Social Activists
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Martin Luther King Jr.
$15.99 Add to cartIn this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring minister and civil rights activi… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #33
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 07 2020
- ISBN10: 0711245673
- Language: English
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The Light That Shines Forever: The True Story and Remarkable Rescue of 669 Children on the Eve of World War II
$18.99 Add to cartIn 1938, Nicky Winton, a young London stockbroker, traveled to Prague. Momentous changes were happening in Europe and Nicky wanted to experience them for himself. But he was unprepared for what he saw… [more below]
- Author: Warner, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 19 2023
- ISBN10: 1639931392
- Language: English
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My Family Divided: One Girl’s Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope
$9.99 Add to cartDiane Guerrero, the star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, presents her personal story in this middle-grade memoir about her parents’ deportation and the nightmarish struggles of undocum
- Author: Guerrero, Diane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 16, 2019
- ISBN10: 125030878X
- Language: English
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Call Him Jack: The Story of Jackie Robinson, Black Freedom Fighter
$21.99 Read moreAn enthralling, eye-opening portrayal of this barrier-breaking American hero as a lifelong, relentlessly proud fighter for Black justice and civil rights.
According to Martin Luther King, Jr., Jackie- Author: Williams, Yohuru
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: September 20 2022
- ISBN10: 0374389950
- Language: English
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We Have a Dream: Meet 30 Young Indigenous People and People of Color Protecting the Planet
$17.99 Read moreThirty young environmental activists share their dreams with voice of a generation Mya-Rose Craig
Indigenous people and people of color are disproportionately affected by climate change. And yet they a
- Author: Craig, Mya-Rose
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: April 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1419756664
- Language: English
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Please Don’t Cut the Baby: A Nurse’s Memoir
$21.99 Add to cartMarilyn Fayre Milos was a nursing student on the obstetrical unit in 1979 when she first witnessed a baby being circumcised. The only person to step forward to comfort the infant as it writhed and scr
- Author: Milos, Marilyn Fayre
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 316
- Publish Date: 20-Feb-24
- ISBN10: 1950495493
- Language: English
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Nobody Needs to Know: A Memoir
$16.99 Add to cartFrom intersex activist Pidgeon Pagonis comes a candid and life-affirming true story of identity, lies, family secrets, and the healing power of truth.
Pidgeon Pagonis always felt like their life was a
- Author: Pagonis, Pidgeon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 235
- Publish Date: August 15, 2023
- ISBN10: 1542029457
- Language: English
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Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body
$16.99 Add to cartA memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body tha
- Author: Taussig, Rebekah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: 6-Jul-21
- ISBN10: 0062936808
- Language: English
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Angela Davis: An Autobiography
$28.95 Add to cart“An activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend.”
–Ibram X. KendiThis beautiful new edition of Angela Davis’s classic Autobiography features an expansive new introduction by the author.
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- Author: Davis, Angela Y.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: January 18, 2022
- ISBN10: 1642595683
- Language: English
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The Kneeling Man: My Father’s Life as a Black Spy Who Witnessed the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
$27.00 Read moreBCALA Literary Award Winner
The intimate and heartbreaking story of a Black undercover police officer who famously kneeled by the assassinated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr–and a daughter’s quest fo- Author: Seletzky, Leta McCollough
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1640094725
- Language: English
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How to Be a (Young) Antiracist
$19.99 Read moreThe #1 New York Times bestseller that sparked international dialogue is now a book for young adults! Based on the adult bestseller by Ibram X. Kendi, and co-authored by bestselling author Nic Stone, H… [more below]
- Author: Kendi, Ibram X.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: January 31 2023
- ISBN10: 0593461606
- Language: English
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A Plate of Hope: The Inspiring Story of Chef José Andrés and World Central Kitchen
$18.99 Add to cartA moving picture book biography about chef Jos? Andr?s, who, along with his World Central Kitchen organization, is sure to inspire kids to help out in their own communities.
Jos? Andr?s’s love of cook- Author: Frankel, Erin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: February 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0593380576
- Language: English
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Angela Davis: An Autobiography
$22.95 Add to cart“An activist. An author. A scholar. An abolitionist. A legend.”
–Ibram X. KendiThis beautiful new edition of Angela Davis’s classic Autobiography features an expansive new introduction by the author.
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- Author: Davis, Angela Y.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 392
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 1642598984
- Language: English
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Food for Hope: How John Van Hengel Invented Food Banks for the Hungry
$19.99 Add to cartHunger continues to be an international problem. This true story of how one ordinary person did something extraordinary shows how everyone can do something to make a difference.
Readers will feel en
- Author: Gottesfeld, Jeff
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 02 2023
- ISBN10: 195435424X
- Language: English
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Bonhoeffer Bible Study Guide: The Life and Writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
$14.99 Add to cartIn this four-session video-based small group Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately), New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas will help you discover the major themes of Dietrich Bonhoe
- Author: Metaxas, Eric
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: February 11, 2014
- ISBN10: 1595555889
- Language: English
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The Dissident: Alexey Navalny: Profile of a Political Prisoner
$30.00 Add to cartA news-driven biography of Vladimir Putin’s nemesis Alexey Navalny– lawyer, blogger, anti-corruption crusader, protest organizer, political opposition leader, mayoral and presidential candidate, camp
- Author: Herszenhorn, David
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 1538709457
- Language: English
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Finding Home: Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary
$19.99 Add to cartIn this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices–who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that t
- Author: Agna, Gwen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 09, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063304171
- Language: English
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Tomorrow Begins Now: Teen Heroes Who Faced Down Injustice
$15.99 Add to cartAre you ready to change the world? The eleven teen activists in this book were!
Tomorrow Begins Now: Teen Heroes Who Faced Down Injustice tells the inspiring stories of activists fighting for their ci
- Author: Deakin, Ava Lorelei
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 12, 2022
- ISBN10: 9798885045377
- Language: English
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
$5.99 Add to cartThe most effective method used to influence children to read is to incorporate the information that interests them the most. National Geographic Readers are educational, high-interest, and comprehensi… [more below]
- Series: Readers BIOS
- Author: Jazynka, Kitson
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: December 26 2012
- ISBN10: 1426310870
- Language: English
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Shining a Light: Celebrating 40 Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Changed the World
$18.99 Read more“A collective biography of 40 influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, from Kalpana Chawla to The Rock to Tammy Duckworth, whose historical contributions readers may not know but whose light… [more below]
- Author: Bybee, Veeda
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: March 28 2023
- ISBN10: 0358539358
- Language: English
