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Shovels not Rifles
Historical young adult fiction set in the First World War featuring a young African Nova Scotian in the No. 2 Construction Battalion who faces racism and discrimination from his fellow Canadians.
$19.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 13-18Reading level: Grade 2
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: 13-18Lexile Reading Level: HL700L
The 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: 13-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 810L
Deal With It: Tough Issues 10 volume set
These books help educators eliminate conflict and build stronger, more inclusive the classrooms.
$240.00, SetReading level: Grade 5
Righting Canada's Wrongs 10 volume set
For educators seeking to build anti-racism learning into Canadian history classes, this 10-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.
$349.95, SetInterest ages: 13-18
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: 13-18
The 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 3
Righting 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: 13-18
Hoopers
The story of a young Black teen who is too caught up in the basketball image to put in the work to play well.
$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 10-13Reading level: Grade 3Lexile Reading Level: 620L
Lone 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: 620L
No 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: 620L
Willie O'Ree
This book traces the early life of the NHL's first black hockey player, Willie O'Ree, from his home in Fredericton, New Bruswick to the Hockey Hall of Fame$12.95, PaperbackInterest ages: 12-18Reading level: Grade 4Lexile Reading Level: 870L
Black 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, Paperback
Worthy 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: HL590L
The Teen Sex Trade
Jade Brooks grew up like any other kid — she played with friends, lovingly teased and was teased by her siblings, and excelled at school. It wasn't until she was removed from her family at age 11 that she felt something was wrong.
$22.95, Paperback
Ride 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: HL610L
Tournament 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: 660L
Team 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: 690L
Two 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: 540L
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