Power of Peace Book List - Gr. 9-12 Fiction Castan, Mike Fighting For Dontae Holiday House, 2012. When assigned to work with a student with diverse learning needs, Javier thinks that his social life is over. Farrish, Terry The Good Braider Skyscrape, 2012. The Good Braider shares a Sudanese teenager's struggle to merge two cultures after escaping from her war-torn and famine-afflicted country. Littman, Sarah Dar Backlash Scholastic, 2015. Backlash can springboard discussions about catfishing, cyber-bullying and the devastating consequences of online humiliation. Magoon, Kekla How it Went Down Henry Holt & Company, 2014. Members of a community all provide different accounts of the shooting when Tariq Johnson is shot. Mathieu, Jennifer The Truth about Alice Square Fish, 2015. Targeted by bullies, Alice is accused of promiscuity and ultimately of causing a death. Reynolds, Jason and Keily, Brendan All-American Boys Atheneum, 2015. Told in two voices, teens Rashad and Quinn share their perspectives on a violent incident of possible police brutality and racism. Rowell, Rainbow Eleanor and Park St. Martin's Press, 2013. Eleanor and Park is a love story between an unlikely pair: Eleanor is poor and bullied; Park bends gender norms. Shabazz, Ilyasah X: A Novel Candlewick Press, 2015. X is a novelization of the formative years of Malcolm Little, his transition from Malcolm Little to Detroit Red and the life choices that led him to become Malcolm X. Stevenson, Bryan Just Mercy Spiegel & Grau, 2014. Just Mercy is a true account of a gifted young lawyer and his efforts to avert racial injustice in American life. Walton, K.M. Cracked Simon Pulse, 2012. The bullied and his bully both end up in a psychiatric ward; alternating perspectives provide insights into the circumstances that lead each to the role of victim and victimizer.

Power of Peace Book List - Gr. 9-12 Poetry Arroyo, Marissa Bullying: Replies, Rebuttals, Confessions Skyhorse, 2012. This book is a bilingual (Spanish/English) anthology of plays, poetry, and essays about bullying and violence. Bush, Gail Indivisible: Poems for Social Justice Norwood House Press, 2013. Indivisible is an anthology of 20th century poets whose work addresses social justice topics. Coleman, Jeffrey Lamar Words of Protest, Words of Freedom: Poetry of the American Civil Rights Movement and Era Duke University Press, 2012. This book is a compendium of Civil Rights Era (1955-1975) and social justice themed poetry. Koyczan, Shane To This Day: For the Bullied and the Beautiful Annick Press, 2014. To This Day captures the hurt feelings of bullied youth with the clear message that it can get better. Save the Kids Let Me Live: Voices of Youth Incarcerated Arissa Media Group, 2013. Let Me live is an anthology of writing by youth from four different national prison systems.

Informational Text Alexander, Michelle The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness The New Press, 2012. The New Jim Crow explores the mass incarceration of minority youth as the continuation of "Jim Crow" and an American Caste System. Coates, Ta Nehisi Between the World and Me Spiegel & Grau, 2015. Written as a letter to his 15 year-old son, Coates sheds light on the reality of being an African-American male in a society marred by the legacy of racial segregation and discrimination. Dawson, James This Book Is Gay Sourcebooks Fire, 2015. Dawson offers a frank, funny and informative book for teens about the LGBTQ experience including questions, answers, bullying, stereotypes and dating. Doeden, Matt Conflict Resolution Smarts 21st Century Books, 2012. Conflict Resolution Smarts explores the root causes of conflict, negotiation, compromise and communication. Harvey, Miles How Long Will I Cry? Primedia E-launch LLC, 2013. More than 900 people were murdered in Chicago in 2011/2012. Students from DePaul University interview people whose lives have been changed by the bloodshed.

Power of Peace Book List - Gr. 9-12 Informational Text Hobbs, Jeff The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace Scribner, 2014. This book is the story of Robert Peace, a gifted, loved brilliant young man who made it from a rough neighborhood to Yale University, conflicted between the two worlds, stereotypes, expectations, and violence. Jones, Sabrina Race to Incarcerate The New Press, 2013. This book contains rich information, enhanced by graphics, presenting an overview of the prison system in the U.S. with global comparisons. Kerman, Piper Orange is the New Black Spiegel & Grau, 2011. Orange is the New Black chronicles the journey of a well-heeled woman in the American prison system and the humanity of incarcerated women. Murray, Elizabeth A. Overturning Wrongful Convictions: Science Serving Justice 21st Century Books, 2015. This book shares the stories of individuals who were proven guilty, but were innocent, the factors that lead to wrongful convictions, and pathways to exoneration. Voloj, Julian Ghetto Brother: Warrior to Peacemaker NBM Publishing, 2015. Ghetto Brother is a graphic novel memoir about Benji Melendez, leader of the "Ghetto Brother",a Bronx-based gang. The story follows Benji's evolution from gang leader to social justice activist. Several topics including identity, gentrification and drug abuse are explored. Youth Communication Rage: True Stories by Teens about Anger Free Spirit Publishing, 2012. Real teens discuss the circumstances including bullying, abuse and violence that provoke anger and their desire to manage their anger.