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social justice

Books about social justice for readers of all ages.

Cover of A Shout in the Sunshine

A Shout in the Sunshine

Mara W. Cohen Ioannides

Ages 9–14prejudicefamily

Cover of Anthem

Anthem

Deborah Wiles

Ages 10–16activismcoming of age

Cover of Torchlight

Torchlight

Carol Otis Hurst

Ages 9–13prejudiceirish american identity

Cover of Cloud 9

Cloud 9

Alex Campbell

Ages 13–18death and griefjournalism and truth

Cover of Brave girl

Brave girl

Michelle Markel

Ages 5–10couragesocial justice

Cover of African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

African-Americans in the thirteen colonies

Deborah Kent

Ages 9–14historyafrican-american heritage

Cover of The Third Act

The Third Act

John Wilson, Xiaoming Yao

Ages 14–18history and memorycultural identity

Cover of The Walls of Cartagena

The Walls of Cartagena

Julia Durango

Ages 10–14historyresilience

Cover of Bleak House

Bleak House

Gill Tavner

Ages 9–13orphanssocial justice

Cover of Forge (Seeds of America #2)

Forge (Seeds of America #2)

Laurie Halse Anderson

Ages 12–18freedomidentity

Cover of Fashion fighter

Fashion fighter

Deborah O'Dowd

Ages 9–14activismcivil rights

Cover of Tyler Johnson was here

Tyler Johnson was here

Jay Coles

Ages 14–18grief and lossidentity

Cover of Dark harvest

Dark harvest

Brent K. Ashabranner

Ages 10–15migrant laborfamily

Cover of Horrors of history

Horrors of history

T. Neill Anderson

Ages 10–15labor rightssocial justice

Cover of Pitiful Criminals

Pitiful Criminals

Greg Bottoms

Ages 15–18family violencejuvenile delinquency

Cover of Sparks fly upward

Sparks fly upward

Carol Matas

Ages 10–14prejudicefamily

Cover of City of grit and gold

City of grit and gold

Maud Macrory Powell

Ages 9–14historylabor rights

Cover of Darkness

Darkness

Anne E. Schraff

Ages 13–18prejudicediscrimination

Cover of The girl on the outside

The girl on the outside

Mildred Pitts Walter

Ages 10–15school integrationrace relations

Cover of North Town

North Town

Lorenz B. Graham

Ages 10–14race relationsidentity

Cover of Threat!

Threat!

Karen Doherty

Ages 8–12couragehistory

Cover of Trouble at the Mill (My Side of the Story)

Trouble at the Mill (My Side of the Story)

Philip Wooderson

Ages 9–14labor rightssocial justice

Cover of Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Jack Rummel, Heather Lehr Wagner

Ages 10–16biographycivil rights

Cover of The Diary of Ma Yan

The Diary of Ma Yan

Ma Yan, Pierre Haski

Ages 9–15educationpoverty