Children of the Stone City by Naidoo, Beverley 

BTSB Prebound()

BTSB #: 666550 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Discrimination - Fiction Siblings - Fiction Musicians - Fiction Mothers - Fiction

Summary: In a city where people are divided into Permitteds and Nons, music-loving Adam and his younger sister Leila must navigate the dangers of being second-class citizens and decide how to stand up for their rights.

Cicada by Tan, Shaun 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2019)

BTSB #: 871792 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-13   
AR: 2.3 MG Lexile: 330

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Cicadas - Fiction Discrimination - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction

Summary: Cicada is overworked, underappreciated, and generally discriminated against--but after seventeen years, it's time for a change.

New switcheroo [Rube Goldberg Volume: Book 2]by Snider, Brandon T. 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 832290 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Humorous Fiction Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Elections - Fiction Dance parties - Fiction Discrimination - Fiction Inventions - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction School stories

Summary: Just as Rube and his two best friends, Boob and Pearl, are busy agonizing over the Switcheroo Dance and planning Pearl's campaign for class president, they discover that Beechwood was once a sundown town and Rube realizes that racism and bigotry still exist there.

They better leave Sandra alone or else [Izzy Jeen The Big-Mouth Queen]by Mara, Wil 

Paperback(West 44 Books, 2023)

BTSB #: 602835 Available

Dewey: FAges: 7-10   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Racism - Fiction Discrimination - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Izzy finds a friend in Sandra Hashimoto, a new classmate who just moved from Tokyo, Japan. So when Izzy discovers that kids are targeting Sandra with hurtful notes, she's ready for revenge. Izzy sets out to embarrass the kids who were mean to Sandra, but her plans just keep making things worse. How can Izzy find a way to fight for justice if no one will let her fight?

Time will tell by Lyga, Barry 

Paperback(Little, Brown, 2022)

BTSB #: 590989 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.3 UG

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Criminal investigation - Fiction Homicide - Fiction Homosexuality - Fiction Discrimination - Fiction Mystery fiction

Summary: Relates the efforts of teens Elayah, Liam, Jorja, and Marcie to solve a 1986 murder, and the actions of their then-teenaged parents leading up to the crime.

Yusuf Azeem is not a hero by Faruqi, Saadia 

BTSB Prebound(Quill Tree Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 325495 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Middle schools - Fiction School stories Discrimination - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - Fiction

Summary: Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community.

Yusuf Azeem is not a hero by Faruqi, Saadia 

Paperback(Quill Tree Books, 2022)

BTSB #: 325547 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Middle schools - Fiction School stories Discrimination - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Texas - Fiction

Summary: Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community.

Yusuf Azeem is not a hero by Faruqi, Saadia 

Publisher Edition - Large Print Hardcover(Thorndike Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 325548 Temp OS

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Middle schools - Fiction Discrimination - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction Large print books Texas - Fiction

Summary: Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community. Large print hardcover format.

Yusuf Azeem is not a hero by Faruqi, Saadia 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2021)

BTSB #: P08886 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   


Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Middle schools - Fiction School stories Discrimination - Fiction Muslims - United States - Fiction September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001 - Fiction Family life - Texas - Fiction

Summary: Yusuf is excited to start middle school in his small Texas town, but with the twentieth anniversary of the September 11 attacks coming up, suddenly it feels like the country's same anger and grief is all focused on his Muslim community.