Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj
Issues: Anti-immigrant Sentiment
Told from two viewpoints, sixth-graders Karina and Chris use social media to stand up to racism in Houston, Texas, after an attack puts Karina’s Indian American grandfather in the hospital. -MLN Catalog
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You Don’t Know Everything Jilly P. by Alex Gino
Issues: Deafness, White privilege
When her new baby sister is born deaf, Jilly makes an online connection with a fellow fantasy fan, who happens to be black and deaf, and begins to learn about the many obstacles that exist in the world for people who are different from her. -MLN Catalog
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From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae Marks
Issues: Incarcerated Parents, Wrongly Accused Prisoners, The Innocence Project
Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime- a crime he says he did not commit. -MLN Catalog
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Issues: Animal Welfare
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life. -MLN Catalog
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The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Rauf
Issues: Refugees
When quiet, nine-year-old Ahmet arrives in their classroom, a boy and his friends fail to draw him out but try a new plan after learning he is a Syrian refugee.- MLN catalog
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George by Alex Gino
Issues: Gender Identity, Coming Out
When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she’s not a boy. She knows she’s a girl. George thinks she’ll have to keep this a secret forever. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan so everyone can know who she is, once and for all. -MLN Catalog
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A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramee
Issues: Black Lives Matter Movement
After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing an armband to school to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but when the school gives her an ultimatum, she is forced to choose between her education and her identity. -MLN Catalog
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Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani
Issues: Environmental Activism, Immigration
A twelve-year-old Indian immigrant in New York City and a Kentucky coal miner’s son become pen pals, and eventually best friends, through a series of revealing letters exploring such topics as environmental activism, immigration, and racism
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