Børn og unge: personlige og sociale emner: racisme og multikulturalisme

Set in the 1950's and 1960's American South, Junebug is a middle grade novel that fictionalizes Wilson Edward Reed, PhD's experience growing up Black under Jim Crow-and finding a way out.

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy that began with Amari and the Night Brothers.

Tasked with bringing a potluck lunch to school, Kofi learns the significance of food in his Ghanaian heritage as his grandfather unravels tales of resilience in the face of hardship. Includes a Jollof rice recipe.

Help children explore topics like current affairs, compassion, empathy, and more with this sensitively written, beautifully illustrated book. Kids can find answers to questions like: "What does it mean to be a racist-or intolerant?" and "How can I help?"

Rosa Parks voksede op i USA’s sydstater i en periode, hvor afroamerikanere var underlagt en lang række racistiske love. Hun besluttede tidligt i sit liv at gøre oprør mod denne uretfærdighed og kastede sig ind i kampen for lige rettigheder. Læs med i hendes dagbog, og lær denne dybt engagerede kvindes liv at kende!Illustrationer: Émilie Angebault

"This laugh-out-loud debut romance introduces perfectly imperfect Payal Mehta, whose plan to get her longtime crush to finally notice her is destined for success, but only if she ignores her budding feelings for her archnemesis..."--

With her dark skin and coiled hair, Alicia doesn't look like the woman on the magazine cover. This leads her to question beauty: what does it mean to be beautiful? Is she? Can she ever be?

"Utterly unique, thought-provoking, and wonderfully written... a thrilling ride that hooked me from start to finish." -Gloria Chao, author of American Panda and Rent a BoyfriendIn this genre-bending , speculative YA debut, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates' most scandalous secrets. Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she's the only scholarship student among China's most rich and influential teens. But then she starts uncontrollably turning invisible-actually invisible. When her parents drop the news that they can no longer afford her tuition, even with the scholarship, Alice hatches a plan to monetize her strange new power-she'll discover the scandalous secrets her classmates want to know, for a price. But as the tasks escalate from petty scandals to actual crimes, Alice must decide if it's worth losing her conscience-or even her life.

Within an elite boarding school in England, reputation is everything. Iyanu is comfortable observing from behind her camera until her photos are stolen and splashed across the school, each with a secret.

Sequel to the New York Times bestseller Amari and the Night Brothers!Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestselling Supernatural Investigations trilogy?perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor.After finding her brother and saving the entire supernatural world, Amari Peters is convinced her first full summer as a Junior Agent will be a breeze.But between the fearsome new Head Minister's strict anti-magician agenda, fierce Junior Agent rivalries, and her brother Quinton's curse steadily worsening, Amari's plate is full. So when the secretive League of Magicians offers her a chance to stand up for magiciankind as its new leader, she declines. She's got enough to worry about!But her refusal allows someone else to step forward, a magician with dangerous plans for the League. This challenge sparks the start of the Great Game, a competition to decide who will become the Night Brothers' successor and determine the future of magiciankind.The Great Game is both mysterious and deadly, but among the winner's magical rewards is Quinton's last hope?so how can Amari refuse?

A cricket themed story with a touch of magic! Celebrating cricket, the Caribbean and girls in sport. In this time slip tale, a cricket-loving London girl experiences what life was like for her grandpa when he first arrived in England - and how she must follow in his footsteps to keep playing the game she loves.

A life affirming story of rehabilitation and hope after prison. The third novel from multi-award-winning Danielle Jawando, perfect for fans of Angie Thomas and Elizabeth Acevedo.

This YA biography-in-verse of six important Black Americans from different eras, including Ona Judge, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Martin Luther King Jr., and Barack Obama, chronicles the diverse ways each fought racism and shows how much—and how little—has changed for Black Americans since our country’s founding.Full of daring escapes, deep emotion, and subtle lessons on how racism operates, A LONG TIME COMING reveals the universal importance of its subjects’ struggles for justice. From freedom seeker Ona Judge, who fled her enslavement by America’s first president, to Barack Obama, the first Black president, all of Shepard’s protagonists fight valiantly for justice for themselves and all Black Americans in any way that they can.  But it is also a highly personal book, as Shepard — whose maternal grandfather was enslaved — shows how the grand sweep of history has touched his life, reflecting on how much progress has been made against racism, while also exhorting readers to complete the vast work that remains to be done.

Taína, una joven de catorce años, acaba de enterarse que es descendiente de una larga línea de fuertes mujeres taínas. ¿Pero, le ayudará esto a traer paz y justicia a su familia y comunidad? Fourteen-year-old Taína just learned that she is a descendant of a long line of strong Taíno women, but will knowing this help her bring peace and justice to her family and community?

"Peppa and her family are going ice skating together. All of Peppa's friends are there, and she is super excited. The only problem is--Peppa does not know how to ice skate. Will Peppa be able to find her stride and join the fun? Come along with Peppa and friends as they glide the day away"--

"As a young teacher on Martha's Vineyard, Mary Lambert feels restless and adrift. So when a league of missionaries invite her to travel abroad, she knows it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Paris is home to a pioneering deaf school where she could meet its visionary instructors Jean Massieu and Laurent Clerc--and bring back their methods to America! But the endeavor comes at a cost: The missionaries' plan to "save" deaf children is questionable at best--and requires Mary's support. What's more, the missionaries' work threatens the Wampanoag and other Native peoples' freedom and safety. Is pursuing Mary's own goals worth the price of betraying her friends and her own values?"--

A beautiful, moving celebration of what it truly means to be family,from the brilliant new picture book duo Patrice Lawrence andDiane Ewen.

Et spændende retssalsdrama for unge om en ung sort mands ulige kamp mod systemet - for at få retfærdighed for drabet på hans far.Marcus er 15, da hans far bliver skudt af politiet foran deres hjem i London. Drabet bliver hurtigt defineret som selvforsvar af myndighederne, men Marcus kender sin far, som ikke ville kunne gøre en flue fortræd. Han mistænker myndighederne for at fejlhåndtere sagen, fordi han og hans familie er sorte. Hans mor er lammet af sorg og bekymring for sin nu faderløse søn, så Marcus må selv navigere igennem det engelske retssystem og dets bureaukrati og uendelige formaliteter for at få genåbnet sagen og erklæret drabet ulovligt.