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Shades of Black
How big a price should a Black teen have to pay to feel safe in a dangerous new environment?
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18The Hoop and the Harm
Author Jawara Pedican brings the vivid authenticity of lived experience in the basketball hotbed of West Indian Toronto to The Hoop and the Harm.
$16.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Deal With Tough Issues 2023 8 volume set
Keisha Evans, N.B. Gonsalvez, Safia Saleh, Tierra Hohn, Danielle S. McLaughlin, Catherine Inglis, j wallace skelton, Steven Solomon, Anne Marie Aikins, Jenny Chan, Hana Shafi, Marne Grahlman, Paris Alleyne, Wang Xulin, Nick Johnson, Steven MurrayThese books help educators build community and eliminate conflict in the classroom.
$199.60, SetReading level: Grade 5Righting Canada's Wrongs 2023 set
Pamela Hickman, Arlene Chan, Rona Arato, Gloria Ann Wesley, Jean Smith Cavalluzzo, Melanie Florence, Ken Setterington, Masako Fukawa, Lindsay Gibson, Ilan Danjoux, Roland CaseFor educators seeking to build anti-racism learning into Canadian history classes, this 8-book set of classroom materials is an invaluable resource. Each book addresses a major instance of official racism and discrimination spanning more than 150 years. Also included is a free teachers guide to help integrate these titles into class curriculums.
$244.65, SetInterest ages: 13-18Redresser les Torts du Canada: Africville
A French translation for language learners about Africville, the Black community bulldozed after decades of environmental injustice. The resilience of former residents and their descendants is described, along with their ongoing fight for fair compensation.
$45.00, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18The Summer Between Us
Award-winning African Nova Scotian writer Andre Fenton’s third novel tackles contemporary social issues such as class difference and colourism in the Black community in this vibrant coming-of-age story.
$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 3Righting Canada's Wrongs: Africville
In the 1960s, after ignoring the Black community’s repeated petitions for basic services, the City of Halifax bulldozed Africville in the name of urban renewal.
$34.95, HardcoverInterest ages: 13-18Lone Runner
A Black teen displays persistence and confidence to go from running solo to being part of a cross-country team.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 620LNo One's Baby
To make decisions for the future, you have to find out the truth about your past$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 620LBlack Cop
A shocking, first-person account of a Mountie who went from small-town Newfoundland to undercover drug work in Toronto to guarding prime ministers and presidents. All along, the racism he encountered from the public was easier to handle than the racism of fellow police officers — and the RCMP hierarchy.$24.95, PaperbackWorthy of Love
Adrian is fed up with being bullied for his weight, but in an effort to get fit he develops an eating disorder. Will the girl he's falling for be able to set him on the right track?$14.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL590LThe Teen Sex Trade
The true story of a marginzlied black teen's descent into the sex trade$22.95, PaperbackRide or Die
Kanika, a 15-year-old Black girl from a small town, is lured into the sex trade when she falls for an older teenage boy. Based on true-events, this book recounts the physical and emotional abuse experienced by young victims of sex trafficking, and how one girl survives and escapes.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: HL610LTournament Fugee
Unable to concentrate on his game because of the traumas he experienced in Syria, Victor, captain of a soccer team of refugee kids, discovers how to offer real leadership to his team during a national competition.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 660LTeam Fugee
Ozzie and the other Nigerian refugees compete with a team of refugees from Syria for time on the field. The two rival teams must then unite to try to win the division championship.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 690LTwo Strikes
KaLeah's a natural at baseball, but when she is excluded and bullied by Nikki and her clique because she is black and a better player than Nikki, she joins the boys' team.$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 9-13Reading level: Grade 2Lexile Reading Level: 540LThey Called Me Chocolate Rocket
Inside the world of professional hockey, from a unique vantage point$22.95, PaperbackHustle
A fast-paced basketball story about loyalty and the importance of being part of a greater whole.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 2Not Out
Dex is down and out till he tries cricket, "the game that's best for body, brain, and spirit"$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 720LJarome Iginla
The NHL's first black captain gives back.$9.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 5Lexile Reading Level: 840LShopping CartScroll to Top