Check out the hundreds of titles we recommend for pre-K–12. The books are organized by theme and the themes are organized by reading level. Each title is reviewed by one or more of our team members before posting.

Social Justice Book Lists for pre-K to 12

Many of the titles are linked to the Social Justice Books portal at Bookshop.org. Teaching for Change receives a portion of the proceeds to support Social Justice Books.

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Publications by Teaching for Change

 

$5.00

Between Families and Schools: Creating Meaningful Relationships

$35.00

Beyond Heroes and Holidays

Edited by Enid Lee, Deborah Menkart, and Margo Okazawa-Rey

Free!

Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle

Published by the Zinn Education Project (Teaching for Change and Rethinking Schools)

$29.95

Putting the Movement Back Into Civil Rights Teaching

Edited by Deborah Menkart, Alana D. Murray, and Jenice L. View

Free!

Teaching About the Montgomery Bus Boycott

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Free Downloadable Lessons

These websites offer free downloadable lessons.

Free!

Resources for Teaching People's History

Zinn Education Project

Free!

Resources for Teaching About Central America

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Teaching the Caribbean Experience

Buy at Bookshop

The Dominican Republic

Edited by Anne Gallin, Ruth Glasser and Jocelyn Santana

Free Spanish Edition Available

Buy at Bookshop

Caribbean Connections: Moving North

Edited by Keith Warner and Catherine Sunshine

Free!

Caribbean Connections:
Puerto Rico

Edited by Naomi Ayala, Rashida Welbeck and Lynora Williams

Free!

Caribbean Connections: Jamaica

Edited by Catherine A. Sunshine and Deborah Menkart

Free!

Teaching About Haiti (PDF)

Edited by Catherine A. Sunshine and Deborah Menkart

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Additional Titles

These are resources distributed by Teaching for Change.

Free!

Critical Focus: The Black and White Photographs of Harvey Wilson Richards

By Paul Richards