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The first step: how one girl put segregation on trial
By Susan E. Goodman, E. B. Lewis. 2016
Recounts the story of four-year-old Sarah Roberts, an African American girl who took her fight to court in order to…
integrate a local white school in Boston. Discusses how the mid-nineteenth-century case set the tone for equality in education. For grades 2-4. 2016Angel Island: gateway to Gold Mountain
By Russell Freedman. 2013
Recounts the history of the Angel Island Immigration Station. The San Francisco Bay island served as an entry point for…
half a million Asian immigrants to the United States in the early twentieth century. Highlights life in the detention barracks, interrogations, and the hardships the immigrants endured. For grades 5-8. 2013The Borden murders: Lizzie Borden & the trial of the century
By Sarah Elizabeth Miller. 2016
Recounts the events and the trial of Lizzie Borden (1860-1927), after she was accused of brutally murdering her father and…
stepmother with an axe in Massachusetts in 1892. Some violence. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2016I am Jazz!
By Jazz Jennings, Jessica Herthel, Shelagh McNicholas. 2014
Autobiography of Jazz Jennings, who recounts her early awareness that she is a girl in spite of male anatomy, and…
the acceptance she finds through a wise doctor who explains her natural transgender status. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2014Game changer: John McLendon and the secret game (Carolrhoda Picture Books)
By John Coy, Randy DuBurke. 2015
Recounts the secret 1944 basketball game between the North Carolina College of Negroes team, the Eagles, and the Duke University…
Medical School team. Prohibited to play each other because of segregation, Duke was finally introduced to the fast-break playing style led by Eagles' Coach McLendon--revolutionizing the game. For grades K-3. 2015My name is Truth: the life of Sojourner Truth
By Ann Turner, Ann Warren Turner, James Ransome. 2015
The art of the possible: an everyday guide to politics
By Edward Keenan, Julie McLaughlin. 2015
An introduction to politics and why we need it. Includes topics such as why we form societies, the basic types…
of governments, the power of public opinion, types of rhetoric, and more. Provides several case studies and a glossary. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2015Voice of freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, spirit of the civil rights movement
By Carole Boston Weatherford, Ekua Holmes. 2015
Collection of poems inspired by the life and work of civil-rights advocate Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977). Taken together, they recount…
Hamer's life in Mississippi as the youngest of twenty children, her personal life, and her activism and political party work. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2015Racial profiling and discrimination: your legal rights (Know Your Rights)
By Corinne Grinapol. 2016
Guide to how to protect and fight for your human rights in a broken criminal-justice system. Provides examples and statistics…
on students who have been unjustly stopped by police and expelled from schools because of racial profiling and discrimination. For junior and senior high readers. 2015Drama, rumors & secrets: staying true to yourself in changing times (Smart girl's guide)
By Nancy Holyoke. 2015
The amazing age of John Roy Lynch (Incredible Lives for Young Readers)
By Chris Barton, Don Tate. 2015
Short biography of John Roy Lynch (1847-1939), one of the first African Americans elected to the United States Congress. Recounts…
his childhood in slavery, how his passion led him to being appointed justice of the peace, and his success as a politician for the people. For grades 2-4. 2015Yoga for your mind and body: a teenage practice for a healthy, balanced life (Switch. Yoga for you)
By Rebecca Rissman. 2015
Teen guide that presents yoga techniques and poses to promote brain power, stress relief, strength, and fitness. Also discusses incorporating…
different props to assist in asana and the practice of meditation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Separate is never equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
By Duncan Tonatiuh. 2014
Recounts how young Sylvia Mendez and her brothers wanted to go to the school closest to their new home in…
California but were told they must attend a Mexican school. Their family organized, sued, and helped end segregation in the state. For grades 2-4 and older readers. 2014What we stand for: The Kids' Book of Citizenship (What We Stand For)
By Anders Hanson. 2015
Six books that teach younger readers about the importance of supporting essential values. Collection includes Do Something for Others, Everyone…
is Equal, Keeping the Peace, Land of the Free, No Bullies Allowed!, and Stand Up For Yourself. For grades 2-4. 2014Because they marched: the people's campaign for voting rights that changed America
By Russell Freedman. 2014
Award-winning author tells the story of the 1965 march for voting rights that went from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama--a pivotal…
event in the civil rights movement. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2014Why do we fight?: conflict, war, and peace
By Niki Walker. 2013
Guide for understanding the differences between battles, protests, standoffs, and strikes. On the surface, a battle and a protest don't…
seem to have much in common, but they're really just two ways of handling a dispute. Provides global conflicts as examples. For grades 5-8. 2013Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated…
high school in Virginia in 1951, and explains how her actions helped fuel the civil rights movement. For grades 5-8. 2014Guides to helping children make good decisions emphasize positive traits such as respect, responsibility, empathy, and honesty. Includes different scenarios--such…
as whether it is okay to tell a friend's secret, and ways to stop bullying--as well as activities and glossaries. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2014Sit-in: how four friends stood up by sitting down
By Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney. 2010
Greensboro, North Carolina; 1960. Recounts the historic protest led by four African American friends--David, Joseph, Franklin, and Ezell--who sat down…
at a Woolworth's "whites only" lunch counter to challenge the injustice of segregation. For grades K-3 and older readers. 2010Do you wonder why?: how to answer life's tough questions
By David Pouilloux, François Cointe, Kate Moloney. 2012
Advice for teens on growing up and discovering the real you. Topics include body image, school, relationships, friends, and more.…
Concentrates on the themes of staying true to oneself, building confidence, and trying new things. Translated from French by Willard Wood. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2006