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This Little Trailblazer: A Girl Power Primer

Written by Joan Holub and Illustrated by Daniel Roode

Learn all about influential women who changed history in this engaging and colorful board book...

Pre-K - K
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The Power of Her Pen

Written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and Illustrated by John Parra

Ethel Payne always had an ear for stories. Seeking truth, justice, and equality, Ethel followed...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Same But Different: Teen Life on the Autism Express

Written by Holly Robinson Peete & Ryan Elizabeth Peete and RJ Peete
Being a teen is hard enough. But when you have autism--or when your brother or sister is struggling with the condition--life can be challenging.
7th - 9th
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M is for Movement, AKA Humans Can't Eat Golf Balls

Written by Innosanto Nagara

At first the protests were in small villages and at universities. But then they spread. People drew...

3rd - 7th
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Rocket Says Speak Up!

Written by Nathan Bryon and Illustrated by Dapo Adeola

When Rocket finds out that her town's library is closing, she knows something must be done. Inspired...

Pre-K - 2nd
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A Queen to the Rescue: The Story of Henrietta Szold, Founder of Hadassah

Written by Nancy Churnin and Illustrated by Yevgenia Nayberg

Henrietta Szold took Queen Esther as a model and worked hard to save the Jewish people. In 1912, she...

3rd - 7th
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It's Your World: Get Informed, Get Inspired & Get Going!

Written by Chelsea Clinton

With an eye toward empowering and inspiring kids, Chelsea Clinton explores some of the biggest...

5th - 10th
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Real Kids, Real Stories, Real Change

Written by Garth Sundem

Eleven-year-old Tilly saved lives in Thailand by warning people that a tsunami was coming. Fifteen...

4th - 8th
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Our Future: How Kids Are Taking Action

Written by Janet Wilson

Young people from across the globe are raising awareness about what issues matter to them most and...

1st - 7th
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Human Kindness: True Stories of Compassion and Generosity that Changed the World

Written by John Francis and Illustrated by Josy Bloggs

Join the Planetwalker, John Francis, on an exploration of kindness, great and small. From the...

3rd - 7th
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Woke: A Young Poet's Call to Justice

Written by Mahogany L. Browne, Elizabeth Acevedo and Olivia Gatwood and Illustrated by Theodore Taylor III

Historically poets have been on the forefront of social movements. Woke is a collection of poems by...

3rd - 6th
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Just Help!: How to Build a Better World by Sonia Sotomayor

Written by Sonia Sotomayor and Illustrated by Angela Dominguez

Every night when Sonia goes to bed, Mami asks her the same question: How did you help today? And...

Pre-K - 3rd
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All the Way to the Top

Written by Annette Bay Pimentel and Illustrated by Nabi Ali

This is the story of a little girl who just wanted to go, even when others tried to stop her.

Jenni...

K - 4th
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Lola Out Loud: Inspired by the Childhood of Activist Dolores Huerta

Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Sara Palacios

Her grandpa calls her “Lolita Siete Lenguas”—Little Lola, Seven Tongues, all fighting to be heard...

Pre-K - 3rd
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Wilma Mankiller (Little People, BIG DREAMS)

Written by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Illustrated by Alexandra Bowman

Growing up, little Wilma was surrounded by her Cherokee heritage. Her parents taught her to be proud...

Pre-K - 2nd
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Sojourner Truth: Ain't I A Woman?

Written by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
A biography of the former slave who became well-known as an abolitionist and advocate of women's...
5th - 6th
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Heroes Of The Environment

Written by Harriet Rohmer
This inspiring book presents the true stories of 12 people from across North America who have done...
4th - 9th

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