves and stop expecting Black people to do it for us. Written by two specialists in race relations and parents of two adopted African American sons, the book provides unique insights and practical guidance, richly illustrated with personal examples, anecdotes, research findings, and prompts for personal reflection and conversations about race. Covera... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: Anti-Semitism and the MS St. Louis Canada's Anti-Semitic Policies in the Twentieth Century Hardcover Rona Arato 9781459415669 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Jan 19, 2021

Prior to the Second World War, Canada's Jewish community was well established in many cities, including Toronto, Montreal and Winnipeg. As war grew closer, anti-Semitism across Europe was increasing. Hitler's Nazis were spreading hatred and violence towards Jews across Germany. At first, Jews were allowed to leave Germany and thousands escaped to save themselves and their families. Then countries around the world closed their doors to Jewish refugees. In 1939, the MS St. Louis sailed for Cuba with nearly a thousand Jewish men, women, and childr... + Read More
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Series: Inquire & Investigate Global Citizenship Engage in the Politics of a Changing World Paperback Julie Knutson 9781619309364 $22.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 12 - 15 Sep 15, 2020

Examine what it means to be a global citizen, and learn about the rights and responsibilities that we all have. The right to grow and thrive in a safe environment. The right to a name and an identity. The right to the free expression of ideas. The right to an education. In Global Citizenship: Engage in the Politics of a Changing World, readers ages 12 to 15 discover the resources and information they need to learn about issues of global concern and strategies for taking informed action, as outlined by the Sustainable Development Goals set in ... + Read More
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Series: Our Hearts Are as One Fire An Ojibway-Anishinabe Vision for the Future Paperback Jerry Fontaine 9780774862882 $29.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Aug 15, 2020

A vision shared. A manifesto. This remarkable work argues that Anishinabeg need to reconnect with non-colonized modes of thinking, social organization, and decision making in order to achieve genuine sovereignty. In Our Hearts Are as One Fire, Jerry Fontaine recounts the stories of three Ota’wa, Shawnee, and Ojibway-Anishinabe leaders who challenged aggressive colonial expansion – Obwandiac, Tecumtha, and Shingwauk. He weaves Ojibwaymowin language and knowledge with conversations with elders and descendants of the three leaders. The result is a... + Read More
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Series: You and Me Both Hardcover Mahtab Narsimhan 9781771473668 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 6 Apr 15, 2020

· Inspired by a true story that went viral online· An uplifting book that celebrates diversity· Embraces the joys and innocence of childhoodThis is the story of two classmates who love all the same things: building tall block towers and knocking them down; strawberry jam on toast; jumping into big puddles in their matching boots. The narrator and his best friend, Jamal, might as well be twins—they have so much in common! And they always stick together. When Jamal gets a haircut, his best friend gets his cut t... + Read More
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Series: I Am Violet Board book Tania Duprey Stehlik 9781772601312 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Apr 14, 2020

A little girl looks around her and sees that people come in a rainbow of colors. Her mom is red, her dad is blue, and she is a wonderful mix of her mom and dad. The little girl announces: I am proud to be both. I am proud to be me! I am Violet!
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Series: The Regina Collection In My Own Moccasins A Memoir of Resilience Paperback Helen Knott 9780889777316 $21.95 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Mar 21, 2020

An unflinching memoir of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds of sexual assault from a resilient, emerging Indigenous voice. Helen Knott, a highly accomplished Indigenous woman, seems to have it all. But in her memoir, she offers a different perspective. In My Own Moccasins is an unflinching account of addiction, intergenerational trauma, and the wounds brought on by sexual violence. It is also the story of sisterhood, the power of ceremony, the love of family, and the possibility of redemption. With gripping moments of withdrawa... + Read More
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Series: Woke A Young Poet's Call to Justice Hardcover Mahogany L. Browne 9781250311207 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 8 - 12 Mar 10, 2020

"This collection of poems by women of color covers topics relating to social justice, activism, discrimination and empathy, focusing on the need to speak out and inspiring middle-graders." -VogueWoke: A Young Poet's Guide to Justice is a collection of poems to inspire kids to stay woke and become a new generation of activists.Historically poets have been on the forefront of social movements.Wokeis a collection of poems by women that reflects the joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination to empathy, and... + Read More
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Series: Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) Hardcover Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton 9781773213514 $21.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 11 Mar 10, 2020

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature, w... + Read More
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Series: Fatty Legs (10th anniversary edition) Paperback Margaret-Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton 9781773213507 $13.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 11 Mar 10, 2020

The beloved story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school, updated for a new generation of readers. Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home. New content includes a foreword from Dr. Debbie Reese, noted Indigenous scholar and founder of American Indians in Children’s Literature, w... + Read More
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Series: Until We Are Free Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada Paperback Rodney Diverlus 9780889776944 $27.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Feb 01, 2020

The killing of Trayvon Martin in 2012 by a white assailant inspired the Black Lives Matter movement, which quickly spread outside the borders of the United States. The movement’s message found fertile ground in Canada, where Black activists speak of generations of injustice and continue the work of the Black liberators who have come before them. Until We Are Free contains some of the very best writing on the hottest issues facing the Black community in Canada. It describes the latest developments in Canadian Black activism, organizing efforts ... + Read More
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Series: Me and White Supremacy Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor Hardcover Layla Saad 9781728209807 $37.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 28, 2020

The New York Times and USA Today bestseller! This eye-opening book challenges you to do the essential work of unpacking your biases, and helps white people take action and dismantle the privilege within themselves so that you can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too."Layla Saad is one of the most important and valuable teachers we have right now on the subject of white supremacy and racial injustice."—New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth GilbertBased on the v... + Read More
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Series: When They Call You a Terrorist A Black Lives Matter Memoir Paperback Patrisse Cullors 9781250306906 $21.99 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jan 14, 2020

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER.New York Times Editor’s Pick.Library Journal Best Books of 2019.TIME Magazine's "Best Memoirs of 2018 So Far."O, Oprah’s Magazine’s “10 Titles to Pick Up Now.”Politics & Current Events 2018 O.W.L. Book Awards WinnerThe Root Best of 2018"This remarkable book reveals what inspired Patrisse's visionary and courageous activism and forces us to face the consequence of the choices our nation made when we criminalized a generation. This book is a must-read for all of us." - Michelle Alexander, New York Times bests... + Read More
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Series: Black Is a Rainbow Color Hardcover Angela Joy 9781626726314 $24.50 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 8 Jan 14, 2020

A child reflects on the meaning of being Black in this moving and powerful anthem about a people, a culture, a history, and a legacy that lives on.Red is a rainbow color.Green sits next to blue.Yellow, orange, violet, indigo,They are rainbow colors, too, butMy color is black . . .And there’s no BLACK in rainbows.From the wheels of a bicycle to the robe on Thurgood Marshall's back, Black surrounds our lives. It is a color to simply describe some of our favorite things, but it also evokes a deeper sentiment about the incredible people who helped ... + Read More
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Series: What the Eagle Sees Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal Paperback Eldon Yellowhorn 9781773213286 $16.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 11 Nov 12, 2019

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds.” —Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief What do people do when their civilization is invaded? Indigenous people have been faced with disease, war, broken promises, and forced assimilation. Despite crushing losses and insurmountable challenges, they formed new nations from the remnants of old ones, they adopted new ideas and built on them, they fought back, and they kept their cultures alive. When the only possible “victory” was survival, they survived. In this brilliant follow up to Turtle I... + Read More
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Series: We Are Not Yet Equal Understanding Our Racial Divide Paperback Carol Anderson 9781547602520 $14.99 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 12 - 18 Oct 29, 2019

This young adult adaptation of theNew York Times bestsellingWhite Rageis essential antiracist reading for teens.An NAACP Image Award finalistA Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the YearA NYPL Best Book for TeensHistory texts often teach that the United States has made a straight line of progress toward Black equality. The reality is more complex: milestones like the end of slavery, school integration, and equal voting rights have all been met with racist legal and political maneuverings meant to limit that progress. We Are Not Yet Equal examines five... + Read More
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Series: A Cure for Hate A Former White Supremacist's Journey From Violent Extremism to Radical Compassion Paperback Tony McAleer 9781551527697 $22.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 01, 2019

How does an affluent, middle-class, private-school-attending son of a doctor end up at the Aryan Nations compound in Idaho, falling in with and then recruiting for some of the most notorious neo-Nazi groups in Canada and the United States? The Cure for Hate paints a very human picture of a young man who craved attention, acceptance, and approval and the dark place he would go to get it. Tony McAleer found an outlet for his teenage rage in the street violence of the skinhead scene. He then grew deeply involved in the White Aryan Resistance (WAR... + Read More
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Series: Get Up, Stand Up (Preschool Music Book, Multicultural Books for Kids, Diversity Books for Toddlers, Bob Marley Children's Books) Hardcover Bob Marley 9781452171722 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Sep 10, 2019

The third picture book adaptation of one of Bob Marley's beloved songs that has a timely message for children: To counter injustice, lift others up with kindness and courage.A heartfelt and meaningful book that brings Bob Marley's music to life in a new way: As a young girl goes on with her day in school, she comes across several instances of teasing and intimidation. But with loving action and some help from her friends, she's able to make things right for herself and others.• This cute children's book includes the impactful lyrics of Bob Marl... + Read More
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Series: Beyond Charlottesville: Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism Taking a Stand Against White Nationalism Hardcover Terry McAuliffe 9781250245885 $33.99 POLITICAL SCIENCE Jul 30, 2019

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERThe former governor of Virginia tells the behind-the-scenes story of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville—and shows how we can prevent other Charlottesvilles from happening. When Governor Terry McAuliffe hung up the phone on the afternoon of the violent “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, he was sure Donald Trump would do the right thing as president: condemn the white supremacists who’d descended on the college town and who’d caused McAuliffe to declare a state of emergency that mo... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville An African Nova Scotian Community Is Demolished — and Fights Back Hardcover Gloria Ann Wesley 9781459413580 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Apr 30, 2019

The community of Africville was founded in the late 1800s when African Nova Scotians built homes on the Bedford Basin on the northern edge of Halifax. Africville grew to include a church, a school, and small businesses. At its peak, about 400 people lived there. The community was lively and vibrant, with a strong sense of culture and tradition. But the community had its problems. Racist attitudes prevented people from getting well-paying jobs in the city and the City of Halifax refused residents basic services such as running water, sewage disp... + Read More
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Series: Eloquent Rage A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower Paperback Brittney Cooper 9781250112880 $23.50 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mar 05, 2019

NOW ANEW YORK TIMESBESTSELLER•An Emma Watson "Our Shared Shelf" Selection for November/December 2018 •NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2018/ MENTIONED BY:The New York Public Library•Mashable• The Atlantic•Bustle•The Root •Politico Magazine ("What the 2020 Candidates Are Reading This Summer")•NPR• Fast Company("10 Best Books for Battling Your Sexist Workplace")• The Guardian("Top 10 Books About Angry Women")Rebecca Solnit,The New Republic: "Funny, wrenching, pithy, and pointed."Roxane Gay: "I encourage you to check outEloquent Rage out now."Joy Reid,Cosmopo... + Read More
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Series: Clearing the Plains Disease, Politics of Starvation, and the Loss of Indigenous Life Paperback James Daschuk 9780889776227 $27.95 SOCIAL SCIENCE Mar 02, 2019

Revealing how Canada's first Prime Minister used a policy of starvation against Indigenous people to clear the way for settlement, the multiple award-winning Clearing the Plains sparked widespread debate about genocide in Canada. In arresting, but harrowing, prose, James Daschuk examines the roles that Old World diseases, climate, and, most disturbingly, Canadian politics—the politics of ethnocide—played in the deaths and subjugation of thousands of Indigenous people in the realization of Sir John A. Macdonald’s "National Dream." It was a dream... + Read More
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Series: Untold Lives Series They Call Me George The Untold Story of Black Train Porters and the Birth of Modern Canada Paperback Cecil Foster 9781771962612 $22.95 HISTORY Feb 05, 2019

A historical work that chronicles the true stories of black railway porters – the so-called “Pullmen” of the Canadian rail lines.A historical work of non-fiction that chronicles the little-known stories of black railway porters – the so-called “Pullmen” of the Canadian rail lines. The actions and spirit of these men helped define Canada as a nation in surprising ways; effecting race relations, human rights, North American multiculturalism, community building, the shape and structure of unions, and the nature of travel and business across the US... + Read More
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Series: Black Writers Matter Paperback Whitney French 9780889776166 $27.95 LITERARY COLLECTIONS Feb 02, 2019

"Black Writers? African, Bluesy, Classical, Disrespectful, Erudite, Fiery, Groovy, Haunting, Inspiring, Jazzy, Knowing, Liberating, Militant, Nervy, Optimistic, Pugnacious, Quixotic, Rambunctious, Seductive, Truculent, Urgent, Vivacious, Wicked, X-ray sharp, Yearning, Zesty. And so, they matter!" —George Elliott Clarke An anthology of African-Canadian writing, Black Writers Matter offers a cross-section of established writers and newcomers to the literary world who tackle contemporary and pressing issues with beautiful, sometimes raw, prose. A... + Read More
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Series: How She Read Paperback Chantal Gibson 9781987915969 $20.00 POETRY Jan 10, 2019

How She Read is a collection of genre-blurring poems about the representation of Black women, their hearts, minds and bodies, across the Canadian cultural imagination. Drawing from grade-school vocabulary spellers, literature, history, art, media and pop culture, Chantal Gibson’s sassy semiotics highlight the depth and duration of the imperialist ideas embedded in everyday things, from storybooks to coloured pencils, from paintings to postage stamps. A mediation on motherhood and daughterhood, belonging, loss and recovery,... + Read More
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Series: Woke Baby Board book Mahogany L. Browne 9781250308986 $10.50 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 0 - 3 Dec 31, 2018

For all the littlest progressives, waking up to seize a new day of justice and activism.Woke babies are up early. Woke babies raise their fists in the air. Woke babies cry out for justice. Woke babies grow up to change the world.This lyrical and empowering book is both a celebration of what it means to be a baby and what it means to be woke. With bright playful art,Woke Baby is an anthem of hope in a world where the only limit to a skyscrapper is more blue.
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Series: We Can't Breathe On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival Paperback Jabari Asim 9781250174536 $22.50 SOCIAL SCIENCE Oct 16, 2018

A Finalist for the PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the EssayInsightful and searing essays that celebrate the vibrancy and strength of black history and culture in America by critically acclaimed writer Jabari Asim"A fantastic essay collection...Blending personal reflection with historical analysis and cultural and literary criticism, these essays are a sharp, illuminating response to the nation’s continuing racial conflicts."—Ron Charles, The Washington PostInWe Can’t Breathe, Jabari Asim disrupts what Toni Morrison has exposed ... + Read More
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Series: Viola Desmond Won't Be Budged! Paperback Jody Nyasha Warner 9781773060354 $9.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 5 - 9 Oct 01, 2018

Finalist for the 2011 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction "On behalf of the Nova Scotia government, I sincerely apologize to Mrs. Viola Desmond’s family and to all African Nova Scotians for the racial discrimination she was subjected to by the justice system … We recognize today that the act for which Viola Desmond was arrested, was an act of courage, not an offence." -- Darrell Dexter, Premier of Nova Scotia, April 15, 2010 In Nova Scotia, in 1946, an usher in a movie theatre told Viola Desmond to move from her main floor sea... + Read More
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Series: Black Women Who Dared Hardcover Naomi M. Moyer 9781772600711 $18.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 - 13 Sep 18, 2018

Inspirational stories of ten Black women and women’s collectives from Canadian and American history. Included are leaders and groundbreakers who were anti-slavery activists, business women, health-care activists, civic organizers and educators. Celebrate these remarkable women, some of whom you may be hearing about for the first time, and the profound impacts they've made.
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Series: Africville Hardcover Shauntay Grant 9781773060439 $18.95 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 7 Sep 01, 2018

Winner of the Lillian Shepherd Memorial Award for Excellence in IllustrationFinalist for a Governor General’s Literary Award, Young People’s Literature – Illustrated BooksFinalist for a Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Books AwardWhen a young girl visits the site of Africville, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, the stories she’s heard from her family come to mind. She imagines what the community was once like —the brightly painted houses nestled into the hillside, the field where boys played football, the pond where all the kids went rafting, the bou... + Read More
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Series: Be a King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream and You Hardcover Carole Boston Weatherford 9780802723680 $23.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 4 - 8 Jan 02, 2018

You can be a King. Stamp out hatred. Put your foot down and walk tall.You can be a King. Beat the drum for justice. March to your own conscience.Featuring a dual narrative of the key moments of Dr. King's life alongside a modern class as the students learn about him, Carole Weatherford's poetic text encapsulates the moments that readers today can reenact in their own lives. See a class of young students as they begin a school project inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and learn to follow his example, as he dealt with adversity and never los... + Read More
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Series: Let the Children March Hardcover Monica Clark-Robinson 9780544704527 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 6 - 9 Jan 02, 2018

Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration2019I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do. In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their civil rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world. ... + Read More
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Series: Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION Hardcover Reni Eddo-Lodge 9781408870556 $36.50 SOCIAL SCIENCE Nov 07, 2017

Selected by Emma Watson as the Our Shared Shelf Book Club Pick for January/February 2018Sunday TimesBestsellerWinner of the British Book Awards Non-Fiction Narrative Book of the YearWinner of the Jhalak Prize"This is a book that was begging to be written . . . Essential." --Marlon James"The most important book for me this year." --Emma Watson"One of the most important books of 2017." --Nikesh Shukla, editor ofThe Good ImmigrantIn 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and... + Read More
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Series: Children of the Broken Treaty Canada's Lost Promise and One Girl's Dream Paperback Charlie Angus 9780889774971 $27.95 POLITICAL SCIENCE Oct 21, 2017

Children of the Broken Treaty exposes a system of apartheid in Canada that led to the largest youth-driven human rights movement in the country’s history. The movement was inspired by Shannen Koostachin, a young Cree woman whom George Stroumboulopoulos named as one of “five teenage girls who kicked ass in history.” All Shannen wanted was a decent education. She found an ally in Charlie Angus, who had no idea she was going to change his life and inspire others to change the country. Based on extensive documentation assembled from Freedom of ... + Read More
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Series: What's the Difference? Being Different Is Amazing Hardcover Doyin Richards 9781250107091 $25.99 JUVENILE FICTION Interest age, years from 3 - 5 Sep 19, 2017

What’s the difference if she has light skin and yours is a little darker?All that matters is the artwork you createtogetheris as colorful as possible . . .As he did inI Wonder, Upworthy.com andToday Show parenting expert parenting guru Doyin Richards tackles a timely and universal subject—diversity and acceptance—and distills it for the youngest readers. Because what matters most is not our differences, but what we do together as friends, as families, as colleagues, as citizens. Perfect for sharing as a family or in the classroom,What's the Dif... + Read More
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Series: #NotYourPrincess Voices of Native American Women Paperback Lisa Charleyboy 9781554519576 $14.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 14 Sep 12, 2017

Native Women demand to be heard in this stunning anthology. Whether looking back to a troubled past or welcoming a hopeful future, the powerful voices of Indigenous women across North America resound in this book. In the same style as the best-selling Dreaming in Indian, #Not Your Princess presents an eclectic collection of poems, essays, interviews, and art that combine to express the experience of being a Native woman. Stories of abuse, humiliation, and stereotyping are countered by the voices of passionate women making themselves heard and d... + Read More
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Series: White Rage The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide Paperback Carol Anderson 9781632864130 $23.00 HISTORY Sep 05, 2017

National Book Critics Circle Award WinnerNew York Times BestsellerANew York Times Notable Book of the YearAWashington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the YearABoston Globe Best Book of 2016AChicago Review of Books Best Nonfiction Book of 2016From the Civil War to our combustible present,White Rage reframes our continuing conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America--now in paperback with a new afterword by the author, acclaimed historian Carol Anderson.As Ferguson, Missouri, erupted in August 201... + Read More
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Series: This Is How We Do It: One Day in the Lives of Seven Kids from around the World (Easy Reader Books, Children Around the World Books, Preschool Prep Books) Hardcover Matt Lamothe 9781452150185 $26.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Apr 04, 2017

Follow one day in the real lives of seven kids from around the world—Italy, Japan, Iran, India, Peru, Uganda, and Russia!In Japan, Kei plays Freeze Tag, while in Uganda, Daphine likes to jump rope. While the way they play may differ, the shared rhythm of their days—and this one world we all share—unites them.This genuine exchange provides awindow into traditions that may be different from our own as well asmirrors reflecting our common experiences. Inspired by his own travels, Matt Lamonthe transports readers across the globe and back with this... + Read More
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Series: Tears We Cannot Stop A Sermon to White America Hardcover Michael Eric Dyson 9781250135995 $34.99 SOCIAL SCIENCE Jan 17, 2017

NOW ANEW YORK TIMES, PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, INDIEBOUND, LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CHRONICLE HERALD, SALISBURY POST, GUELPH MERCURY TRIBUNE, AND BOSTON GLOBE BESTSELLER | NAMED A BEST/MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2017 BY: The Washington Post • Bustle • Men's Journal • The Chicago Reader • Star Tribune • Blavity • The Guardian • NBC New York's Bill's Books • Kirkus • Essence“One of the most frank and searing discussions on race ... a deeply serious, urgent book, which should take its place in the tradition of Baldwin's The Fire Next Time and K... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: Residential Schools The Devastating Impact on Canada's Indigenous Peoples and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Findings and Calls for Action Hardcover Melanie Florence 9781459408661 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Dec 21, 2015

Canada's residential school system for aboriginal young people is now recognized as a grievous historic wrong committed against First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples. This book documents this subject in a format that will give all young people access to this painful part of Canadian history. In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed by the Legislature of the Province of Canada with the aim of assimilating First Nations people. In 1879, Prime Minister Sir John A. Macdonald commissioned the "Report on Industrial Schools for Indians and H... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Chinese Head Tax and Anti-Chinese Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century Hardcover Arlene Chan 9781459404434 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Oct 20, 2014

The first Chinese immigrants arrived in Canada in the mid-1800s searching for gold and a better life. They found jobs in forestry, mining, and other resource industries. But life in Canada was difficult and the immigrants had to face racism and cultural barriers. Thousands were recruited to work building the Canadian Pacific Railway. Once the railway was finished, Canadian governments and many Canadians wanted the Chinese to go away. The government took measures to stop immigration from China to Canada. Starting in 1885, the government imposed... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: The Komagata Maru and Canada's Anti-Indian Immigration Policies in the Twentieth Century Hardcover Pamela Hickman 9781459404373 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 May 09, 2014

In 1914, Canada was a very British society with anti-Asian attitudes. Although Great Britain had declared that all people from India were officially British citizens and could live anywhere in the British Commonwealth, Canada refused to accept them. This racist policy was challenged by Gurdit Singh, a Sikh businessman, who chartered a ship, the Komagata Maru, and sailed to Vancouver with over 300 fellow Indians wishing to immigrate to Canada. They were turned back, tragically. Over the years, the Canadian government gradually changed its immig... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: Italian Canadian Internment in the Second World War Hardcover Pamela Hickman 9781459400955 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Oct 10, 2012

Italians came to Canada to seek a better life. From the 1870s to the 1920s they arrived in large numbers and found work mainly in mining, railway building, forestry, construction and farming. As time passed, many used their skills to set up successful small businesses, often in Little Italy districts in cities like Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton and Winnipeg. Many struggled with the language and culture in Canada, but their children became part of the Canadian mix. But when Canada declared war on Italy on June 10, 1940, the government used t... + Read More
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Series: Righting Canada's Wrongs Righting Canada's Wrongs: Japanese Canadian Internment in the Second World War Hardcover Pamela Hickman 9781552778531 $34.95 YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION Interest age, years from 13 - 18 Feb 21, 2012

This book is an illustrated history of the wartime internment of Japanese Canadian residents of British Columbia. At the time when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Japanese Canadians numbered well over 20,000. From the first arrivals in the late nineteenth century, they had taken up work in many parts of BC, established communities, and become part of the Canadian society even though theyfaced racism and prejudice in many forms. With war came wartime hysteria. Japanese Canadian residents of BC were rounded up, their homes and property seized, and f... + Read More
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Series: Lorimer Deal With It Racism Deal with it before it gets under your skin Hardcover Anne Marie Aikins 9781552774953 $24.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Interest age, years from 9 May 04, 2010

A brand new series to help adolescents cope with conflicts in everyday life and promote peaceful homes, schools, and communities. Few people would identify themselves as racist and yet we all hold attitudes and beliefs about cultures that are different from our own which affect the way we behave towards others .Using realistic examples and sensitive language, Racism: Deal with it before it gets under your skin examines the sources of racial and cultural conflicts and the many forms -- both obvious and subtle -- that prejudice can take. Whether ... + Read More