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You can respect differences

assume or find out?
2020
"In this illustrated choose-your-own-ending book, Ben is uncomfortable when he meets Aisha, a girl in a wheelchair. Will Ben make assumptions or find out more about her? Readers make choices for Ben and read what happens next, with each story path leading to different consequences. Includes four different endings and discussion questions"--Publisher.
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Color blind

a story of racism
2019
"Johnathan, a fifteen-year-old African American from Long Beach, California, shares his story of being physically and verbally harassed because of his race, and of overcoming the discrimination to embrace all cultures, and then to be proud of his own . . ."--Amazon.
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What if everybody thought that?

"Explores the preconceived notions we have about the world and encourages kids to be more thoughtful"--Provided by publisher.
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Oppression and the body

roots, resistance, and resolutions
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Chicano

una novela
Patriarch Hector Sandoval struggles to provide for his family after fleeing the poverty of Mexico in the 1970s, and faces discrimination and injustice when his granddaughter, Mariana, becomes pregnant by David, an Anglo student who refuses to marry her.
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The pig farmer's daughter and other tales of American justice

episodes of racism and sexism in the courts from 1865 to the present
Examines state appellate civil and criminal court cases over the course of two centuries to show the impact of racial, class, and gender stereotyping on the American legal system.
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South America

The country of South America has a rich and interesting history that has contributed to its current human rights status.
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Into white

Latoya Williams is one of the only black students in her Montgomery, Alabama, high school, and she feels like her only friend is her older brother Alex. Desperate one night, she prays to be changed and become "anything but black." When somehow her wish comes true, Toya is now white, blonde, and popular, and Toya must figure out if it's really what she wanted.
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Waiting for Pumpsie

2017
"In 1959 Bernard is a young Red Sox fan, troubled by the lack of Black players in Major League Baseball, especially as there are none at all on his favorite team--but change is coming in the form of a rookie named Pumpsie Green"--Provided by publisher.
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Juanita fights the school board

Johnny, the eldest daughter of Mexican farm workers, is expelled from high school, but with the help of a Latina psychologist and a civil rights attorney, she fights the discriminatory treatment and returns determined to finish school.

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