Resources and Other Suggested Readings 2021
We will be exploring these themes related to our 2021 Malden Reads selection, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, through our programming and discussions. Below is a list of additional books and other resources for further consideration.
BOOKS
Fiction / Nonfiction
BOOKS FOR CHILDREN
for Use by Parents and Educators
BOOKS FOR SCHOOLS
Early, Elementary and High School
Films
BOok DisCUSSION PROMPTS
Book discussion questions from Tailored Book Recommendations
Book discussion guide from Network CRCNA.org
Online Resources
Teacher’s Guide to Born a Crime (from the book’s publisher)
An Antiracist Reading List (by Ibram X. Kendi, The New York Times, May 29, 2019)
NONFICTION BOOKS about South Africa
Biko. The Powerful Biography of Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Movement by Donald Woods
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorrow, and the Limits of Forgiveness in the New South Africa by Antjie Krog
Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela by Nelson Mandela
NONFICTION Books about the u.s.
Between the World
and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD
The Color of Law: The Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Layla Saad
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America´s Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson
Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? by Martin Luther King, Jr.
fiction Books
Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton
Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi
Additional Companion Books for Children (for Use by Parents and Educators)
Preschool–Early Elementary
A Is for Activist by Innosanto Nagara. Suggested for grades PreK and up
Antiracist Baby by Ibram X. Kendi. Suggested for grades K and up
Global Babies by the Global Fund for Children. Suggested for all ages
I’m an Activist by Wil Mara. Suggested for grades K–3
My Painted House, My Friendly Chicken, and Me by Maya Angelou. Suggested for grades PreK–2
Something Happened in Our Town: A Child’s Story About Racial Injustice by Marianne Celano, PhD and Ann Hazzard PhD. Suggested for grades K–3
Sometimes People March by Tessa Allen. Suggested for grades PreK–3
Woke Baby by Mahogany L. Browne. Suggested for all ages
Early Elementary
All Because You Matter by Tami Charles. Suggested for grade 3 and up
Let’s Talk About Race by Julius Lester. Suggested for grades 1–3
Racism and Intolerance by Louise Spilsbury. Suggested for grades
1–3
Elementary and Middle School
Count Me In by Varsha Bajaj. Suggested for grades 5–6
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. Suggested for grades 5–7
Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. Suggested for grades 3–7
Resist: 40 Profiles of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny and Injustice by Veronica Chambers. Suggested for grades 3–7
Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation by Duncan Tonatiuh. Suggested for grades 4–6
This Is Your Time by Ruby Bridges. Suggested for grades 5 and up
high School
Dream Country by Shannon Gibney. Suggested for grade 9 and up
Tell Me Who You Are: Sharing Our Stories of Race, Culture & Identity by Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi. Suggested for grade 9 and up
Related films
BMa Rainey’s Blackottom (Netflix)
One Night in Miami (Amazon Prime)
Small Axe (Amazon Prime)