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Fight for Your Right: Teen Activism
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I rise
by Marie Arnold
When her activist mother, who founded the“See Us” movement, is shot by police during a protest in their Harlem community, 14-year-old Ayo must decide if she has the strength to pick up where her mother left off. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Aquarian dawn : a novel
by Ebele Chizea
In Nigeria-born, America-based author Ebele Chizea's stunning debut novel, teenager Ada and her mother flee the civil war of their West African home and come to America in 1966, where Ada soon discovers-and blossoms within-the US counterculture movement, developing a drive for anti-war activism which she takes with her back to Nabuka only to uncover new truths about herself as well as family secrets that threaten to shatter her plans for the future.
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Does my body offend you?
by Mayra Cuevas
When outspoken feminist rebel Ruby McAllster stands up for a girl being humiliated into covering up, they become the leaders of the school's dress code rebellion, which forces them to face their own insecurities, biases, privileges and the ups-and-downs of newfound friendship. Simultaneous eBook.
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Don't ask me where I'm from
by Jennifer De Leon
Reinventing herself at a privileged white suburban high school to get by in the face of escalating racial tensions, a first-generation American-LatinX teen is forced to take a stand when she discovers that her absent father cannot legally return home. A first novel. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Global warning
by Steven Frank
Sixth grader Sam Warren and his friends take it upon themselves to save the planet and, with the help of a retired kids' rights lawyer, set out to amend the U.S. Constitution, embarking on an amazing journey across America. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The feminist agenda of Jemima Kincaid
by Kate Hattemer
Hating school dance traditions that make girls desperate for dates and disallow gender-diverse students, a young feminist lands on the prom committee and suggests creative new approaches at the same time she becomes estranged from her best friend. By the author of The Vigilante Poets of Selwyn Academy. Simultaneous eBook.
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The silence that binds us
by Joanna Ho
When her brother's suicide results in racial accusations being hurled against her parents for putting too much“pressure” on him, Maybelline Chen challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing and decides to speak out despite the consequences. 50,000 first printing.
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Six angry girls
by Adrienne Kisner
When her promising senior year is upended by devastating setbacks, including her expulsion from the Mock Trial team that voted girls out after she spent three years leading it to success, Raina finds a new sense of purpose at a politically active craft store, where she becomes inspired to create a rival all-girls team. Simultaneous eBook.
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Destination unknown
by Bill Konigsberg
In 1987 NYC, when Micah and C.J. start dating after meeting at a club, their relationship is tested, strained, pushed and pulled as their lives become more and more entangled in the AIDS epidemic laying waste to their community. Simultaneous eBook.
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The awakening of Malcolm X
by Ilyasah Shabazz
A fictionalized account of Malcolm X's adolescent years in prison, written by his daughter and a Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award-winning author, depicts Malcolm Little's struggles with race, politics, religion and justice before his emergence as a civil rights leader. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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A wish in the dark
by Christina Soontornvat
Escaping from the prison where he was born, Pong discovers harrowing truths about the gap between the world's privileged ruling class and impoverished laborers, while the prison warden's daughter who is hunting him uncovers other daunting secrets. Simultaneous eBook.
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Watch us rise
by Renâee Watson
Fed 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. Co-written by the Newbery Honor-winning author of This Side of Home. Simultaneous eBook.
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