This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce
4.47
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourte…
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1. Betty Before X
By: Ilyasah Shabazz , Renée Watson
4.11
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A powerful middle-grade novel about the childhood activism of Betty Shabazz, Malcolm X's wife, writ… read more
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- historical
- african american
- middle grade
- childrens
2. I Lived on Butterfly Hill
By: Marjorie Agosín , E.M. O'Connor
2.50
Format: 62 pages, ebook
An eleven-year-old's world is upended by political turmoil in this "lyrically ambitious tale of exi… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
3. The Boy in the Black Suit
By: Jason Reynolds
3.46
Format: 103 pages, Hardcover
Just when seventeen-year-old Matt thinks he can't handle one more piece of terrible news, he meets … read more
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- african american
4. Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint
By: Nadia Bolz-Weber
3.97
Format: 434 pages, Hardcover
Foul-mouthed and heavily tattooed, former standup comic-turned-Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber wea… read more
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5. El Deafo
By: Cece Bell , None
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At… read more
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6. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with… read more
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7. Prairie Lotus
By: Linda Sue Park
4.29
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
8. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
4.48
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
9. All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.51
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
An account of the amazing Thai cave rescue told in a you-are-there style that blends suspense, scie… read more
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- middle grade
- nonfiction
- history
- childrens
10. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
11. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
12. Me: Moth
By: Amber McBride
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A debut YA novel-in-verse that is both a coming-of-age and a ghost story. Moth has lost her fami… read more
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- poetry
"Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
"Places we decide to stop. Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia: Where Thomas Jefferson committed several sins; we go to stomp on hateful plantation ground."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
13. The Undefeated
By: Kwame Alexander
4.66
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
This poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma… read more
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- poetry
- biography
- history
- childrens
- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
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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- biography
- history
- memoir
- historical
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
15. Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna (Petra Luna, #1)
By: Alda P. Dobbs
4.26
Format: 273 pages, Hardcover
It is 1913, and twelve-year-old Petra Luna's mama has died while the Revolution rages in Mexico. Be… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
16. All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story. Graphic Novel
By: Mary Downing Hahn
3.80
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
In this eerie full-color graphic novel adaptation of one of award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn'… read more
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- childrens
17. Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and The War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America
By: Gail Jarrow
4.01
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Gail Jarrow explores the famous War of the Worlds radio broadcast from 1938. She highlights the art… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
18. A Most Tolerant Little Town: A Forgotten Story of Desegregation in America
By: Rachel Louise Martin
4.22
Format: 384 pages, ebook
An intimate portrait of a small town living through tumultuous times, this propulsive piece of forg… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- social justice
19. This Promise of Change: One Girl’s Story in the Fight for School Equality
By: Jo Ann Allen Boyce
4.47
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In 1956, one year before federal troops escorted the Little Rock 9 into Central High School, fourte… read more
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- poetry
- biography
- memoir
- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- social justice
- african american
20. The Things We Miss
By: Leah Stecher
4.24
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
J.P. Green has always felt out of step. She doesn't wear the right clothes, she doesn't say the rig… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"At some point you have to figure out who you are. Are you someone who picks themselves back up? Are you someone who learns how to handle hardship and losing friendships, and keep going? Do you know h…"-Leah Stecher, The Things We Miss
"I always wanted magic to be real, and now I know that this world is much stranger and more miraculous than it appears. But I believe, more than I believe anything else, that the true miracle and beau…"-Leah Stecher, The Things We Miss
