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This 2018 novel is the story of an African-American boy who is wrongfully shot and killed by a police officer and, as a ghost, meets Emmett Till.

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An American teenager travels to his family's homeland, the Philippines, to learn more about the mysterious death of his cousin after learning that he may have been murdered as part of the country's war on drugs.

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An Australian college student, whose ultraconservative family is deeply involved in an anti-immigration group, falls in love with a new girl at his school— a Muslim refugee from Afghanistan.

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Three different refugees— a Jew from Nazi Germany, a defector, in Fidel Castro's Cuba, and a modern day Syrian— all attempt to escape their homeland to find safety.

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Graphic novel about a seventh grader from a low income neighborhood who tries to fit in at his new preppy private school— where he is one of the only minority students.

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Graphic memoir of a Japanese-American who grew up in a United States internment camp during WWII.

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A new "hand" at an American plantation secretly teaches a young slave how to read— and suffers the consequences.

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True story of a teen who suffered unspeakable horrors during the Holocaust, but benefited from secret acts of kindness and compassion from a German factory worker.

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An 8 year-old orphan leads a group of Sudanese refugees thousands of miles to safety.

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True story of an Iraqi family that fled their homeland to Greece but lost their cat along the way. When the cat is found by aid workers in Greece, a worldwide effort is made to reunite the cat with the family.

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Yet another true story of a slave who shipped himself hundreds of miles in a small wooden crate in order to gain freedom.

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Collection of short stories that use Dr. Seuss's classic style to teach about diversity and equality.

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Informational article from CommonLit on Emmett Till with review questions attached. A great tie-in with Ghost Boys.

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CommonLit | Emmett Till by Jessica McBirney | CommonLit Library

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The murder of Emmett Till stands out in a long history of racist violence. Read how he changed the world by becoming a catalyst for the Civil Rights movement.

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Informational article from CommonLit on the late 1930's incident with review questions included . A perfect companion article to read with Refugee.

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CommonLit | Jewish Refugees on the St. Louis

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As the Nazi Party came into power and anti-Semitism rose under Adolf Hitler, many Jews sought refuge in other countries. In this informational text, Jessica McBirney discusses one specific ship, the St. Louis, and the experiences of the Jewish refugees on it who were denied entrance to multiple countries.

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Informational article from CommonLit about the Little Rock Nine, the first group of African American students to integrate public schools in Arkansas.

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This informational text discusses the Little Rock Nine, a group of nine exemplary black students chosen to be the first African Americans to enroll in an all-white high school in the capital of Arkansas, Little Rock. Arkansas was a deeply segregated southern state in 1954 when the Supreme Court ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.

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VOICE OF WITNESS: A SUDANESE REFUGEE’S ORAL HISTORY

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VOICE OF WITNESS: A SUDANESE REFUGEE’S ORAL HISTORY

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Interview with a Sudanese refugee from CommonLit with review questions attached.

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CommonLit | Voice of Witness: A Sudanese Refugee's Oral History

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In this interview, Felix Lohitai discusses his experiences as a South Sudanese refugee with Juliet Linderman for Voice of Witness. The Second Sudanese Civil War that initially displaced Lohitai and his family took place between 1983 and 2005. However, the Third Sudanese War, which is ongoing, continues to displace people of South Sudan.

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Young refugees from around the globe describe their challenges in attending Dallas schools in this article from CommonLit. Great to read along with The Lines We Cross.

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CommonLit | Going to School as a Refugee by Caroline Garrison | CommonLit

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The lives of people from different races and cultural backgrounds all crash together— in both heartwarming and heartbreaking ways. A great film to teach diversity and compassion.

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Martin Luther King Jr. faces violence, brutality, and hatred from police officers and the public as he leads a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, in a protest against unfair voting laws.

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Led by their coach, a football team of black and white players learn to overcome their differences and bond together after their high schools are desegregated and a new school is formed.

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Students can take this test to experience firsthand how unfair and challenging the literacy tests administered to potential African American voters were.