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What you put on the Internet may stay there forever. So how can you protect your online reputation? What can…
you to do keep your identity safe? Learn how to be a smart user of technology, why watching what you post is important, and what to do if someone misuses your informationThe Black Lives Matter movement
By Peggy J. Parks. 2018
Explores the Black Lives Matter movement that was launched in 2013 to address civil rights issues against African American citizens.…
Covers the divide between black citizens and the police, the formation of the movement, its detractors, and law enforcement accountability. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2018Soñadores
By Yuyi Morales. 2018
Author and illustrator, a Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpré Award recipient, reflects on her own immigration journey from Mexico to…
America. Her feelings of isolation disappear after she discovers the wonders of a public library. Spanish language. 2018Just ask!: be different, be brave, be you
By Rafael López, Sonia Sotomayor. 2019
Peace, love, action!: everyday acts of goodness from A to Z
By Tanya Zabinski. 2019
Profiles twenty-six renowned social reformers and activists. Each profile includes a section to inspire young readers to take tangible actions…
to build a sustainable, just, and loving world. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2019Trans teen survival guide
By Fox Fisher, Owl Fisher, Owl. 2019
Trans youth activists provide advice to young adults about navigating life as a trans teen. Topics include coming out, hormone…
therapy, surgeries, dating, and the importance of self-care and helping others. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high readers. 2019Let 'er buck!: George Fletcher, the people's champion
By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, Gordon C. James. 2019
Explores the legacy of black cowboy George Fletcher, who bonded with horses at an early age. When he unfairly lost…
the 1911 Pendleton Round-Up to a white man, the outraged audience declared Fletcher as People's Champion and honor him to this day. For grades 3-6. 2019Alice Paul and the fight for women's rights: from the vote to the equal rights amendment
By Deborah Kops. 2017
Recounts the work and accomplishments of suffragist and activist Alice Paul (1885-1977). She was the leader of the National Women's…
Party and the author of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2017Brown v. Board of Education: a fight for simple justice
By Susan Goldman Rubin. 2016
Recounts the many legal cases leading up to the Supreme Court decision to end school segregation in the United States.…
Discusses the work of key players such as Thurgood Marshall and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). For grades 6-9. 2016Out of wonder: poems celebrating poets
By Kwame Alexander, Marjory Wentworth, Chris Colderley, Ekua Holmes. 2017
A collection of twenty poems by Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, and Marjory Wentworth, written in tribute to well-known poets from…
around the world. Pays homage to Langston Hughes, Sandra Cisneros, Maya Angelou, Rumi, and more. For grades 4-7. 2017Strong inside: the true story of how Perry Wallace broke college basketball's color line
By Andrew Maraniss. 2017
Adaptation for a younger audience of a biography of Perry Wallace (born 1948), the first African American offered a sports…
scholarship in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) of the NCAA. Discusses the challenges he faced on campus during the civil rights movement. For grades 6-9. 2017A shelter in our car
By Monica Gunning. 2014
Since she left Jamaica for America after her father died, Zettie has lived in a car with her mother while…
they both go to school and plan for a real home. For preschool-grade 2. 2004Provides advice on school, self-confidence, and the changing relationships with peers, teachers, and parents that emerge during middle school. Uses…
activities to encourage students to put their experiences in perspective and to feel comfortable with who they are. For grades 5-8. 2016Blood brother: Jonathan Daniels and his sacrifice for civil rights
By Rich Wallace, Sandra Neil Wallace. 2016
Biography of white seminary student and freedom fighter Jonathan Daniels, who traveled to Selma, Alabama, in 1965 to help black…
residents register to vote. Later, while assisting in the civil rights movement in Lowndes, Alabama, Daniels was shot and killed. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016Black lives matter (Special Reports)
By Sue Bradford Edwards. 2016
Explores police shootings and vigilante violence toward African Americans in the United States, community reactions, activist-driven protests, and court proceedings…
surrounding the trials. Highlights the origins of the Black Lives Matter movement, and a call for change. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2016Rising above: how 11 athletes overcame challenges in their youth to become stars
By Gregory Zuckerman, Elijah Zuckerman, Gabriel Zuckerman. 2016
Profiles eleven athletes, using personal accounts to highlight the struggles they faced before becoming role models later in life. For…
example, NBA star Caron Butler broke out of the cycle of drugs and crime because of his determination to live a productive life. For grades 5-8. 2016Half-truths and brazen lies: an honest look at lying
By Kira Vermond, Clayton Hanmer. 2016
Overview of the history of lying. Discusses the conditions and circumstances that promote certain types of lies and liars--even those…
who can make careers out of untruthfulness. Provides insight into how to spot liars and falsehoods in your everyday activities, and more. For grades 4-7. 2016The 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. 2016