{"id":1169,"date":"2026-07-15T19:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/?page_id=1169"},"modified":"2026-07-15T19:22:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T19:22:56","slug":"black-canadian-voices","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/black-canadian-voices\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Canadian voices"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1172 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices.png 800w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Black-Canadian-Voices-75x75.png 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" style=\"width:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png 600w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Help your students connect with social emotional learning through relatable fiction featuring young Black Canadians. These YA and middle grade novels share the perspectives of young people as they face the challenges of growing up in modern Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">These easy-to-read short novels feature characters from a variety of Black Canadian backgrounds as they make tough decisions, deal with relationship challenges, and struggle with isolation and social expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\">Not every child is a reader, but for those who are, the easy-to-read books below provide a safe way for you and a student to start a conversation about anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\"><strong>Canadian<\/strong> settings and characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Realistic fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Relatable challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Diverse characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:14px\">Stories featuring main characters who are experiencing anxiety in some form and learn about managing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:23px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/SEL-Black-Canadian-fiction-catalogue.pdf\">Download our <strong>FREE<\/strong> catalogue!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2dc36091ad7fa3b569bbb34078b1a6ef\">Titles featuring young Black 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href=\"https:\/\/formaclorimerbooks.ca\/product\/shades-of-black-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"664\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-664x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-664x1024.jpg 664w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-768x1184.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-996x1536.jpg 996w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-1328x2048.jpg 1328w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199-1140x1758.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417199.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size 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srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-665x1024.jpg 665w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-768x1182.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-998x1536.jpg 998w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-1330x2048.jpg 1330w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076-1140x1755.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459417076.jpg 1655w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/not-talking-about-you\/\">Not Talking About You<\/a><\/strong><br>By Kevin heronJones<br>$14.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416444-1140x1767.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416444.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/half-court-trap\/\">Half-Court Trap<\/a><\/strong><br>By Kevin heronJones<br>$12.95 Paperback<br><strong>SEL SKILL:<\/strong>&nbsp;Self-Awareness<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A thirteen-year-old basketball player struggling with body image and rivalry plots revenge on a teammate, but an unexpected friendship leads him to empathy and self-acceptance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/hoopers\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-661x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-661x1024.jpg 661w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-768x1190.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-991x1536.jpg 991w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-1321x2048.jpg 1321w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352-1140x1767.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/9781459416352.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimer.ca\/childrens\/product\/hoopers\/\"><strong>Hoopers<\/strong><\/a><br>By Johnny 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