The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
by Frederick Joseph
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- Grade
- 5-12
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Cultural Experience
- African American
Year Published 2020
Word Count 51,214
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 980L
- ATOS Reading Level: 6.8
- AR Quiz Numbers
- Quiz 513557, 9 AR Points
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Racism--Juvenile literature
- Antiracisme--EÌtats-Unis--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Conscience de race--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Conscience de race
- Racisme
- Blancs--Attitudes
- Race awareness--Juvenile literature
- Racisme--Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
- Anti-racism
- White people--Attitudes--Juvenile literature
- White people--Attitudes
- Racism
- Race awareness
- Anti-racism--United States
- Race relations
- Joseph, Frederick (Activist)
- Joseph, Frederick (Activist)--Juvenile literature
- Anti-racism--United States--Juvenile literature
- Antiracisme--EÌtats-Unis
- Lists With This Book
- Race and Racism
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Awards & Distinctions 4

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2021

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Nonfiction Selection, 2021

CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021

YALSA Teens' Top Ten, 2003-2023
Finalist, 2021
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