While fiction is a great way to encourage young readers to use their imaginations, nonfiction can influence exploration and discovery. I have found in my work as an educator that the nonfiction genre is popular among male readers.
*This is not an exhaustive list and is always being updated. If you have a suggestion to add to this list send an email to readingncolor@gmail.com
All Different Now: Juneteenth, the First Day of Freedom. (2014) Johnson, A.
Teammates. (1990) Golenbock, P.
Richard Wright and the Library Card. (1997) Miller, W.
Coretta Scott. (2009) Shange, N.
Minty: A Story of Young Harriet Tubman. (2000) Schroeder, A.
Nelson Mandela. (2013) Nelson, K.
Let it Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. (2000) Pinkney, A.
Salt in His Shoes. (2003) Jordan, D.
Ellington was not a Street. (2004) Shange, N.
Jazz. (2007) Myers, W.
Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes. (1998) Cooper, F.
Rosa. (2005) Giovanni, N.
When Marian Sang:the True Recital of Marian Anderson . (2002) Ryan, P.
Talkin' about Bessie: the Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman. (2002) Grimes, N.
A Nation's Hope: the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis. (2011) de la Pena, M.
The Great Migration: Journey to the North. (2010) Greenfield, E.
Martin's Big Words: the Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (2001) Rappaport, D.
Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph became the World's Fastest Woman . (2000) Krull, K.
Roots and Blues: a Celebration. (2011) Adoff, A.
Freedom in Congo Square. (2016) Weatherford, C.
Before John was a Jazz Giant: a Song of John Coltrane. (2008) Weatherford, C.
Freedom on the Menu: the Greensboro Sit-Ins. (2004) Weatherford, C.
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