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injustice

Books about injustice for readers of all ages.

Cover of Shadow of the gallows

Shadow of the gallows

Terry Deary

Ages 10–14injusticesurvival

Cover of Anne Frank

Anne Frank

John F. Wukovits

Ages 10–16courageresilience

Cover of Wildthorn

Wildthorn

Jane Eagland

Ages 13–18identityresilience

Cover of The trail on which they wept

The trail on which they wept

Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler

Ages 10–14historyresilience

Cover of Paper wishes

Paper wishes

Lois Sepahban

Ages 9–14resiliencefamily

Cover of A diamond in the desert

A diamond in the desert

Kathryn Fitzmaurice

Ages 10–14resiliencefamily

Cover of Salem Witch (My Side of the Story)

Salem Witch (My Side of the Story)

Patricia Hermes

Ages 9–14historyinjustice

Cover of When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

When the Cherry Blossoms Fell

Jennifer Maruno

Ages 10–16racismfamily

Cover of The Tale of Birle

The Tale of Birle

Cynthia Voigt

Ages 11–16freedomself-discovery

Cover of Just Mercy - A True Story of the Fight for Justice [adaptation]

Just Mercy - A True Story of the Fight for Justice [adaptation]

Bryan Stevenson

Ages 12–18justicecourage

Cover of A child in prison camp

A child in prison camp

Shizuye Takashima

Ages 10–16historyfamily

Cover of The invisible thread

The invisible thread

Yoshiko Uchida

Ages 10–16resiliencefamily

Cover of The Bomb

The Bomb

Theodore Taylor, Taylor, Theodore

Ages 10–16historysurvival

Cover of Give Me Liberty

Give Me Liberty

L. M. Elliott

Ages 10–14freedomcourage

Cover of Chains

Chains

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 12–18freedomslavery

Cover of Barbed wire baseball

Barbed wire baseball

Marissa Moss, Yuko Shimizu

Ages 8–12resiliencehope

Cover of I Am Not a Number

I Am Not a Number

Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer, Kacer Kathy, Gillian Newland, Muriel Sawyer, Geraldine McLeod, Isabelle Allard

Ages 7–12cultural identityresilience

Cover of Holes (Scholastic Bookfiles)

Holes (Scholastic Bookfiles)

Monique Vescia, Eric Brace, Marvin Terban

Ages 9–14friendshipperseverance

Cover of Tunnels of treachery

Tunnels of treachery

Mary Harelkin Bishop

Ages 10–16historysurvival

Cover of Journey to Topaz

Journey to Topaz

Yoshiko Uchida

Ages 9–14familyresilience

Cover of Dear America

Dear America

Lisa Rowe Fraustino

Ages 10–14prejudiceinjustice

Cover of Tituba of Salem Village

Tituba of Salem Village

Ann Lane Petry

Ages 11–16resilienceinjustice

Cover of A Timeline History of the Trail of Tears

A Timeline History of the Trail of Tears

Alison Behnke

Ages 9–14historyresilience

Cover of An uninterrupted view of the sky

An uninterrupted view of the sky

Melanie Crowder

Ages 12–18family bondsinjustice