17 must-read nonfiction books like An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Debbie Reese

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An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Debbie Reese

4.36

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peop…

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1. A Young People's History of the United States: Columbus to the War on Terror (For Young People Series)

By: Howard Zinn , Rebecca Stefoff

3.82

Format: None pages,

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
Cover of Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders by Joshua Foer, Dylan Thuras, Ella Morton, None

2. Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

By: Joshua Foer , Dylan Thuras , Ella Morton , None

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscuracelebrates over 600 of the strangest and … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1) by L.A. Meyer

3. Bloody Jack (Bloody Jack, #1)

By: L.A. Meyer

4.00

Format: 205 pages, Paperback

Being an Account of the Curious Adventures of Mary "Jacky" Faber, Ship's Boy Life as a ship's boy a… read more

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  • historical
Cover of A Disability History of the United States by Kim E. Nielsen

4. A Disability History of the United States

By: Kim E. Nielsen

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first book to cover the entirety of disability history, from pre-1492 to the present Disability… read more

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  • american history
  • social justice
  • history
  • nonfiction

5. The Game of Silence

By: Louise Erdrich

3.29

Format: None pages, Paperback

Her name is Omakayas, or Little Frog, because her first step was a hop, and she lives on an island … read more

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6. How I Became a Ghost

By: Tim Tingle

4.31

Format: 517 pages, Hardcover

Told in the words of Isaac, a Choctaw boy who does not survive the Trail of Tears, HOW I BECAME A G… read more

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7. Heather Has Two Mommies

By: Lesléa Newman , Diana Souza

3.00

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

Originally self-published in 1989, Heather Has Two Mommies became the first title in Alyson's newly… read more

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8. We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History

By: Phillip Hoose

3.92

Format: None pages,

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9. I Read It, but I Don't Get It: Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers

By: Ellin Oliver Keene , Cris Tovani

3.17

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

I Read It, but I Don't Get Itis a practical, engaging account of how teachers can help adolescents … read more

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10. This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration

By: Linda Barrett Osborne

3.68

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A 2017 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction finalist! American attitudes toward immigrants are paradoxica… read more

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11. The Harlem Charade

By: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE. Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from t… read more

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12. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

By: Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

4.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoples Today in… read more

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  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
"Of a thousand Red Stick and allied insurgents, eight hundred were killed. [Andrew] Jackson lost forty-nine men."

-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

"Once elected president, Jackson lost no time in initiating the removal of all Indigenous farmers and the destruction of all their towns in the South."

-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

"[Theodore] Roosevelt referred to [Emilio] Aguinaldo as a "renegade Pawnee" and observed that Filipinos did not have the right to govern their country just because they happened to occupy it."

-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

"The global Indigenous cause reached a major milestone in 2007 when the UN General Assembly passed the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Only four members of the assembly voted in oppos…"

-Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz, An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (ReVisioning American History, #3)

13. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans

By: Kadir Nelson

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Kadir Nelson's Heart and Soulis the winner of numerous awards, including the 2012 Coretta Scott Kin… read more

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Cover of Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice by Tommie Smith

14. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice

By: Tommie Smith

4.46

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
Cover of As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock by Dina Gilio-Whitaker

15. As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock

By: Dina Gilio-Whitaker

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of Native peoples' resistance to environmental injustice and land incursions, and a call … read more

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  • history
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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16. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

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  • indigenous
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17. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

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  • historical
Cover of Mycroft and Sherlock (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #2) by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

18. Mycroft and Sherlock (Mycroft Holmes and Sherlock, #2)

By: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel by NBA All-Star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, starring brothers Mycroft and Sherlock Holmes.No… read more

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  • historical
Cover of An African American and Latinx History of the United States (ReVisioning History) by Paul Ortiz

19. An African American and Latinx History of the United States (ReVisioning History)

By: Paul Ortiz

4.25

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An intersectional history of the shared struggle for African American and Latinx civil rights S… read more

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  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • education
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
Cover of The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and his Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West by Malcolm W. Nance

20. The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and his Spies are Undermining America and Dismantling the West

By: Malcolm W. Nance

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A provocative, comprehensive analysis of Vladimir Putin and Russia's master plan to destroy democra… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
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21. The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

By: Ellen Oh

3.46

Format: None pages, None

When a Korean American teenage artist gets sucked into the world of her own web comic, she must fin… read more

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"You wrote me and all these other people into a story that robbed us of our free will. These past few weeks, I felt like someone was forcing me to do things I didn't want to do, feel things I didn't w…"

-Ellen Oh, The Colliding Worlds of Mina Lee

Cover of Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression by Iris Gottlieb

22. Seeing Gender: An Illustrated Guide to Identity and Expression

By: Iris Gottlieb

4.29

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Seeing Gender is an of-the-moment investigation into how we express and understand the complexities… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • social justice
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23. An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Debbie Reese

4.36

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Spanning more than 400 years, this classic bottom-up history examines the legacy of Indigenous peop… read more

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  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • native american
  • education
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • anti racist
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24. Che: A Revolutionary Life

By: Jon Lee Anderson

3.89

Format: 421 pages, Hardcover

The graphic adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara Che Guevar… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal by Eldon Yellowhorn

25. What the Eagle Sees: Indigenous Stories of Rebellion and Renewal

By: Eldon Yellowhorn

4.37

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

"There is no death. Only a change of worlds.” —Chief Seattle [Seatlh], Suquamish Chief … read more

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  • history
  • historical
  • native american
  • indigenous
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
Cover of A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series) by Ronald Takaki

26. A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series)

By: Ronald Takaki

4.30

Format: 385 pages, Kindle Edition

A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki w… read more

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  • american history
  • race
  • history
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • social justice
  • education
Cover of Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior by Carole Lindstrom

27. Autumn Peltier, Water Warrior

By: Carole Lindstrom

4.33

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling picture book author Carole Lindstrom and illustrator Bridget George… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • native american
  • indigenous
Cover of American History: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias) by D.K. Publishing

28. American History: A Visual Encyclopedia (DK Children's Visual Encyclopedias)

By: D.K. Publishing

4.40

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Uncover the key moments that shaped American history in this extensive history encyclopedia for chi… read more

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  • american history
  • history
  • nonfiction
Cover of A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Michael Bronski

29. A Queer History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People)

By: Michael Bronski

3.75

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Queer history didn’t start with Stonewall. This book explores how LGBTQ people have always been a p… read more

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  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • social justice
Cover of Words That Built a Nation: Voices of Democracy That Have Shaped America’s History by Marilyn  Miller

30. Words That Built a Nation: Voices of Democracy That Have Shaped America’s History

By: Marilyn Miller

4.24

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When originally published in 1999, Words That Built a Nation was hailed for bringing together the U… read more

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  • history
  • nonfiction
  • education
Cover of I Have Something to Tell You―For Young Adults: A Memoir by Chasten Glezman Buttigieg

31. I Have Something to Tell You―For Young Adults: A Memoir

By: Chasten Glezman Buttigieg

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An instant New York Times bestseller! “A perfect juxtaposition of ordinary and extraordinary, told … read more

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"A candidate´s identity shouldn´t obscure his politics. It´s policy that shapes the realities of people´s everyday lives."

-Chasten Glezman Buttigieg, I Have Something to Tell You―For Young Adults: A Memoir

15 Top history books like An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States for Young People (ReVisioning History for Young People) by Debbie Reese

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Atlas Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

Joshua Foer , Dylan Thuras , Ella Morton , None

3.92

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A Disability History of the United States

Kim E. Nielsen

4.40

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4.37

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4.47

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The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet

Leah Thomas

4.15

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4.24

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