Social Justice Books

Critically reviewed selection of multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators.

Dominican Republic

Elementary/Middle School | High School | Adult

Teaching for Change carefully selects the best multicultural and social justice books for children, young adults, and educators. Learn about our criteria for selecting titles. Feedback on these lists and suggestions for additional titles are welcome. Most of the books on these lists are linked for more information or purchase to Powells, an independent, union labor bookstore. Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).

Elementary / Middle School

The Color of My Words
By Lynn Joseph
Spanish edition available - El Color de mis Palabras

Doodles from the Boogie Down
By Stephanie Rodriguez
link to purchase If Dominican Were a Color on Bookshop.org If Dominican Were a Color
By Sili Recio and Brianna McCarthy (Illustrator)

Islandborn*
By Junot Diaz, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)

The Secret Footprints
By Julia Alvarez, Fabin Negrin (Illustrator)

High School

Before We Were Free *
By Julia Alvarez

Clap When You Land *
By Elizabeth Acevedo

Drown
By Junot Diaz
The Dominican Republic
By Anne Gallin, Ruth Glasser, Jocelyn Santana

Inheritance: A Visual Poem
By Elizabeth Acevedo and Andrea Pippins (Illustrator)
Moving North: Caribbean Connections
By Keith Warner, Catherine Sunshine

Adult

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