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From Our Bookshelf to Yours
Book Recommendations for MLK Day of Service
To reinforce the importance of Dr. King's message and legacy, we've chosen books for students that underscore themes of inclusivity and racial justice.
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round
by Kathlyn J. Kirkwood, Steffi Walthall
for ages 8 - 12
Circle of Love
by Monique Gray Smith; Nicole Neidhardt
for ages 4 - 8
How To Be a (Young) Anti-Racist
by Ibram X. Kendi, Nic Stone
for ages 12 - 17
I See Color
by Valerie Bolling, Kailei Pew
for ages 6 - 8
Mama's Home
by Shay Youngblood, Lo Harris
for ages 4 - 8
Same, Same But Different
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
for ages 3 - 8
Stella By Starlight
by Sharon M. Draper
for ages 9 - 11
The Circles All Around Us
by Brad Montague,
Kristi Montague
for ages 3 - 8
The Welcome Book
by Danna Smith, Juliana Perdomo
for baby - age 2
We Are the Builders!
by Deepa Iyer,
Romina Galotta
for ages 3- 7
We Share This School:
A Community Book
by Dan Saks, Brooke Smart
for ages 2 - 4
All Food Is Good Food
by Molli Jackson Ehlert, Fanny Liem
for ages 4 - 8
Freedom Braids
by Monique Duncan, Oboh Moses
for ages 5 - 9
I Am the Spirit of Justice
by Jemar Tisby, Malcolm Newsome
for ages 4 - 8
Little Black Lives Matter
by Khodi Dill, Chelsea Charles
for ages 3 - 6
Marley's Pride
by Joëlle Retener, DeAnn Wiley
for ages 3 - 9
Stamped
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
for ages 12+
Sulwe
by Lupita Nyong'o, Vashti Harrison
for ages 3 - 8
The Kindest Red:
A Story of Hijab and Friendship
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali, Hatem Aly
for ages 4 - 8
This Is How We Play
by Jessica Slice, Caroline Cupp
for ages 3 - 7
We Care: A First Conversation
About Justice
by Megan Madison; Jessica Ralli; Sharee Miller
for ages 2 - 4
Your Name Is a Song
by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow,
Luisa Uribe
for ages 3 - 8
All I Need To Be
by Rachel Ricketts, Luana Horry, Tiffany Rose
for ages 4 - 8
Freewater
by Amina Luqman-Dawson
for ages 10+
I Am We: A Book of Community
by Susan Verde, Peter H. Reynolds
for ages 4 - 8
Loretta Little Looks Back
by Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney
for ages 8 - 12
Martin Rising: Requiem for a King
by Andrea Davis Pinkney; Brian Pinkney
for ages 9 - 12
Stamped (for Kids)
by Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
for ages 7 - 11
Take Back the Block
by Chrystal D. Giles
for ages 9 - 12
The Proudest Blue:
A Story of Hijab and Family
by Ibtihaj Muhammad, S. K. Ali, Hatem Aly
for ages 4 - 8
We Are a Class
by Rob Sanders, Hannah Abbo
for ages 4 - 7
We Share This Neighborhood:
A Community Book
by Dan Saks, Brooke Smart
for ages 2 - 4
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