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speaking up

Books about speaking up for readers of all ages.

Cover of Listen to your smart voice and stay safe!

Listen to your smart voice and stay safe!

Sharon Nemeth Murch

Ages 4–8safety awarenesstrusting instincts

Cover of A Telling Time

A Telling Time

Irene N. Watts

Ages 4–8couragepurim

Cover of Pepito's Speech at the United Nations

Pepito's Speech at the United Nations

Margaret R. Moore, Anne Bowen

Ages 6–10peacecourage

Cover of See No Evil

See No Evil

Anne E. Schraff

Ages 14–18couragesocial responsibility

Cover of Something bad happened

Something bad happened

Debra Whiting Alexander

Ages 4–10trauma and healingemotions

Cover of Touching Snow

Touching Snow

M. Sindy Felin

Ages 12–18familyresilience

Cover of Talks All Day has the courage to speak

Talks All Day has the courage to speak

Carilyn, Rae Alarid, Marilyn, Fae Markel

Ages 8–12couragespeaking up

Cover of Raise Your Hand

Raise Your Hand

Alice Paul Tapper

Ages 4–8confidencespeaking up

Cover of Minnie Mcclary Speaks Her Mind

Minnie Mcclary Speaks Her Mind

Valerie Hobbs

Ages 9–13self-confidencespeaking up

Cover of Getting ready for court

Getting ready for court

Lynn M Copen

Ages 8–14courageunderstanding the legal system

Cover of When she hollers

When she hollers

Cynthia Voigt

Ages 14–18survivalresilience

Cover of Mia's secret

Mia's secret

Peter Ledwon

Ages 4–8safetytrust

Cover of Call Me Hope

Call Me Hope

Gretchen Olson

Ages 10–14resiliencehope

Cover of Don't Hurt Laurie!

Don't Hurt Laurie!

Willo Davis Roberts

Ages 10–15child abuseresilience

Cover of The revealers

The revealers

Doug Wilhelm

Ages 10–14bullyingfriendship

Cover of Sam speaks out

Sam speaks out

Linda Sky Grossman, Petra Bockus

Ages 4–8body safetyspeaking up

Cover of The Goose Girl

The Goose Girl

Shannon Hale

Ages 10–16identitycourage

Cover of The Way I Used To Be

The Way I Used To Be

Amber Smith

Ages 14–18trauma and healingidentity

Cover of Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

Don't You Dare Read This, Mrs. Dunphrey

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Ages 11–15family secretschild abuse

Cover of What if the teacher calls on me?

What if the teacher calls on me?

Alan Gross, Mike Venezia

Ages 5–8school anxietyconfidence

Cover of Monday's Not Coming

Monday's Not Coming

Tiffany D. Jackson

Ages 14–18friendshipmissing persons

Cover of Not in Room 204

Not in Room 204

Shannon Riggs

Ages 4–8body safetypersonal boundaries