Books about race
16 books that US schools assign on this theme
Black Boy
Richard Wright
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 950L
Blended
Sharon M. Draper
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 610L
Bud, Not Buddy
Christopher Paul Curtis
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 950L
Class Act
Jerry Craft
Grades 4–8
Fences
August Wilson
Grades 9–12
Front Desk
Kelly Yang
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 640L
Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker Rhodes
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 360L
Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults)
Bryan Stevenson
Grades 9–12 · Lexile 1130L
Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 820L
One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
Grades 5–8 · Lexile 750L
Othello
William Shakespeare
Grades 10–12
Swim Team
Johnnie Christmas
Grades 3–7
