Social Activists
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Choosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement (Caldecott Honor Book)
$19.99 Read moreA Caldecott-honor winning picture book biography of the mother of Emmett Till, and how she channeled grief over her son’s death into a call to action for the civil rights movement.
Mamie Till-Mobley is- Author: Joy, Angela
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 06 2022
- ISBN10: 1250220955
- Language: English
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I Am Ruby Bridges
$18.99 Add to cartRuby Bridges tells her story as never before and shares the events of the momentous day in 1960 when Ruby became the first Black child to integrate the all-white William Franz Elementary as a six year
- Author: Bridges, Ruby
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: September 06, 2022
- ISBN10: 1338753886
- Language: English
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Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
$18.99 Add to cartEmmanuel Ofosu Yeboah’s inspiring true story–which was turned into a film, Emmanuel’s Gift, narrated by Oprah Winfrey–is nothing short of remarkable.
Born in Ghana, West Africa, with one deformed l- Author: Thompson, Laurie Ann
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: January 06, 2015
- ISBN10: 044981744X
- Language: English
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I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.
$16.99 Add to cartThe eighth biography in this New York Times bestselling series features one of America’s greatest civil rights heroes, Martin Luther King, Jr. (Cover may vary)
As a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 05, 2016
- ISBN10: 0525428526
- Language: English
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How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
$19.99 Add to cartPoet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia
- Author: Keith Jr, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 06, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063296004
- Language: English
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Malala’s Magic Pencil
$17.99 Add to cartNobel Peace Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Malala Yousafzai’s first picture book, inspired by her own childhood.
Malala’s first picture book will inspire young readers everywhere- Author: Yousafzai, Malala
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 17, 2017
- ISBN10: 0316319570
- Language: English
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For the Right to Learn: Malala Yousafzai’s Story
$31.32 Read moreShe grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. Discover Malala’s story through this powerful narrative telling, and come to see how one brave … [more below]
- Series: Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books
- Author: Langston-George, Rebecca
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 01 2015
- ISBN10: 1491460717
- Language: English
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I Will Always Write Back: How One Letter Changed Two Lives
$12.99 Add to cartThe New York Times bestselling true story of an all-American girl, a boy from Zimbabwe, and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.
It started as an assignment. Caitlin had never even he- Author: Ganda, Martin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: May 03, 2016
- ISBN10: 0316241334
- Language: English
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This Penis Business: A Memoir
$22.99 Add to cartCIRCUMCISION CUTS THROUGH US ALL. In her eye-opening memoir, Georganne Chapin exposes the business of medical circumcision. This unnecessary and most common pediatric surgery in the United States perm… [more below]
- Author: Chapin, Georganne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 338
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1950495450
- Language: English
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Birding to Change the World: A Memoir
$29.99 Add to cartIn this uplifting memoir, a professor and activist shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment.
Trish O’Kane is an accidental ornithologist. In her nearly t
- Author: O’Kane, Trish
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: February 27, 2024
- ISBN10: 0063223147
- Language: English
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Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story
$34.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER – Bono–artist, activist, and the lead singer of Irish rock band U2–has written a memoir: honest and irreverent, intimate and profound, Surrender is the story of the remark… [more below]
- Author: Bono
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 576
- Publish Date: November 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 0525521046
- Language: English
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John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community
$35.00 Add to cartThe first full-length biography of civil rights hero and congressman John Lewis
“The perfect book, at the right time.”–Michael Henry Adams, The Guardian For six decades John Robert Lewis (1940-2020)- Series: Black Lives
- Author: Arsenault, Raymond
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 588
- Publish Date: January 16, 2024
- ISBN10: 0300253753
- Language: English
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Dirtbag: Essays
$28.00 Read moreThe victories and failures of millennial socialism, as told by the writer who lived it.
Amber A’Lee Frost came to New York City from her home state of Indiana as a working class activist (and member of- Author: Frost, Amber A’Lee
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 05 2023
- ISBN10: 1250269628
- Language: English
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Young and Restless: The Girls Who Sparked America’s Revolutions
$29.00 Read moreNPR’s Books We Love 2023
Glamour’s “The 15 Best Nonfiction Books of 2023, So Far” Vogue’s “Best Books of 2023 (So Far)” Town & Country’s “The Best Books of 2023″ A “heartening inspiration”(The New Yor- Author: Kahn, Mattie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: June 13 2023
- ISBN10: 059329906X
- Language: English
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Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues: The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
$19.99 Add to cartCelebrate James Baldwin’s one-hundredth birthday anniversary with the first-ever illustrated biography of this legendary writer, orator, activist, and intellectual.
Before he became a writer, James “Ji
- Author: Meadows, Michelle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: January 30 2024
- ISBN10: 0063273470
- Language: English
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Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
$18.99 Add to cartAs featured on Humans of New York
“Hartland’s joyful folk-art illustrations bop from the gray-toned jazzy vibrancy of a bustling city neighborhood to the colorful harvest of a lush urban farm.” —The- Series: Harlem Grown
- Author: Hillery, Tony
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: August 18, 2020
- ISBN10: 1534402314
- Language: English
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Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
$12.99 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: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: December 03, 2019
- ISBN10: 0593177045
- Language: English
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Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice
$12.99 Add to cartBryan Stevenson’s incredible fight to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality comes to life in this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller th
- Author: Stevenson, Bryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 10, 2019
- ISBN10: 0525580069
- Language: English
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On the Tip of a Wave: How AI Weiwei’s Art Is Changing the Tide
$18.99 Add to cart2023 CA Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award Silver Medal
2024 NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Recommended Title
Starred Review from Kirkus Reviews
Starred Review from Publishers Weekly
Starred Review from Sc
- Author: Ho, Joanna
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: October 31, 2023
- ISBN10: 1338715941
- Language: English
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My Little Golden Book about Martin Luther King Jr.
$5.99 Add to cartLearn all about Martin Luther King Jr. Day with this Little Golden Book biography all about the civil rights leader! The perfect introduction to nonfiction for preschoolers.
This Little Golden Book c- Series: Little Golden Book
- Author: Bader, Bonnie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: December 24 2018
- ISBN10: 0525578706
- Language: English
