Antiracism annotated bibliography Secondary level sources

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Antiracism annotated bibliography Secondary level sources Grade level 6-8

Title

Author

ISBN

Synopsis

Shooting Kabul (2010)

N. H. Senzai

978-1-4424-0195-2

This story describes an Afghani immigrant’s experience in the United States, touching on issues of stereotypes and racism as the events of September 11, 2001 began to unfold. The book also reaches themes of hope, love, and perseverance.

8-10

White Girl (2004)

Sylvia Olsen

1-55039-147-X

The story focuses on a girl’s experience as she moves onto a reservation and struggles with her cultural, ethnic, and racial identity. She learns to bridge the gap between being an outsider and a member of the reserve. The novel exposes and challenges racial stereotypes.

9

Bifocal (2007)

Deborah Ellis and Eric Walters

978-1-55455-062-3

This story is based on a true event that examines the lives of two teens of different ethnic backgrounds. Issues of prejudice, stereotypes, racism, and Islamophobia are explored in the novel as the police arrest students suspected of being terrorists.

9-10

Elijah of Buxton (2007)

Christopher Paul Curtis

978-0-439-02345-0

This novel is set in Canada during the era of slavery in the United States. It chronicles a journey of a “free” young boy in a town of runaway slaves near the American border and exposes the realities of prejudice and discrimination during that time.

10-12

The Bite of the Mango (2008)

Mariatu Kamara

978-1-55451-158-7

The novel is based on a true story of a twelve-year-old girl during the Sierra Leone civil war who goes from village life to the streets of Freetown and ultimately to a new life in North America. It is a story of courage, resilience, and hope.

11-12

The Kite Runner (Graphic Novel) (2011)

Khaled Hosseini

978-0-385-67169-9

This fictional story centres around two boys in Afghanistan with different privileges and ethnicities: one is from the privileged Pashtun people, the dominant ethno-linguistic group while the other is from the minority Hazara people. The novel also touches on the issues of friendship, betrayal, and redemption.

11-12

The Complete Persepolis (Graphic Novel) (2003)

Marjane Satrapi

978-0-375-71483-2

This memoir describes a life of an adolescent girl in revolutionary Iran and challenges Western perceptions and misperceptions of middle eastern life. She leaves her homeland and is faced with cross-cultural issues in a foreign country.

11-12

A Long Way Gone – Memoirs of a Boy Soldier (2007)

Ishmael Beah

978-1-55365-398-1

This autobiography by Ishmael Beah describes his life as a child soldier for the government of Sierra Leone at the age of 13 during the 1990s. It is a story of self-forgiveness, humanity, and healing.

12

Shake Hands With the Devil – The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda (2004)

Romeo Dallaire (with Brent Beardsley)

0-679-31172-6

As the UN Force Commander, Lieutenant General Dallaire gives a detailed account of the failure of humanity to stop the Rwandan genocide 1994 where over 800,000 Tutsis were killed by the Hutus. The book also chronicles General Dallaire’s personal struggles to find peace, reconciliation, and hope.

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