2025 Notable Social Studies Trade Books
Book recommendations from social studies educators for librarians, booksellers, educators, parents, and guardians of the best children’s books with social studies content in 2024.
Abzuglutely!
By: Sarah Aronson
Illustrated by:
Andrea D'aquino
Andrea D'aquino
ISBN: 9781635928075
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
All the Pieces—When a Loved One Dies from Substance Use
By: Hallie Riggs
Illustrated by:
Adriana Predoi
Adriana Predoi
ISBN: 9781433842184
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
America’s Dreaming
By: Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by:
Thai My Phuong
Thai My Phuong
ISBN: 9780593658796
Fiction, 4-6, History
Amil And The After
By: Veera Hiranandani
ISBN: 9780525555063
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
And Yet You Shine—The Kohinoor Diamond, Colonization, and Resistance
By: Supriya Kelkar
Illustrated by:
Supriya Kelkar
Supriya Kelkar
ISBN: 9781536228298
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Ánh’s New Word
By: Hanh Bui
Illustrated by:
Bao Luu
Bao Luu
ISBN: 9781250842138
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
Ayo’s Adventure—Acrosss the African Diaspora from Afro to Zulu
By: Ain Heath Drew
Illustrated by:
Erin K. Robinson
Erin K. Robinson
ISBN: 9798888592113
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Back Home—Story Time with My Father
By: Arlène Elizabeth Casimir
Illustrated by:
Ken Daley
Ken Daley
ISBN: 9781536223200
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Ballerina of Auschwitz—Young Adult Edition of The Choice
By: Edith Eva Eger
ISBN: 9781665952552
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Barrio Rising
By: María Dolores Águila
Illustrated by:
Magdalena Mora
Magdalena Mora
ISBN: 9780593462072
Fiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Bea Breaks Barriers!
By: Caitlin Delems
Illustrated by:
Tonya Engel
Tonya Engel
ISBN: 9781635924275
Nonfiction, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Beam Of Light
By: Elisa Boxer
Illustrated by:
Sofia Moore
Sofia Moore
ISBN: 9780593698174
Nonfiction, 4-6, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Before the Ships—The Birth of Black Excellence
By: Maisha Oso
Illustrated by:
Candice Bradley
Candice Bradley
ISBN: 9781338849974
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Bite by Bite—American History through Feasts, Foods, and Side Dishes
By: Marc Aronson
Illustrated by:
Toni Chambers
Toni Chambers
ISBN: 9781665935500
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Food / Cooking
Black History Heroes—Chadwick Boseman
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Black History Heroes—Mae Jemison
By: Chris Singleton with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Adriana Pérez Perales
Adriana Pérez Perales
ISBN: 9781638191780
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Blue Stars
By: Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich Smith
Illustrated by:
Molly Murakami
Molly Murakami
ISBN: 9781536204995
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Border Patrol
By: Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 9781478887768
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Born A Girl—It Takes Courage
By: Alice Dussutour; translated By David Warriner
Illustrated by:
Alice Dussutour
Alice Dussutour
ISBN: 9781459838987
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Born Naughty
By: Jin Wang with Tony Johnston
Illustrated by:
Anisi Baigude
Anisi Baigude
ISBN: 9780593563618
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Cultural Diversity
Bridge Across the Sky
By: Freeman Ng
ISBN: 9781665948593
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Bridges Instead Of Walls
By: Carole Boston Weatherford and Mavis Staples
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9780593624692
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Buffalo Dreamer
By: Violet Duncan
ISBN: 9780593624814
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Call Me Roberto!
By: Nathalie Alonso
Illustrated by:
Rudy Gutierrez
Rudy Gutierrez
ISBN: 9781635928112
Nonfiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Claudette Colvin—I Want Freedom Now!
By: Claudette Colvin and Phillip Hoose
Illustrated by:
Bea Jackson
Bea Jackson
ISBN: 9780374389734
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Codebreaker Charlotte
By: Cedar Wang
Illustrated by:
Cedar Wang
Cedar Wang
ISBN: 9781605379999
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Continental Drifter
By: Kathy Macleod
ISBN: 9781250813749
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
A Crown of Stories—The Life and Language of Beloved Writer Toni Morrison
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Khalif Thompson
Khalif Thompson
ISBN: 9780062911032
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Crowning Glory—A Celebration of Black Hair
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Ekua Holmes
Ekua Holmes
ISBN: 9780763697945
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Daughter of the Light-Footed People—The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez
By: Belen Medina
Illustrated by:
Natalia Rojas Castro
Natalia Rojas Castro
ISBN: 9781665931427
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Day Madear Voted
By: Wade Hudson
Illustrated by:
Don Tate
Don Tate
ISBN: 9780593615744
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Dear Muslim Child
By: Rahma Rodaah
Illustrated by:
Aya Ghanameh
Aya Ghanameh
ISBN: 9780063091993
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Religion / Spirituality
Do You Know Them? Families Lost and Found After the Civil War
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781665913072
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Elinor McGrath, Pet Doctor—The Story of America’s First Female Veterinarian
By: Jacqueline Johnson
Illustrated by:
Alette Straathof
Alette Straathof
ISBN: 9781506492032
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Eloísa’s Musical Window
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
John Parra
John Parra
ISBN: 9781665935289
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
The Enigma Girls—How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II (Scholastic Focus)
By: Candace Fleming
ISBN: 9781338749571
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Evidence! How Dr. John Snow Solved the Mystery of Cholera
By: Deborah Hopkinson
Illustrated by:
Nik Henderson
Nik Henderson
ISBN: 9780593426814
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Fake Chinese Sounds
By: Jing Jing Tsong
Illustrated by:
Jing Jing Tsong
Jing Jing Tsong
ISBN: 9780525553434
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Fastest Drummer—Clap Your Hands for Viola Smith!
By: Dean Robbins
Illustrated by:
Susanna Chapman
Susanna Chapman
ISBN: 9781536224863
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Finding Home—Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary
By: Gwen Agna
Illustrated by:
Shelley Rotner
Shelley Rotner
ISBN: 9780063304178
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Flicker Of Hope
By: Cynthia Harmony
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9780593525760
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
Free to Learn—How Alfredo Lopez Fought for the Right to Go to School
By: Cynthia Levinson
Illustrated by:
Mirelle Ortega
Mirelle Ortega
ISBN: 9781665904278
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Freedom on the Sea
By: Michael Boulware Moore
Illustrated by:
Bryan Collier
Bryan Collier
ISBN: 9781250818355
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Freedom Summer 1964—Turning Point for Voting Rights
By: Ngeri Nnachi
ISBN: 9781669062097
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Freedom’s Game
By: Rosanne Tolin
Illustrated by:
Vali Mintzi
Vali Mintzi
ISBN: 9781478876199
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Future Tense
By: Martha Brockenbrough
ISBN: 9781250765925
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Technology / Inventions
Gifts from the Garbage Truck—A True Story About the Things We (Don’t) Throw Away
By: Andrew Larsen
Illustrated by:
Oriol Vidal
Oriol Vidal
ISBN: 9781728283517
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The Girl Who Fought Back—Vladka Meed and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Scholastic Focus)
By: Joshua M. Greene
ISBN: 9781338880519
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
The Girl Who Sang
By: Estelle Nadel with Bethany Strout
Illustrated by:
Sammy Savos
Sammy Savos
ISBN: 9781250247773
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Great Minds of Science (Black Lives #1)—A Nonfiction Graphic Novel
By: Tonya Bolden
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9781419752698
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Hair Like Obama’s, Hands Like Lebron’s—A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771484
Nonfiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Heroes of World War II—25 True Stories of Unsung Heroes Who Fought for Freedom
By: Jarret Keene
Illustrated by:
Roberto Gualberto
Roberto Gualberto
ISBN: 9781638191711
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
The History of Information
By: Chris Haughton
Illustrated by:
Chris Haughton
Chris Haughton
ISBN: 9780744091915
Nonfiction, 7-12, Technology / Inventions
Home In A Lunchbox
By: Cherry Mo
Illustrated by:
Cherry Mo
Cherry Mo
ISBN: 9780593661345
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
Hooray for She, He, Ze, and They!
By: Lindz Amer
Illustrated by:
Kip Alizadeh
Kip Alizadeh
ISBN: 9781665931144
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, LGBTQIA+
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
By: Tony Keith Jr.
ISBN: 9780063296008
Nonfiction, Teen, Biography / Memoir
I Am Osage—How Clarence Tinker Became the First Native American Major General
By: Kim Rogers
Illustrated by:
Bobby Von Martin
Bobby Von Martin
ISBN: 9780063081161
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
I Am Ruth Bader Ginsburg
By: Brad Meltzer
Illustrated by:
Christopher Eliopoulos
Christopher Eliopoulos
ISBN: 9780593533338
Fiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
I Heard
By: Jaha Nailah Avery
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781623543822
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Jimmy’s Rhythm & Blues—The Extraordinary Life of James Baldwin
By: Michelle Meadows
Illustrated by:
Jamiel Law
Jamiel Law
ISBN: 9780063273474
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Kindred Spirits—Shilombish Ittibachvffa
By: Leslie Stall Widener
Illustrated by:
Johnson Yazzie
Johnson Yazzie
ISBN: 9781623543969
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Let Us March On! James Weldon Johnson and the Silent Protest Parade
By: Yohuru Williams
Illustrated by:
Xia Gordon
Xia Gordon
ISBN: 9781665902786
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Let’s Fly
By: Chana Stiefel
Illustrated by:
Shamar Knight-Justice
Shamar Knight-Justice
ISBN: 9780593532133
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Let’s Go / haw êkwa!
By: Julie Flett
Illustrated by:
Julie Flett
Julie Flett
ISBN: 9781771646109
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Libertad
By: Bessie Flores Zaldívar
ISBN: 9780593696125
Fiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Lost at Windy River—A True Story of Survival
By: Trina Rathgeber
Illustrated by:
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
Alina Pete; coloring by Jillian Dolan
ISBN: 9781459832268
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
Lupita’s Brown Ballet Slippers
By: Steena Hernandez
Illustrated by:
Melissa Castillo
Melissa Castillo
ISBN: 9781506495767
Fiction, 4-6, Art / Performing Arts
Made in Asian America—A History for Young People
By: Erika Lee and Christina Soontornvat
ISBN: 9780063242937
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Immigrant Experience
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School
By: Traci Huahn
Illustrated by:
Michelle Jing Chan
Michelle Jing Chan
ISBN: 9780593644027
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
A Map for Falasteen
By: Maysa Odeh
Illustrated by:
Aliaa Betawi
Aliaa Betawi
ISBN: 9781250896704
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Immigrant Experience
Max In The House Of Spies
By: Adam Gidwitz
ISBN: 9780593112083
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Meena’s Saturday
By: Kusum Mepani
Illustrated by:
Yasmeen Ismail
Yasmeen Ismail
ISBN: 9780593110317
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Block Looks Like
By: Janelle Harper
Illustrated by:
Frank Morrison
Frank Morrison
ISBN: 9780593526309
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
My Lost Freedom—A Japanese American WWII Story
By: George Takei
Illustrated by:
Michelle Lee
Michelle Lee
ISBN: 9780593566350
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
My Name Is Long As A River
By: Suma Subramaniam
Illustrated by:
Tara Anand
Tara Anand
ISBN: 9780593522936
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
Not Another Banned Book
By: Dana Alison Levy
ISBN: 9780593649053
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Not Far From Here
By: Nydia Armendia-Sanchez
Illustrated by:
Devon Holzwarth
Devon Holzwarth
ISBN: 9781536227062
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Noura’s Crescent Moon
By: Zainab Khan
Illustrated by:
Nabila Adani
Nabila Adani
ISBN: 9781536224740
Fiction, 4-6, BIPOC Characters and Creators
On All Other Nights—A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories
By: Editor Chris Baron, Joshua S. Levy and Naomi Milliner
Illustrated by:
Shannon Hochman
Shannon Hochman
ISBN: 9781419767296
Fiction, 7-12, Religion / Spirituality
Outspoken—Paul Robeson, Ahead of His Time; A One-Man Show
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781536212976
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Papa and Pearl—A Tale About Divorce, New Beginnings, and Love That Never Changes
By: Annette M. Clayton
Illustrated by:
Kim Barnes
Kim Barnes
ISBN: 9798885544511
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Family / Community
Pearl—A Graphic Novel
By: Sherri L. Smith
Illustrated by:
Christine Norrie
Christine Norrie
ISBN: 9781338029420
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Pedal, Balance, Steer
By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
Alison Jay
Alison Jay
ISBN: 9781635926828
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
A Plate of Hope
By: Erin Frankel
Illustrated by:
Paola Escobar
Paola Escobar
ISBN: 9780593380574
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Poemhood–Our Black Revival
By: Edited by Amber McBride, Erica Martin, and Taylor Byas
ISBN: 9780063225282
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Quiet Night, My Astronaut—The First Days (and Nights) of the War in Ukraine
By: Oksana Lushchevska
Illustrated by:
Kateryna Stepanishcheva
Kateryna Stepanishcheva
ISBN: 9781668936818
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Race to the Truth—Borderlands and the Mexican American Story
By: David Dorado Romo
ISBN: 9780593567753
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Race to the Truth—Exclusion and the Chinese American Story
By: Sarah-SoonLing Blackburn
ISBN: 9780593567630
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Rainbow Allies—The True Story of Kids Who Stood against Hate
By: Nancy Churnin
Illustrated by:
Izzy Evans
Izzy Evans
ISBN: 9781506488448
Nonfiction, 4-6, LGBTQIA+
The Ramadan Drummer
By: Sahtinay Abaza
Illustrated by:
Dinara Mirtalipova
Dinara Mirtalipova
ISBN: 9781478879145
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Remember My Story—A Girl, a Holocaust Survivor, and a Friendship That Made History
By: Claire Sarnowski with Sarah Durand
ISBN: 9780316592895
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Biography / Memoir
The Rez Doctor
By: Gitz Crazyboy
Illustrated by:
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
Veronika Barinova, Azby Whitecalf, and Toben Racicot
ISBN: 9781553799245
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Careers / Hobbies
Rollin’ on Down the Line—Lady Bird Johnson’s 1964 Whistle-Stop Tour for Civil Rights
By: Helen Kampion and Reneé Critcher Lyons
Illustrated by:
Erin McGuire
Erin McGuire
ISBN: 9781534113015
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, History
Samba! The Heartbeat of a Community—Ailton Nuñes’s Musical Journey
By: Philip Hoelzel
Illustrated by:
Andre Ceolin
Andre Ceolin
ISBN: 9781534112957
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Saturdays at Harlem Grown—How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
By: Tony Hillery
Illustrated by:
Jessie Hartland
Jessie Hartland
ISBN: 9781665929783
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Family / Community
Saudade—Our Longing for Brazil
By: Ana Crespo
Illustrated by:
André Ceolin
André Ceolin
ISBN: 9780823452293
Fiction, 4-6, Immigrant Experience
The Sculptors of Light
By: Margarita Engle
Illustrated by:
Cecilia Puglesi
Cecilia Puglesi
ISBN: 9781478879602
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Seeker of Truth—Kailash Satyarthi’s Fight to End Child Labor
By: Srividhya Venkat
Illustrated by:
Danica da Silva Pereira
Danica da Silva Pereira
ISBN: 9781499815696
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Sharing Shalom
By: Danielle Sharkan
Illustrated by:
Selina Alko
Selina Alko
ISBN: 9780823455560
Fiction, 4-6, Religion / Spirituality
She Spoke Too—14 More Women Who Raised Their Voices and Changed the World
By: Manuela Bernardi and Kathy McMillan
Illustrated by:
Becky Thorns
Becky Thorns
ISBN: 9781641707510
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Simone
By: Viet Thanh Nguyen
Illustrated by:
Minnie Phan
Minnie Phan
ISBN: 9781662651199
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Sports / Games / Recreation
Skybound!
By: Sue Ganz-schmitt
Illustrated by:
Iacopo Bruno
Iacopo Bruno
ISBN: 9781635928150
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
The Sole Man—Jan Matzeliger’s Lasting Invention
By: Shana Keller
Illustrated by:
Stephen Costanza
Stephen Costanza
ISBN: 9781534113008
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Solstice—Around the World on the Longest, Shortest Day
By: Jen Breach
Illustrated by:
[Multiple]
[Multiple]
ISBN: 9781913750787
Nonfiction, 4-6, Science / Nature
Stealing Little Moon—The Legacy of the American Indian Boarding Schools (Scholastic Focus)
By: Dan Sasuweh Jones
ISBN: 9781338889475
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
Stitches of Tradition (Gashkigwaaso Tradition)
By: Marcie Rendon
Illustrated by:
Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
Mangeshig Pawis-Steckley
ISBN: 9780063218680
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Family / Community
Swinging Into History
By: Karen L. Swanson
Illustrated by:
Laura Freeman
Laura Freeman
ISBN: 9781635928136
Nonfiction, 7-12, History
Tamales For Christmas
By: Stephen Briseño
Illustrated by:
Sonia Sánchez
Sonia Sánchez
ISBN: 9780593647813
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Food / Cooking
They Call Me Teach—Lessons in Freedom
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
Illustrated by:
James E. Ransome
James E. Ransome
ISBN: 9780763681555
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
This Opening Sky
By: Kelly Hollman And Charlotte Watson Sherman
ISBN: 9781638192152
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
Toypurina—Japchivit Leader, Medicine Woman, Tongva Rebel
By: Cheyenne M. Stone and Glenda Armand
Illustrated by:
Katie Dorame
Katie Dorame
ISBN: 9781499814668
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
The Tree Of Life
By: Elisa Boxer
Illustrated by:
Alianna Rozentsveig
Alianna Rozentsveig
ISBN: 9780593617120
Nonfiction, 4-6, History
Tricky Chopsticks
By: Sylvia Chen
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781665921497
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Ukraine—Remember Also Me—Testimonies from the War
By: George Butler
Illustrated by:
George Butler
George Butler
ISBN: 9781536240436
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, History
The Unboxing of a Black Girl
By: Angela Shanté
ISBN: 9798890039538
Nonfiction, Teen, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Voice Of Hope
By: Nadia Salomon
Illustrated by:
London Ladd
London Ladd
ISBN: 9780593525913
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
Wanjiku, Child of Mine
By: Ciiku Ndung'u-case
Illustrated by:
Karen Vermeulen
Karen Vermeulen
ISBN: 9781960803016
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Warrior on the Mound
By: Sandra W. Headen
ISBN: 9780823453788
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
We Are Golden—27 Groundbreakers Who Changed the World
By: Eva Chen
Illustrated by:
Sophie Diao
Sophie Diao
ISBN: 9781250879912
Nonfiction, 4-6, Biography / Memoir
We Are the Builders!
By: Deepa Iyer
Illustrated by:
Romina Galotta
Romina Galotta
ISBN: 9781665932431
Fiction, 4-6, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
We Sing from the Heart—How the Slants(r) Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Victor Bizar Gómez
Victor Bizar Gómez
ISBN: 9781636550879
Nonfiction, 7-12, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
What Happened on Thursday? A Nigerian Civil War Story
By: Ayo Oyeku
Illustrated by:
Lydia Mba
Lydia Mba
ISBN: 9781662504020
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
What Makes Us Human
By: Victor D.O. Santos
Illustrated by:
Anna Forlati
Anna Forlati
ISBN: 9780802856258
Fiction, 4-6, Cultural Diversity
When Beavers Flew
By: Kristen Tracy
Illustrated by:
Luisa Uribe
Luisa Uribe
ISBN: 9780593647523
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Science / Nature
When We Flew Away—A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary
By: Alice Hoffman
ISBN: 9781338856941
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Historical Fiction
Whose Right Is It? The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equality
By: Hana Bajramovic
ISBN: 9781250225276
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Government / Politics / Law
Why We Dance—A Story of Hope and Healing
By: Deidre Havrelock
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9781419756672
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
Wild at Heart—The Story of Olaus and Mardy Murie, Defenders of Nature
By: Evan Griffith
Illustrated by:
Anna Bron
Anna Bron
ISBN: 9781534112919
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
With Twice the Love, Dessie Mei
By: Justina Chen
ISBN: 9780063306523
Fiction, 7-12, Teen, Family / Community
Your Vote Matters
By: Rebecca Katzman
Illustrated by:
Ellen Duda
Ellen Duda
ISBN: 9781339046495
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Government / Politics / Law
