Social Activists
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Dream March: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the March on Washington
$4.99 Add to cartIntroduce children to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the civil rights movement, and the historic march on Washington with this inspiring biography
Young readers can now learn about one of the greatest- Series: Step Into Reading
- Author: Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 26 2017
- ISBN10: 110193669X
- Language: English
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Surrender: My Journey from Guerrilla to Grandmother
$19.99 Add to cartIn Surrender: My Journey from Guerrilla to Grandmother, Katherine Power recounts the events of her dramatic journey from anti-war activist to revolutionary guerrilla, through 23 years of life on the r
- Author: Power, Katherine
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 246
- Publish Date: September 12, 2023
- ISBN10: 9798988833406
- Language: English
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Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary
$9.99 Add to cartA classic and highly acclaimed biography of civil rights activist Malcolm X, ever more relevant for today’s readers.
As a 14-year-old he was Malcolm Little, the president of his class and a top student
- Author: Myers, Walter Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: December 26 2019
- ISBN10: 1338309854
- Language: English
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Young, Gifted and Black Too: Meet 52 More Black Icons from Past and Present
$24.99 Read moreIn this timely follow-up to the best-selling, genre-defining Young, Gifted and Black, you can meet 52 more Black icons from around the world – this time spanning even more countries and including insp… [more below]
- Series: See Yourself in Their Stories
- Author: Wilson, Jamia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 0711277028
- Language: English
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Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls 2
$35.00 Add to cartA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
This sequel to the sensational New York Times bestseller, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, showcases 100 brand-new bedtime stories of incredible women throughout history- Series: Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls #2
- Author: Favilli, Elena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 21 2017
- ISBN10: 0997895829
- Language: English
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Pride: The Story of Harvey Milk and the Rainbow Flag
$18.99 Add to cartJUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION – Celebrate Pride and it’s iconic rainbow flag–a symbol of inclusion and acceptance around the world– with the very first picture book to tell its remarkable and inspi… [more below]
- Author: Sanders, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 10, 2018
- ISBN10: 0399555315
- Language: English
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Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law
$19.99 Add to cart“This autobiography by a millennial Helen Keller teems with grace and grit.” — O, The Oprah Magazine
“A profoundly important memoir.” — The Times
** As featured in The Wall Street Journal, People, and… [more below]- Author: Girma, Haben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 11 2020
- ISBN10: 1538728737
- Language: English
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The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon: A Graying American Looks Back at His Suburban Boyhood and Wonders What the Hell Happened
$18.99 Add to cartOne of the New Yorker‘s Best Books of 2022
Bill McKibben–award-winning author, activist, educator–is fiercely curious. “I’m curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, America- Author: McKibben, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1250871433
- Language: English
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Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a Former White Nationalist
$18.00 Add to cartThe powerful story of how a prominent white supremacist changed his heart and mind. From the Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, this is a book to help us understand the American moment and to help us be… [more below]
- Author: Saslow, Eli
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 052543495X
- Language: English
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From Here
$18.99 Add to cartIn her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee.
With no word for “g- Author: Mufleh, Luma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: May 16, 2023
- ISBN10: 0593354451
- Language: English
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She Persisted: Wilma Mankiller
$16.99 Read moreInspired by the #1 New York Times bestseller She Persisted by Chelsea Clinton and Alexandra Boiger, a chapter book series about women who spoke up and rose up against the odds–including Wilma Mankill… [more below]
- Series: She Persisted
- Author: Sorell, Traci
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0593403037
- Language: English
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Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
$19.99 Add to cartThe young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller Just Mercy–now a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson and the subject of an HBO docum
- Author: Stevenson, Bryan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 18, 2018
- ISBN10: 0525580034
- Language: English
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Gifts from the Enemy
$13.95 Add to cart“I am an ordinary person with an extraordinary past.”
In this true and moving story, Alter Wiener, a teen Holocaust survivor of five Nazi prison camps during World War II, transports young readers back
- Author: Ludwig, Trudy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 34
- Publish Date: September 3, 2019
- ISBN10: 0578553260
- Language: English
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The Gray Bird Sings
$14.99 Add to cartShe’s the humanitarian compared to Mother Teresa, hailed as the “Hong Kong Angel,” and beloved by her community in Humboldt County. She miraculously survived the worst of brutalities to become a beaco
- Author: Price, Karen M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 254
- Publish Date: October 27 2023
- ISBN10: 1962081001
- Language: English
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I Am Muhammad Ali
$16.99 Add to cartThe American boxing champ and vocal civil rights activist Muhammad Ali is the 27th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may vary)
Muhammad Ali w… [more below]- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0593405854
- Language: English
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Helen Keller
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the true story of Helen Keller.
Little Helen was curious and eager to learn about- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #89
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: October 04 2022
- ISBN10: 0711259542
- Language: English
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Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement
$18.99 Add to cartINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
“Searing. Powerful. Needed.” –Oprah “Sometimes a single story can change the world. Unbound is one of those stories. Tarana’s words are a testimony to liberation and- Author: Burke, Tarana
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 1250621747
- Language: English
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The Long Loneliness: The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist
$16.99 Add to cartThis inspiring and fascinating memoir, subtitled, “The Autobiography of the Legendary Catholic Social Activist,” The Long Loneliness is the late Dorothy Day’s compelling autobiographical testament to
- Author: Day, Dorothy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: September 1, 2009
- ISBN10: 0060617519
- Language: English
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Zev’s Los Angeles: From Boyle Heights to the Halls of Power. a Political Memoir
$25.00 Read moreThis is the story of Zev Yaroslavsky, a young social activist, who became one of Los Angeles’ most powerful and consequential elected officials, taking on established power brokers and sparking major … [more below]
- Author: Yaroslavsky, Zev
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 388
- Publish Date: May 30 2023
- ISBN10: 9.79889E+12
- Language: English
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The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks: Adapted for Young People
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“Jeanne’s book not only inspired the documentary but has been a catalyst in changing our national understanding of Rosa Parks. Highly recommend!”–Soledad O’Brien, executive producer of the Peabody Aw… [more below]- Series: Revisioning History for Young People
- Author: Theoharis, Jeanne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: February 02 2021
- ISBN10: 0807067571
- Language: English
