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Notable Christian Books by Topic
ECPA has compiled this list of Christian Books on Racial Justice. They are listed in alphabetical order by title, and represent a variety of works. This is not a comprehensive list and ECPA will continue to post additional resources to this site.

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Title | Author | ISBN | Publisher | Pub date |
1, 2, 3 God Made Me | Pamela Kennedy | 9781462774074 | B&H Publishing | 2/1/18 |
13 Days in Ferguson | Ron Johnson | 9781496416575 | Tyndale Momentum | 8/7/18 |
A Credible Witness: Reflections on Power, Evangelism and Race | Brenda Salter McNeil | 9780830834822 | InterVarsity Press | 1/30/08 |
A Dream Too Big: The Story of an Improbable Journey from Compton to Oxford | Caylin Louis Moore | 9781400209910 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 6/2/20 |
A Gentle Answer: Our 'Secret Weapon' in an Age of Us Against Them | Scott Sauls | 9781400216550 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 6/2/20 |
A Sojourner's Truth: Choosing Freedom and Courage in a Divided World | Natasha Sistrunk Robinson | 9780830845521 | InterVarsity Press | 10/2/18 |
Admiral | Mike Yorkey and Jesse Florea | 9780310725206 | Zonderkidz | 9/24/12 |
Advocates: The Narrow Path to Racial Reconciliation | Dhati Lewis | 9781535934671 | B&H Publishing | 6/1/19 |
Advocates: The Narrow Path to Racial Reconciliation | Dhati Lewis; narrated by Mirron Willis | 9781545912164 | ChristianAudio | 7/16/2019 |
All the Colors We Will See: Reflections on Barriers, Brokenness, and Finding Our Way | Patrice Gopo | 9780785216483 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 8/7/2018 |
America’s Original Sin: Racism, White Privelege, and the Bridge to a New America | Jim Wallis | 9781587434006 | Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group) | 2/14/2017 |
And Social Justice for All: Empowering Families, Churches, and Schools to Make a Difference in God's World | Lisa Van Engen | 9780825445064 | Kregel Publications | 1/9/2019 |
Be the Bridge: Pursuing God's Heart for Racial Reconciliation | Latasha Morrison | 9780525652885 | WaterBrook | 10/15/2019 |
Beautifully Distinct: Conversations with Friends on Faith, Life, and Culture | Trillia Newbell | 9781784985219 | Good Book Company | 6/1/2020 |
Becoming Brave: Finding the Courage to Pursue Racial Justice Now | Brenda Salter McNeil | 9781587434471 | Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group) | 8/18/2020 |
Beyond Charity: The Call to Christian Community Development | John M. Perkins | 9780801071225 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 7/1/1993 |
Beyond Colorblind: Redeeming Our Ethnic Journey | Sarah Shin | 9780830845156 | InterVarsity Press | 11/14/2017 |
Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice In A Complicated Age | Mae Elise Cannon; narrated by Emily Ellet | 9781545914038 | ChristianAudio | 5/26/2020 |
Beyond Hashtag Activism: Comprehensive Justice in a Complicated Age | Mae Elise Cannon | 9780830845897 | InterVarsity Press | 5/26/2020 |
Beyond Racial Gridlock: Embracing Mutual Responsibility | George Yancey | 9780830833764 | InterVarsity Press | 2/10/2006 |
Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the Church | Edward Gilbreath | 9780830837694 | InterVarsity Press | 11/1/2013 |
Black and White: Disrupting Racism One Friendship at a Time | John Hambrick and Teesha Hadra | 9781501879173 | Abingdon Press | 3/19/2019 |
Black, White, Other | Joan Steinau Lester | 9780310761518 | Zonderkidz | 1/1/17 |
Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People | Donna Barber | 9780830843961 | InterVarsity Press | 9/17/2019 |
Brown Church: Five Centuries of Latina/o Social Justice, Theology, and Identity | Robert Chao Romero | 9780830852857 | InterVarsity Press | 5/26/2020 |
Called to Forgive: The Charleston Church Shooting, a Victim’s Husband, and the Path to Healing and Peace | Anthony Thompson | 9780764232985 | Bethany House (Baker Publishing Group) | 6/4/2019 |
Choose Greatness: 11 Wise Decisions that Brave Young Men Make | Dr. Clarence Shuler and Gary Chapman | 9780802418678 | Moody Publishers | 1/1/2019 |
Church Forsaken: Practicing Presence in Neglected Neighborhoods | Jonathan Brooks | 9780830845552 | InterVarsity Press | 11/6/2018 |
Citizen: Your Role In The Alternative Kingdom | Rob Peabody | 9780857215420 | Kregel Publications | 7/29/2014 |
ColorFull: Celebrating the Colors God Gave Us | Dorena Williamson | 9781462777648 | B&H Publishing | 5/1/18 |
Consumed by Hate, Redeemed by Love: How a Violent Klansman Became a Champion of Racial Reconciliation | Thomas A. Tarrants | 9781400215324 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 8/6/2019 |
Courageous Compassion: A Prophetic Homiletic in Service to the Church | Jerry Taylor | 9780891125457 | Leafwood Publishers | 1/31/2011 |
Courageous World Changers: 50 True Stories of Daring Women of God | Shirley Rae Redmond | 9780736977340 | Harvest House Publishers | 1/7/2020 |
Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces that Keep Us Apart | Christena Cleveland | 9780830844036 | InterVarsity Press | 11/3/2013 |
Diversity Matters: Race, Ethnicity, and the Future of Higher Education | Karen Longman | 9780891124542 | Leafwood Publishers | 8/8/2017 |
Divine Merger: What Happens When Jesus Collides with Your Community | Mark E. Strong | 9780830844524 | InterVarsity Press | 2/11/2016 |
Do All Lives Matter? | Wayne Gordon and John M. Perkins | 9780801075339 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 2/14/2017 |
Do All Lives Matter?: The Issue We Can No Longer Ignore and Solutions We Long For | Wayne Gordon & John M. Perkins; narrated by Calvin Robinson | 9781621886914 | ChristianAudio / Oasis Audio | 2/14/2017 |
Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win | John M. Perkins | 9780801075865 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 3/20/2018 |
Dream With Me: Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win | John M. Perkins; narrated by Calvin Robinson | 9781621886549 | ChristianAudio / Oasis Audio | 1/31/2017 |
Embrace: God's Radical Shalom for a Divided World | Leroy Barber | 9780830844715 | InterVarsity Press | 8/9/2016 |
Enter Wild: Exchange a Mild and Mundane Faith for Life with an Uncontainable God | Carlos Whittaker | 9780525654001 | WaterBrook | 6/16/2020 |
Exclusion and Embrace, Revised and Updated: A Theological Exploration of Identity, Otherness, and Reconciliation | Miroslav Volf | 9781501861079 | Abingdon Press | 8/20/2019 |
Faith-Rooted Organizing: Mobilizing the Church in Service to the World | Rev. Alexia Salvatierra and Peter Heltzel | 9780830836611 | InterVarsity Press | 12/6/2013 |
Father, Forgive: Relections On Peacemaking | Andrew White | 9780857212924 | Kregel Publications | 5/15/2013 |
Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love | Will Willimon | 9781501824753 | Abingdon Press | 4/5/2016 |
Fear of the Other: No Fear in Love Leader Guide | Will Willimon | 9781501857300 | Abingdon Press | 8/15/2017 |
Forgiveness and Justice: A Christian Approach | Bryan Maier | 9780825444050 | Kregel Ministry | 3/21/2017 |
Free at Last?: The Gospel in the African-American Experience | Carl F. Ellis Jr. | 9780830848584 | InterVarsity Press | 6/16/2020 |
Gay Girl, Good God: The Story of Who I Was, and Who God Has Always Been | Jackie Hill Perry | 9781462751228 | B&H Publishing | 9/3/18 |
Giving Up Whiteness: One Man's Journey | Jeff James | 9781506464022 | Broadleaf Books | 10/6/20 |
God Made Me AND You: Celebrating God's Design for Ethnic Diversity | Shai Linne; iIllustrated by Trish Mahoney | 9781948130134 | New Growth Press | 11/18/18 |
God's Very Good Idea (Tales That Tell the Truth) | Trillia Newbell; illustrated by Catalina Echeverri | 9781784982218 | Good Book Company | 9/1/17 |
God’s Big, Big Church | Pamela Kennedy | 9781462796540 | B&H Publishing | 8/1/18 |
Good White Racist?: Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice | Kerry Connelly; narrated by Nan McNamara | 9781705222942 | ChristianAudio / Tantor Media | 5/12/20 |
GraceFull: Growing a Heart That Cares for Our Neighbors | Dorena Williamson | 9781462792849 | B&H Publishing | 2/1/19 |
He Calls Me Friend: The Healing Power of Friendship in a Lonely World | 9780802419361 | Moody Publishers | 10/1/2019 | |
Healing Racial Trauma: The Road To Resilience | Sheila Wise Rowe; narrated by Sheila Wise Rowe | 9781545913840 | ChristianAudio | 1/28/2020 |
Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience | Sheila Wise Rowe | 9780830845880 | InterVarsity Press | 1/7/2020 |
Heart of a Champion | Kim Washburn | 9780310722687 | Zonderkidz | 5/27/12 |
His Testimonies, My Heritage | Women of Color on the Word of God; edited by Kristie Anyabwile | 9781784983758 | Good Book Company | 9/1/2019 |
Holding Up Your Corner | F. Willis Johnson | 9781501837593 | Abingdon Press | 1/3/2017 |
Holding Up Your Corner Participant Book | F. Willis Johnson | 9781501837623 | Abingdon Press | 1/3/2017 |
Human(Kind): How Reclaiming Human Worth and Embracing Radical Kindness Will Bring Us Back Together | Ashlee Eiland | 9780525653431 | WaterBrook | 4/7/2020 |
I See You: How Love Opens Our Eyes to Invisible People | Terence Lester | 9780830845729 | InterVarsity Press | 8/13/2019 |
Insider Outsider: My Journey as a Stranger in White Evangelicalism and My Hope for Us All | Bryan Loritts | 9780310345039 | Zondervan | 10/2/2018 |
Intensional: Kingdom Ethnicity in a Divided World | D. A. Horton | 9781631466915 | NavPress | 10/22/2019 |
Is Christianity the White Man's Religion?: How the Bible Is Good News for People of Color | Antipas L. Harris | 9780830845996 | InterVarsity Press | 5/19/2020 |
Killing Us Softly: Reborn in the Upside-Down Image of God | Efrem Smith | 9781631465208 | NavPress | 2/1/2017 |
King Rules: Ten Truths for You, Your Family, and Our Nation to Prosper | Alveda King | 9781400205004 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 6/17/2014 |
Let Justice Roll Down | John M. Perkins | 9780801018152 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 4/27/2012 |
Let Justice Roll Down | John M. Perkins; narrated by Calvin Robinson | 9781621886716 | ChristianAudio / Oasis Audio | 1/31/2017 |
Letter from Birmingham Jail | Martin Luther King Jr.; narrated by Dion Graham | 9781610457491 | ChristianAudio | 3/27/2013 |
Linspired, Kids Edition | Mike Yorkey and Jesse Florea | 9780310735236 | Zonderkidz | 5/2/12 |
Love First (Video Curriculum): Ending Hate before Its Too Late | Don McLaughlin | 9781684260317 | Leafwood Publishers | 1/1/2018 |
Love First: Ending Hate before Its Too Late | Don McLaughlin | 9780891124740 | Leafwood Publishers | 8/8/2017 |
Love over Fear: Facing Monsters, Befriending Enemies, and Healing Our Polarized World | Dan White | 9780802418883 | Moody Publishers | 5/7/2019 |
Loving Well in a Broken World: Discover the Hidden Power of Empathy | Lauren Casper | 9780718085551 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 2/18/2020 |
Meals from Mars: A Parable of Prejudice and Providence | Ben Sciacca | 9781631465444 | NavPress | 2/1/2017 |
Mi Casa Uptown: Learning to Love Again (English) | Rich Perez | 9781462743711 | B&H Publishing | 11/1/17 |
Mi Casa Uptown: Learning to Love Again (Spanish) | Rich Perez | 9781462745395 | B&H Publishing | 11/1/17 |
Mother to Son: Letters to a Black Boy on Identity and Hope | Jasmine L. Holmes | 9780830832767 | InterVarsity Press | 3/24/2020 |
Native: Identity, Belonging, and Rediscovering God | Kaitlyn Curtice | 9781587434310 | Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group) | 5/5/2020 |
One Big Heart: A Celebration of Being More Alike than Different | Linsey Davis | 9780310767855 | Zondervan | 8/6/2019 |
One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race | John M. Perkins; narrated by Calvin Robinson | 9781621887355 | ChristianAudio / Oasis Audio | 4/3/2018 |
One Blood: Parting Words to the Church on Race and Love | John M. Perkins | 9780802418012 | Moody Publishers | 4/3/2018 |
One Nation under God: Healing Racial Divides in America - Downloadable | B Keith Haney | 204223pdf-Concordia | Concordia Publishing | 3/1/17 |
One: Unity in A Divided World | Deidra Riggs | 9780801018435 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 4/4/2017 |
Oneness Embraced: Reconciliation, the Kingdom, and How We are Stronger Together | Tony Evans | 9780802412669 | Moody Publishers | 10/6/2015 |
Onward: Engaging the Culture without Losing the Gospel | Russell D. Moore | 9781433686177 | B&H Publishing | 8/1/15 |
Plantation Jesus: Race, Faith, and a New Way Forward | Skot Welch & Rick Wilson | 9781513803302 | Herald Press | 5/22/2018 |
Possible: A Blueprint for Changing How We Change the World | Stephan Bauman | 9781601425836 | Multnomah | 7/19/2016 |
Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times | Soong-Chan Rah | 9780830836949 | InterVarsity Press | 9/3/2015 |
Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things | Ken Wytsma | 9780529108173 | Thomas Nelson | 7/15/2014 |
Race and Place: How Urban Geography Shapes the Journey to Reconciliation | David P. Leong | 9780830841349 | InterVarsity Press | 1/7/2017 |
Raise Your Voice: Why We Stay Silent and How to Speak Up | Kathy Khang | 9780830845408 | InterVarsity Press | 7/31/2018 |
Raising White Kids: Bringing up Children in a Racially Unjust America | Jennifer Harvey | 9781501878077 | Abingdon Press | 2/5/2019 |
Reading While Black: African American Biblical Interpretation as an Exercise in Hope | Esau McCaulley | 9780830854868 | InterVarsity Press | 11/17/2020 |
Ready to Rise: Own Your Voice, Gather Your Community, Step into Your Influence | Jo Saxton | 9780735289840 | WaterBrook | 4/14/2020 |
Reconciliation Reconsidered: Advancing the Conversation on Race in Churches of Christ | Tayna Smith Brice | 9780891123880 | Leafwood Publishers | 6/1/2016 |
Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion | Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove; narrated by Lloyd James | 9781545904282 | ChristianAudio | 3/13/2018 |
Rediscipling the White Church: From Cheap Diversity to True Solidarity | David W. Swanson | 9780830845972 | InterVarsity Press | 5/19/2020 |
Reflections by Rosa Parks: The Quiet Strength and Faith of a Woman Who Changed a Nation | Rosa Parks | 9780310351566 | Zondervan | 1/9/2018 |
Relationship Goals: How to Win at Dating, Marriage, and Sex | Michael Todd | 9780593192573 | WaterBrook | 4/28/2020 |
Renovate: Changing Who You Are by Loving Where You Are | Léonce B. Crump, Jr. | 9781601425546 | Multnomah | 2/16/2016 |
Rest for the Justice-Seeking Soul | Susan K. Williams Smith | 9781641233088 | Whitaker House | 11/12/19 |
Rethinking Incarceration: Advocating for Justice That Restores | Dominique DuBois Gilliard | 9780830845293 | InterVarsity Press | 2/6/2018 |
Reviving the Black Church: New Life for a Sacred Institution | Thabiti Anyabwile | 9781433686320 | B&H Publishing | 10/1/15 |
Roadmap to Reconciliation 2.0: Moving Communities into Unity, Wholeness and Justice | Brenda Salter McNeil, | 9780830848126 | InterVarsity Press | 6/16/2020 |
Same Kind of Different As Me | Ron Hall & Denver Moore | 9780849919107 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 3/11/2008 |
Shattering the Illusion: How African American Churches of Christ Moved from Segregation to Independence | Wes Crawford | 9780891122289 | Leafwood Publishers | 4/9/2013 |
Soul Care in African American Practice | Barbara L. Peacock | 9780830846719 | InterVarsity Press | 5/5/2020 |
Stand-Up Guys | Kate Etue and Caroline Siegrist | 9780310769705 | Zonderkidz | 3/3/20 |
Stronger Together, Weaker Apart: Powerful Prayers to Unite Us in Love | Tony Evans | 9780736981774 | Harvest House Publishers | 5/5/2020 |
The (Un)Common Good: How the Gospel Brings Hope to a World Divided | Jim Wallis | 9781587433627 | Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group) | 6/3/2014 |
The Accidental Social Entrepreneur | Grant Smith | 9781910012505 | Kregel Publications | 6/20/2019 |
The Art of Hard Conversations: Biblical Tools for the Tough Talks That Matter | Lori Stanley Roeleveld | 9780825445552 | Kregel Publications | 1/9/2019 |
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism | Jemar Tisby | 9780310113607 | Zondervan | 1/7/2020 |
The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church’s Complicity in Racism | Jemar Tisby; narrated by Jemar Tisby | 9780310597308 | ChristianAudio / Zondervan | 1/22/2019 |
The Color of Life: A Journey toward Love and Racial Justice | Cara Meredith; narrated by Charity Spencer | 9780310357742 | ChristianAudio / Zondervan | 2/5/2019 |
The Color of Life: A Journey toward Love and Racial Justice | Cara Meredith | 9780310351849 | Zondervan | 2/5/2019 |
The Courage to Stand: Facing Your Fear without Losing Your Soul | Russell D. Moore | 9781535998536 | B&H Publishing | 10/6/20 |
The Diversity Culture: Creating Conversations of Faith with Buddhist Baristas, Agnostic Students, Aging Hipsters, Political Activists & Everyone in Between | Matthew Raley | 9780825435799 | Kregel Publications | 4/28/09 |
The Dream of You: Let Go of Broken Identities and Live the Life You Were Made For | Jo Saxton | 9780735289826 | WaterBrook | 1/23/18 |
The Gentle Giant of Dynamite Hill: The Untold Story of Arthur Shores and His Family’s Fight for Civil Rights | Helen Shores Lee and Barbara S. Shores | 9780310336228 | Zondervan | 8/24/13 |
The Gospel & Racial Reconciliation (Gospel For Life) | Russell D. Moore | 9781433690464 | B&H Publishing | 6/1/16 |
The Heart of Racial Justice: How Soul Change Leads to Social Change | Brenda Salter | 9780830837229 | InterVarsity Press | 4/17/2009 |
The Jesus Storybook Bible | Sally Lloyd-Jones | 9780310708254 | Zonderkidz | 2/20/07 |
The Justice Calling: Where Passion Meets Perseverance | Bethany Hanke Hoang and Kristen Deede Johnson | 9781587433993 | Brazos Press (Baker Publishing Group) | 3/14/2017 |
The Light Across the River: A Novel | Stephanie Reed | 9780825435744 | Kregel Publications | 3/18/2008 |
The Minority Experience: Navigating Emotional and Organizational Realities | Adrian Pei | 9780830845484 | InterVarsity Press | 9/4/2018 |
The Myth of Equality: Uncovering the Roots of Injustice and Privilege | Ken Wytsma | 9780830844821 | InterVarsity Press | 6/6/2017 |
The Post-Racial Church: A Biblical Framework for Multiethnic Reconciliation | Kenneth A. Mathews | 9780825435867 | Kregel Ministry | 8/24/2011 |
The Power of Proximity: Moving Beyond Awareness to Action | Michelle Ferrigno Warren | 9780830843909 | InterVarsity Press | 7/25/2017 |
The Very Good Gospel: How Everything Wrong Can Be Made Right | Lisa Sharon Harper | 9781601428585 | WaterBrook | 6/20/2016 |
Tiny Truths Illustrated Bible | Joanna Rivard and Tim Penner | 9780310764311 | Zonderkidz | 2/5/19 |
Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive: And the Truth That Sets Us Free | Jonathan P. Walton | 9780830845583 | InterVarsity Press | 1/8/2019 |
Unashamed | Lecrae Moore | 9781433689123 | B&H Publishing | 5/3/16 |
Uncommon Ground: Living Faithfully in a World of Difference | Timothy Keller | 9781400219605 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 4/14/2020 |
Under Our Skin: Getting Real about Race. Getting Free from the Fears and Frustrations that Divide Us | Benjamin Watson | 9781496413307 | Tyndale Momentum | 10/1/2016 |
Unfinished Reconciliation, Revised and Expanded Edition: Justice, Racism and Churches of Christ | Gary Holloway and John York | 9780891123958 | Leafwood Publishers | 5/1/2013 |
Unified: How Our Unlikely Friendship Gives Us Hope for a Divided Country | Senator Tim Scott and Congressman Trey Gowdy | 9781496430427 | Tyndale Momentum | 4/3/2018 |
United: Captured by God's Vision for Diversity | Trillia J. Newbell | 9780802410146 | Moody Publishers | 3/1/2014 |
Urban Apologetics: Answering Challenges to Faith for Urban Believers | Christopher W. Brooks | 9780825442902 | Kregel Publications | 4/17/2014 |
We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel | Herb Frasier, Dr. Bernard Edward Powers Jr., and Marjory Wentworth | 9780718077310 | Thomas Nelson Publishers | 6/14/2016 |
Weep with Me: How Lament Opens a Door for Racial Reconciliation | Mark Vroegop | 9781433567599 | Crossway | 8/11/2020 |
Welcoming Justice: God's Movement Toward Beloved Community | Charles Marsh and John M. Perkins | 9780830834792 | InterVarsity Press | 11/20/2018 |
While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement | Carolyn McKinstry | 9781414336374 | Tyndale House Publishers | 9/1/2013 |
White Awake: An Honest Look at What It Means to Be White | Daniel Hill | 9780830843930 | InterVarsity Press | 9/19/2017 |
White Picket Fences: Turning toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege | Amy Julia Becker | 9781631469206 | NavPress | 10/2/2018 |
Who Lynched Willie Earle?: Preaching to Confront Racism | Will Willimon | 9781501832512 | Abingdon Press | 2/7/2017 |
Winning the Race to Unity: Is Racial Reconciliation Really Working? | Dr. Clarence Shuler | 9780802481597 | Moody Publishers | 4/1/2003 |
With Justice For All | John M. Perkins | 9780801018169 | Baker Books (Baker Publishing Group) | 2/7/2011 |
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice | Eric Mason; narrated by JD Jackson | 9781545912706 | ChristianAudio | 7/16/2019 |
Woke Church: An Urgent Call for Christians in America to Confront Racism and Injustice | Eric Mason | 9780802416988 | Moody Publishers | 10/2/2018 |
Words to Love By | Rick Warren | 9780310752820 | Zonderkidz | 12/25/18 |
Your Spark | Lisa Leonard | 9780310765936 | Zonderkidz | 10/1/19 |