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Here are 7 more books in the series to assist with diversifying your bookshelf! Adding books like these to your bookshelf will help your children develop positive insights about others. You can purchase brand new books or used books in great condition from Thriftbooks at discounted prices.
This selection of books offer inspiring stories of persistence, determination and courage.
Kamala and Maya’s Big Idea by Meena Harris tells the story of what the outcome can be when determined little minds decide to cooperate and imagine big things.
Richard Wright and the Library Card by William Miller is an inspirational story for children that highlights young Richard Wright’s love for reading and his perseverance to get his hands on books even though he was forbidden to borrow them from the library.
Ron’s Big Mission by Rose Blue is a story based on the life of Ron McNair and how he was able to desegregate his library through peaceful resistance.
Bill Pickett Rodeo Ridin Cowboy by Andrea Pinkney tells the tale of the first Black rodeo performer who was eventually inducted to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
Brothers of the Knight by Debbie Allen is a modern adaptation of the classic tale: The Twelve Dancing Princesses set in an urban city.
Papa’s Mark by Gwendolyn Battle-Lavert tells the story of the struggle for recently freed slaves to exercise their right to vote.
White Water by: Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein is inspired by a true story and tells a realistic fiction story about segregation in the South.