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by Jason Reynolds When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints. |
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American Street by Ibi ZoboiSeparated from her detained mother after moving from Haiti to America, Fabiola struggles to navigate the home of her loud cousins and a new school on Detroit's gritty west side, where a surprising romance and a dangerous proposition challenge her ideas about freedom.
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America by Ibi ZoboiEdited by the National Book Award finalist and featuring contributions by a prestigious group of best-selling, award-winning and emerging African American young-adult authors, a timely literary collection shares modern insights into what it is like to be young and Black in today’s America.
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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi AdeyemiComing of age in a land where her magi mother was killed by the zealous king's guards along with other former wielders of magic, Zélie embarks on a journey alongside her brother and a fugitive princess to restore her people's magical abilities.
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Dear Martin by Nic StoneProfiled by a racist police officer in spite of his excellent academic achievements and Ivy League acceptance, a disgruntled college youth navigates the prejudices of new classmates and his crush on a white girl by writing a journal to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the hopes that his iconic role model's teachings will be applicable half a century later.
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The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasSixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
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Piecing Me Together by Renée WatsonTired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, high school junior Jade would rather participate in the school's amazing Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
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We Are Not Yet Equal: Understanding Our Racial Divide by Carol AndersonFrom the end of the Civil War to the tumultuous issues in America today, an acclaimed historian reframes the conversation about race, chronicling the powerful forces opposed to black progress in America.
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Bamboo People: A Novel by Mitali PerkinsTwo Burmese boys, one a Karenni refugee and the other the son of an imprisoned Burmese doctor, meet in the jungle and must learn to trust each other in order to survive.
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Harbor Me by Jacqueline WoodsonThe National Ambassador for Young People's Literature and author of the National Book Award-winning Brown Girl Dreaming traces the experiences of a group of kids who meet weekly to support each other through their struggles with racism, a parent's imprisonment, financial setbacks and other challenges.
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Illegal by Eoin ColferResolved to join the siblings who left months earlier, 12-year-old Ebo ventures through the Sahara and the dangerous streets of Tripoli before embarking on a hazardous voyage from Ghana to a safe haven in Europe.
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The Silence of Malka by Jorge ZentnerA sweeping and poignant story of Ashkenazi Jews fleeing the Russian pogroms at the end of the 19th Century, as well as a parable of the making of a modern society and the extent to which religion and mysticism meet. Inspired by a story told to the author by his grandmother. For the family of the little red-headed Malka, trading the Russian shtetl for the Argentine pampas isn't so easy. Even in a country eager to populate its vast territories, the immigrants discover that their new home isn't the promised land. They encounter hostility from both man and nature, as they struggle through droughts and locusts in an attempt to cultivate the arid soil. When misery pushes them to the extreme, Malka's uncle is visited by the prophet Elias, who advises that he create a Golem--the mythical creature fashioned from earth and endowed with life by engraving on his body the word Emet ("Truth")--to pose as a man and aid the immigrants. When years later the adult Malka is visited by Elias, the events of her youth force her to decide whether or not she can maintain her silence--with fate and divine justice hanging in the balance.
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The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown Starting in 2011, refugees flood out of war-torn Syria in Exodus-like proportions. The surprising flood of victims overwhelms neighboring countries, and chaos follows. Resentment in host nations heightens as disruption and the cost of aid grows. By 2017, many want to turn their backs on the victims. The refugees are the unwanted. Don Brown depicts moments of both heartbreaking horror and hope in the ongoing Syrian refugee crisis. Shining a light on the stories of the survivors, The Unwanted is a testament to the courage and resilience of the refugees and a call to action for all those who read.
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Asking For It by Louise O'neilOne night in a small town in County Cork, where everyone knows everyone, things spiral terrifyingly out of control. This stage adaptation of the devestating novel. Shines an unflinching light on the experience of a young woman whose life is changed for ever by a horrific act of violence.
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Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring BlakeWhen Mara's twin brother Owen is accused of rape by her friend Hannah, Mara is forced to confront her feelings about her family, her sense of right and wrong, a trauma from her past, and the future with her girlfriend, Charlie.
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The Leading Edge of Now by Marci Lyn CurtisWhen orphaned Grace returns to New Harbor to live with her estranged uncle Rusty, she is forced to face all she has lost--her best friend, her boyfriend and any memory about the night that sexual assault changed her forever--as she seeks to find her truth, face her truth and speak her truth.
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The Nowhere Girls by Amy Lynn ReedThree misfit girls come together to avenge the rape of a girl none of them knew and in the process start a movement that transforms the lives of everyone around them.
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The Opposite of Innocent by Sonya SonesAn novel in verse by the award-winning author of Stop Pretending follows the wrenching experiences of a 14-year-old girl who finds herself trapped in an abusive relationship with a family friend twice her age.
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Some Boys by Patty Blount Shunned by her friends and even her father after she accuses the town golden boy of rape, Grace wonders if she can ever trust Ian, a classmate who is funny, kind, and has secrets of his own.
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Speak by Laurie Halse AndersonA traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.
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Shout: A Poetry Memoir by Laurie Halse AndersonA poetic memoir and urgent call-to-action by the award-winning author of Speak blends free-verse reflections with deeply personal stories from her life to rally today's young people to stand up and fight the abuses, censorship and hatred of today's world.
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Things We Haven't Said: Sexual Violence Survivors Speak Out by Erin MoultonThings We Haven't Said is a powerful collection of poems, essays, letters, vignettes and interviews written by a diverse group of impressive adults who survived sexual violence as children and adolescents. Structured to incorporate creative writing to engage the reader and informative interviews to dig for context, this anthology is a valuable resource of hope, grit and honest conversation that will help teens tackle the topic of sexual violence, upend stigma and maintain hope for a better future.
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Tradition by Brendan KielyAt Fullbrook Academy, where tradition reigns supreme, James Baxter and Jules Devereux take on privilege, sexism, and the importance of consent.
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Watch Us Rise by Renée WatsonFed up with gender imbalances at their progressive NYC high school, two friends start a women’s rights club and post poems, essays and videos online until their work goes viral, compelling the principal to shut them down.
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The Way I Used to Be by Amber SmithAfter being raped as a freshman by her best friend's brother, Eden navigates the pain of trauma and broken friendship and finds her entire life shaped by that one night as she moves through high school.
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What They Don't Know by Nicole MaggiAlternating journal entries chronical the powerful fight for Mellie's right to choose after she becomes pregnant by rape.
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#NeverAgain: ANew Generation Draws the Line by David HoggTwo survivors of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, offer an in-depth look at the creation of the #NeverAgain movement, which advocates for tighter gun regulations to prevent gun violence.
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That Night by Amy GilesThe year since a mass shooting shook their Queens neighborhood has played out differently for Jess and Lucas, both of whom were affected by that night in eerily similar and deeply personal ways.
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We say #neverAgain: Reporting by the Parkland Student Journalists by Melissa FalkowskiStudent reporters from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, recall the attack on their school, describe recovery efforts and their classmates' part in the struggle for gun control, and discuss their roles as journalists.
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Bernie Sanders Guide to Political revolution by Bernard SandersExplores how readers can create a better tomorrow, discussing the current system of policy and government, sharing how to change the system from within, and providing information on organizations to get involved with.
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A Girl's Guide to Joining the Resistance: A Feminist Handbook on Fighting for Food by Emma GrayIdeally suited to gift-giving, a guide for prospective activists by the Executive Women's Editor at HuffPost shares background information on key issues affecting today's women, insights into how to recognize bogus news, advice for navigating critical friends and practical guidelines for how to get and stay involved.
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How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation by Maureen JohnsonFeaturing contributions by such high-profile individuals as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Javier Muñoz and Rosie O'Donnell as well as many of today's most popular young-adult writers, an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope reveals how today's young people can make a difference in the face of discrimination.
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Steal this Country: a Handbook for Resistance, Persistence, and Fixing Almost Anything by Alexandra StyronA book inspired by Abbie Hoffman’s radical classic Steal This Book offers a stirring call for citizen activism surrounding progressive issues including climate change, racial justice, women’s rights and more, introducing each chapter with an original, full page comic and a summary, and “how-to” advice at the end of the book.
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You are Mighty: A guide to Changing the World by Caroline PaulShares tips and inspiration for aspiring activists, offering anecdotes about young activists from different world regions and historical periods while outlining a range of legal activist tactics.
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