Biography & Autobiography - Social Activists
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We Who Believe in Freedom: The Life and Times of Ella Baker
$14.00 Add to cartThe second volume in the True Tales for Young Readers series, this short biography of the civil rights leader is intended for middle school and high school readers. Ella Baker, who grew up in Littleto
- Series: True Tales for Young Readers
- Author: Williams, Lea E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: November 01, 2017
- ISBN10: 0865264880
- Language: English
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Opal Lee and What It Means to Be Free: The True Story of the Grandmother of Juneteenth
$18.99 Add to cartBooklist starred review
Black activist Opal Lee had a vision of Juneteenth as a holiday for everyone. This true story celebrates Black joy and inspires children to see their dreams blossom. Growing up
- Author: Duncan, Alice Faye
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 11, 2022
- ISBN10: 1400231256
- Language: English
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Who Is Malala Yousafzai?
$6.99 Add to cartMalala Yousafzai was a girl who loved to learn but was told that girls would no longer be allowed to go to school. She wrote a blog that called attention to what was happening in her beautiful corner … [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Brown, Dinah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 11, 2015
- ISBN10: 0448489376
- Language: English
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All the Way to the Top: How One Girl’s Fight for Americans with Disabilities Changed Everything
$18.99 Add to cart2021 Schneider Family Book Award Young Children’s Honor Book (American Library Association)
Experience the true story of lifelong activist Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and her participation in the Capitol
- Author: Bay Pimentel, Annette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: March 10, 2020
- ISBN10: 1492688975
- Language: English
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Stand Up!: 10 Mighty Women Who Made a Change
$18.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Eloquent Rage comes a powerful, groundbreaking picture book debut introducing young readers to ten revolutionary Black women — both historical and contem
- Author: Cooper, Brittney
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 02, 2022
- ISBN10: 1338763857
- Language: English
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Fred Korematsu Speaks Up
$20.00 Add to cartWinner, Carter G. Woodson Book Award
Winner, New-York Historical Society Children’s Book Prize
Winner, Social Justice Literature Award
Honor Title, Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
Finalist, 2017 Cybils
- Series: Fighting for Justice #1
- Author: Atkins, Laura
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 30 2017
- ISBN10: 1597143685
- Language: English
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A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington
$19.99 Read moreWinner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award
A singular, richly illustrated picture book biography of Bayard Rustin, the gay Black man behind the March on Washington of 1963, by the acclaimed autho- Author: Weatherford, Carole Boston
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: November 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1250779502
- Language: English
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Who Was Frederick Douglass?
$5.99 Add to cartBorn into slavery in Maryland in 1818, Frederick Douglass was determined to gain freedom–and once he realized that knowledge was power, he secretly learned to read and write to give himself an advant… [more below]
- Series: Who Was?
- Author: Prince, April Jones
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: December 26 2014
- ISBN10: 0448479117
- Language: English
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Right Now!: Real Kids Speaking Up for Change
$17.99 Add to cartA joyful, inspiring picture book that introduces readers to eleven young people from around the world who didn’t wait until they were grown to speak up about things that matter to them and change the
- Author: Paul, Miranda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: September 07, 2021
- ISBN10: 0358137322
- Language: English
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Best Believe: The Tres Hermanas, a Sisterhood for the Common Good
$18.99 Add to cartMeet the Tres Hermanas: Evelina Antonetty, Lillian Lez, and Elba Cabrera. They moved from Puerto Rico to New York City as children and grew up to become leaders in their Bronx community. Evelina,
- Author: Ramos, Nonieqa
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: February 06, 2024
- ISBN10: 1728460441
- Language: English
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I Am Not a Label: 34 Disabled Artists, Thinkers, Athletes and Activists from Past and Present
$23.99 Add to cart* 2021 EUREKA Nonfiction Children’s Honor Book
“An inclusive and upbeat collection ideal for classrooms and libraries.” – School Library Journal In this stylishly illustrated biography anthology, me- Author: Burnell, Cerrie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: July 07, 2020
- ISBN10: 0711247455
- Language: English
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My Selma: True Stories of a Southern Childhood at the Height of the Civil Rights Movement
$16.99 Read morePerfect for fans of Jacqueline Woodson’s Brown Girl Dreaming, debut author Willie Mae Brown crafts an unforgettable memoir about growing up amidst the civil rights movement in a town at the crossroads
- Author: Brown, Willie Mae
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0374390231
- Language: English
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Three Cups of Tea: Young Readers Edition: One Man’s Journey to Change the World… One Child at a Time
$9.99 Read moreThis young readers edition of the worldwide bestseller Three Cups of Tea has been specially adapted for younger readers and updated by Greg Mortenson to bring his remarkable story of humanitarianism u
- Author: Mortenson, Greg
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: February 01, 2009
- ISBN10: 0142414123
- Language: English
