Books about race
8 books that US schools assign on this theme
Black Boy
Richard Wright
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 950L
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 950L
Fences
August Wilson
Grades 9–12
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bryan Stevenson
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 1130L
Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 820L
Othello
William Shakespeare
Grades 10–12
The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 590L
The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd
Grades 9–11 · Lexile 840L
