Books: Fiction
Scraps of Time: Abby Takes a Stand
Book - Fiction. By Patricia McKissack. 2006. 112 pages.
African American, Civil Rights Movements, Racism & Racial Identity, Social Class
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Book - Fiction. By Sherman Alexie. 2007. 288 pages.
Coming-of-age-tale set on Spokane Indian Reservation.
The Birchbark House
Book - Fiction. By Louise Erdrich. 1999. 244 pages.
Historical fiction set in the mid-19th century in the Lake Superior area.
A Boy from Ireland
Book - Fiction. By Marie Raphael. 2007. 224 pages. Ages 12+.
A poignant tale of a young Irish boy’s time spent growing up in New York City at the beginning of the 20th century.
Behind the Mountains
Book - Fiction. By Edwidge Danticat. 2004. 166 pages.
A riveting novel detailing the struggles of a young Haitian girl as she adjusts to life in New York.
Bread and Roses, Too
Book - Fiction. By Katherine Paterson. 2006. 275 pages.
Moving young adult novel based on a major strike in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1912.
Dzání Yázhí Naazbaa’: Little Woman Warrior Who Came Home
Book - Fiction. By Evangeline Parsons Yazzie. Illustrated by Irving Toddy. 2005. 32 pages.
Catch a Tiger by the Toe
Book - Fiction. By Ellen Levine. 2005. 176 pages.
A historical novel for middle school on McCarthyism.
Freedom School, Yes!
Book-Fiction. By Amy Littlesugar. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. 2001. 40 pages.
African American, Civil Rights Movements, Racism & Racial Identity
