Stereotypes
The book selection introduces the reader to issues of prejudice and discrimination today and during key period in American history. A variety of topics are covered including marginalizing people based on their race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, and ability.
Anything But Typical
A 12-year-old with autism spectrum disorder meets his first real friend online when he posts his original stories.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night–time
Fifteen-year-old Christopher is gifted with a superbly logical brain, however, everyday interactions and admonishments have little meaning.
If You Come Softly
This novel presents a gently told story of an interracial romance between Jeremiah, a fifteen-year-old African American, whose parents have just separated, and Ellie, an upper-middle-class Jewish girl. The story is told in alternating chapters by Ellie and Jeremiah.
Parrot in the Oven
Manny, fourteen years old, is confronted with an alcoholic father, friends involved in gangs, and a rough neighborhood. Manny struggles to make the right choices and to somehow belong.
Riding Freedom
Posing as a boy, Charley Parkhurst ran away from an orphanage in the mid-nineteenth century, moved to California as a stagecoach driver, and fooled everyone by her appearance.
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Set in Mississippi during the 1930s, this modern classic portrays the struggles of the Logan family, determined to retain the land they own in the face of threats, harassment, and prejudice.
Romeo and Juliet
Two lovers are destroyed by the hatred of their families for one another in this play about prejudice, innocence, and power.
The House on Mango Street
A young girl living in a Hispanic neighborhood in Chicago ponders her environment and evaluates her relationships with family and friends.
Their Eyes Were Watching God
This story describes an African-American woman's search for a fulfilling relationship through two loveless marriages.
To Kill a Mockingbird
Eight-year-old "Scout" Finch tells of life in a small Alabama town where her father is a lawyer, prejudice and class distinction emerge as enemies of justice and truth.