Search by: Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Anger is a Gift
By: Mark Oshiro
ISBN: 9781250167033
Fiction, Prose, Teen (12+), Death / Grief / Loss
The President Sang Amazing Grace
By: Zoe Mulford
Illustrated by:
Jeff Scher
Jeff Scher
ISBN: 9781944903848
Nonfiction, Picture Book, 5–7, Death / Grief / Loss
Shorellines
By: Ruth Ennis
ISBN: 9781915071989
Fiction, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Teen (12+), Fantasy
Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring. Love and Family
By: Carolyn Roberts
Illustrated by:
Kelsey Mata Foote
Kelsey Mata Foote
ISBN: 9781778540905
Fiction, Picture Book, 3–5, Family / Community
Dear Manny
By: Nic Stone
ISBN: 9780593308011
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Fight for the Right to Read: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Sit-Down Strike for Library Reading Equality
By: Jeff Gottesfeld & Michelle Y. Green
Illustrated by:
Kim Holt
Kim Holt
ISBN: 9781954354333
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
She Speaks: The Women of Norse Myths in their Own Words
By: Honor Cargill-Martin
Illustrated by:
Pauliina Hannuniemi
Pauliina Hannuniemi
ISBN: 9781917366083
Nonfiction, 9–12, Illustrated Prose, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Aarzu All Around
By: Marzieh Abbas
ISBN: 9781665970419
Fiction, 9–12, Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Adi of Boutanga: A Story from Cameroon
By: Alain Serge Dzotap
Illustrated by:
Marc Daniau
Marc Daniau
ISBN: 9780802856296
Fiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Athlete is Agender
By: Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby
ISBN: 9780316572002
Nonfiction, 9–12, Anthology / Collection, Biography / Memoir
Climate Is Just the Start
By: Mikaela Loach
ISBN: 9780593897324
Nonfiction, 9–12, Prose, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
By: Kim Chi & Stephan Lee
Illustrated by:
Utomaru
Utomaru
ISBN: 9781536236705
Fiction, 9–12, Graphic Novel, Books / Reading
Leyendas/Legends: 60 Latine People Who Changed the World
By: Mónica Mancillas
Illustrated by:
Isadora Zeferino
Isadora Zeferino
ISBN: 9781797211985
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Banned Together: Our Fight for Readers’ Rights
By: Ashley Hope Pérez
ISBN: 9780823458301
Fiction, Teen (12+), Anthology / Collection, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Student Government
By: Dave Justus & Lilah Sturges
Illustrated by:
Joe Eisma
Joe Eisma
ISBN: 9781545816103
Fiction, Teen (12+), Graphic Novel, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Sunrise on the Reaping (A Hunger Games Novel)
By: Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 9781546171461
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Dystopian / Speculative / Alternative History
Miya Wears Orange
By: Wanda John-Kehewin
Illustrated by:
Erika Rodriguez Medina
Erika Rodriguez Medina
ISBN: 9781774921258
Fiction, 5–7, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
A Flea For Justice: Marian Wright Edelman Stands Up for Change
By: Valerie Bolling
Illustrated by:
TeMika Grooms
TeMika Grooms
ISBN: 9781623545826
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Never Silent: A Hiroshima Survivor’s Story
By: Setsuko Thurlow and Kathy Lowinger
Illustrated by:
Michelle Theodore
Michelle Theodore
ISBN: 9781773219851
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Fred Flips
By: Frederick Richard with Ryan G. Van Cleave
Illustrated by:
Darcie Olley
Darcie Olley
ISBN: 9781638192299
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the Land
By: Vivian Kirkfield
Illustrated by:
Rebecca Gibbon
Rebecca Gibbon
ISBN: 9781662680458
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Frida Kahlo’s Flower Crown: A Picture Book
By: Nydia Armendia-Sánchez
Illustrated by:
Loris Lora
Loris Lora
ISBN: 9781949480351
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Prince Among Slaves: The Remarkable True Story of an African Prince Enslaved in Mississippi, and His Journey Home
By: N. H. Senzai
Illustrated by:
Anna Rich
Anna Rich
ISBN: 9781984816986
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Game Changers: Stories of Hijabi Athletes from around the World
By: Charlene Smith
Illustrated by:
Natalya Tariq
Natalya Tariq
ISBN: 9781459838048
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Sports / Games / Recreation
Remember Who You Are
By: Leona Prince and Gabrielle Prince
Illustrated by:
Sara General
Sara General
ISBN: 9781459840317
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Girls on the Rise
By: Amanda Gorman
Illustrated by:
Loveis Wise
Loveis Wise
ISBN: 9780593624180
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Rise Up!: 25 Powerful Protests in American History
By: Rachel C. Katz
Illustrated by:
Sophie Bass
Sophie Bass
ISBN: 9798888593684
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Girls with Goals
By: Clelia Castro-Malaspina
ISBN: 9781836001898
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Rosa by Any Other Name
By: Hailey Alcaraz
ISBN: 9780593525579
Fiction, 0-3, Prose, Historical Fiction
The ABCs of Women’s History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523523290
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
The House on the Canal
By: Thomas Harding
Illustrated by:
Britta Teckentrup
Britta Teckentrup
ISBN: 9781536240702
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, History
Ruby Bridges: A Talk with My Teacher
By: Ruby Bridges
Illustrated by:
Trudy Tran
Trudy Tran
ISBN: 9781338753943
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Allyship as Action: 7 Ways to Advocate for Others
By: Tanya Boteju
Illustrated by:
Bithi Sutradhar
Bithi Sutradhar
ISBN: 9781459840478
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
How the Word Is Passed (Adapted for Young Readers): Remembering Slavery and How it Shaped America
By: Clint Smith, adapted by Sonja Cherry-Paul
ISBN: 9780316578509
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
The Sacred Stone Camp
By: Rae Rose
Illustrated by:
Aly McKnight
Aly McKnight
ISBN: 9780593696637
Nonfiction, Teen, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
America Gives Thanks
By: Bob McKinnon
Illustrated by:
Thai My Phuong
Thai My Phuong
ISBN: 9780593658819
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
A Hug Like Michelle’s, a Voice Like Beyoncé’s: A Picture Book
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
Savanna Durr
Savanna Durr
ISBN: 9781419771507
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies
By: Margi Preus
Illustrated by:
Jaime Zollars
Jaime Zollars
ISBN: 9781419756719
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Arm in Arm: The Grimké Sisters’ Fight for Abolition and Women’s Rights
By: Angelica Shirley Carpenter
ISBN: 9798765627433
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
I Love Salmon and Lampreys
By: Brook Thompson
Illustrated by:
Anastasia Khmelevska
Anastasia Khmelevska
ISBN: 9781597146685
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
This Skirt Won’t Work
By: Jennifer Cooper
Illustrated by:
Eva Byrne
Eva Byrne
ISBN: 9781728267845
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Ballet Brown (An Original Picture Book)
By: Bellen Woodard
Illustrated by:
Fanny Liem
Fanny Liem
ISBN: 9781546134077
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Picture Book, Cultural Diversity
If You Were a Kid at the March on Washington
By: Aaron Talley and Josh Gregory
Illustrated by:
Ana Latese
Ana Latese
ISBN: 9781546136231
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
Unstoppable John: How John Lewis Got His Library Card—and Helped Change History
By: Pat Zietlow Miller
Illustrated by:
Jerry Jordan
Jerry Jordan
ISBN: 9780593524909
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots
By: Sylvia Rodriguez
Illustrated by:
Sylvia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781623545901
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Library in the Woods
By: Calvin Alexander Ramsey
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9781541599123
Fiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
We Are American, Too
By: Kristen Mei Chase
Illustrated by:
Jieting Chen
Jieting Chen
ISBN: 9780374390211
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Dream a Dress, Dream a Poem: Dressmaker and Poet, Myra Viola Wilds (A Picture Book)
By: Nancy Johnson James
Illustrated by:
Diana Ejaita
Diana Ejaita
ISBN: 9781951836535
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Make Good Trouble
By: Jamia Wilson
Illustrated by:
Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
ISBN: 9780744092196
Nonfiction, 7-12, Chapter Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Where Are the Women?: The Girl Scouts’ Campaign for the First Statue of Women in Central Park
By: Janice Hechter
Illustrated by:
Janice Hechter
Janice Hechter
ISBN: 9781643713809
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Dreams to Ashes: The 1871 Los Angeles Chinatown Massacre
By: Livia Blackburne
Illustrated by:
Nicole Xu
Nicole Xu
ISBN: 9798765627228
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, History
Mariam’s Dream: The Story of Mariam Al-Shaar and Her Food Truck of Hope
By: Leila Boukarim
Illustrated by:
Sona Avedikian
Sona Avedikian
ISBN: 9781797222332
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Women Who Dared: 52 Stories of Fearless Daredevils, Adventurers, and Rebels
By: Linda Skeers
Illustrated by:
Livi Gosling
Livi Gosling
ISBN: 9781728297781
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Chapter Book, Biography / Memoir
Fanny’s Big Idea: How Jewish Book Week Was Born
By: Richard Michelson
Illustrated by:
Alyssa Russell
Alyssa Russell
ISBN: 9798217003259
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Maya Angelou Finds Her Voice
By: Connie Roop and Peter Roop
Illustrated by:
Noa Denmon
Noa Denmon
ISBN: 9781481449267
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The World Entire: A True Story of Extraordinary World War II Rescue
By: Elizabeth Brown
Illustrated by:
Melissa Castrillón
Melissa Castrillón
ISBN: 9781452170985
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
Fighter in the Woods: The True Story of a Jewish Girl who Joined the Partisans in World War II
By: Joshua M. Greene
ISBN: 9781546135852
Nonfiction, 7-12, Teen, Prose, History
Muzoon: From Refugee to Leader
By: Muzoon Almellehan
Illustrated by:
Asma Enayeh
Asma Enayeh
ISBN: 9781984852038
Nonfiction, 4-6, 7-12, Early Reader, Biography / Memoir
Estela, Undrowning
By: René Peña-Govea
ISBN: 9780063429956
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Coming of Age
Hafsa’s Way
By: Aisha Saeed
ISBN: 9780593529379
Fiction, 9–12, Prose, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
The King’s Gold
By: Lois Wickstrom
Illustrated by:
Francie Mion
Francie Mion
ISBN: 9781969193040
Fiction, 3–5, Picture Book, Kindness / Generosity / Support
The Burning of the Books
By: Jonah Winter
Illustrated by:
Gary Kelley
Gary Kelley
ISBN: 9781568464114
Nonfiction, 9–12, Picture Book, Books / Reading
Barbed Wire Between Us
By: Mia Wenjen
Illustrated by:
Violeta Encarnación
Violeta Encarnación
ISBN: 9781636551920
Fiction, 7–9, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Immigrant Experience
Danger of Small Things
By: Caryl Lewis
ISBN: 9781665977517
Fiction, Teen (12+), Prose, Dystopian / Speculative
Make Your Mark
By: Jacci Gresham and Sherry Fellores
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9780593618363
5–7, Picture Book, Art / Performing Arts, Careers / Hobbies
Main Street
By: Britt Hawthorne and Tiffany Jewell
Illustrated by:
David Wilkerson
David Wilkerson
ISBN: 9798217002672
7–9, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism, Family / Community
Black Girls Unbossed
By: Khristi Lauren Adams
ISBN: 9781506479231
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Halima, Superhero Princess
By: Emily Joof
Illustrated by:
Asa Gilland
Asa Gilland
ISBN: 9781782508847
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Nelson Mandela
By: Theia Lake
ISBN: 9781642826821
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Black Hair Can: The Roots of Our Roots
By: Sylvia Rodriguez
Illustrated by:
Sylvia Rodriguez
Sylvia Rodriguez
ISBN: 9781623545901
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A Biography in Poems
By: Caroline Brewer
Illustrated by:
Caroline Brewer
Caroline Brewer
ISBN: 9781804661444
Nonfiction, 7-12, Poetry / Stories in Verse, Biography / Memoir
Pecosita’s Freckly Freckle Face
By: Aliya King Neil & Shane Paul Neil
Illustrated by:
Eric Velasquez
Eric Velasquez
ISBN: 9781665936538
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black Hands: Builders of Our Nation
By: Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by:
R. Gregory Christie
R. Gregory Christie
ISBN: 9798217031856
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Hugged by the Night
By: Harold Green III
Illustrated by:
Karabo Poppy
Karabo Poppy
ISBN: 9781797217178
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Sleep / Dreams / Bedtime
Preaching to the Chickens: The Story of Young John Lewis
By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9780399168567
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Black History Is Your History
By: Taylor Cassidy
Illustrated by:
Adriana Bellet
Adriana Bellet
ISBN: 9781665957700
Nonfiction, Teen, Illustrated Prose, History
I Am the River
By: Gauch, Patricia Lee
Illustrated by:
Kristle Marshall
Kristle Marshall
ISBN: 9781646145805
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Biography / Memoir
The Proudest Color
By: Sheila Modir and Jeffrey Kashou
Illustrated by:
Monica Mikai
Monica Mikai
ISBN: 9781641705783
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Celebration Place: God’s Plan for a Delightfully Diverse Church
By: Dorena Williamson
Illustrated by:
Erin Bennett Banks
Erin Bennett Banks
ISBN: 9781514002582
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, Religion / Spirituality
I Can Be Brave Like Martin Luther King Jr.
By: Familius
Illustrated by:
Susanna Covelli
Susanna Covelli
ISBN: 9781641707473
Nonfiction, 4-6, Novelty / Pop-up, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Racial Equality
By: Anita Ganeri
Illustrated by:
Toby Newsome
Toby Newsome
ISBN: 9781499453744
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
A Child’s Introduction to African American History
By: Jabari Asim
Illustrated by:
Lynn Gaines
Lynn Gaines
ISBN: 9780316436427
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, History
I Heard: An American Journey
By:
Jaha Nailah Avery
Illustrated by:
Steffi Walthall
Steffi Walthall
ISBN: 9781623543822
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, History
Sharing the Dream
By: Shelia P. Moses
Illustrated by:
Keith Mallett
Keith Mallett
ISBN: 9780593617298
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Come Home Safe
By: Brian G. Buckmire
ISBN: 9780310142188
Fiction, Teen, Chapter Book, Cultural Diversity
I Rock My Hair: Pretty and Protected by the CROWN Act
By: Angel Tate
Illustrated by:
Angel Tate
Angel Tate
ISBN: 9781957655444
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
A Stitch Through Time
By: Lauren Burke
Illustrated by:
Katie Crumpton
Katie Crumpton
ISBN: 9781503759282
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Coming Home (Adapted for Young Adults)
By: Brittney Griner and Michelle Buford
ISBN: 9798217027033
Nonfiction, Teen, Prose, Biography / Memoir
It’s Her Story Josephine Baker: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Gamble
Illustrated by:
Markia Jenai
Markia Jenai
ISBN: 9781503764910
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Stories of the Spirit of Justice
By: Jemar Tisby
ISBN: 9780310145592
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, Biography / Memoir
Congressman John Lewis: A Man on a Mission to Seek Justice for All
By: Jennifer Marino Walters
Illustrated by:
Niall Harding
Niall Harding
ISBN: 9781643713137
Nonfiction, 7-12, Early Reader, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
It’s Her Story Rosa Parks: A Graphic Novel
By: Lauren Burke
Illustrated by:
Shane Clester
Shane Clester
ISBN: 9781503752948
Nonfiction, 7-12, Graphic Novel, Biography / Memoir
Those Who Saw the Sun
By: Avery, Jaha Nailah
ISBN: 9781646144624
Nonfiction, Teen, Anthology / Collection, History
Dear You, Dream Big
By: Baptiste Paul
Illustrated by:
Toni D. Chambers
Toni D. Chambers
ISBN: 9781623542955
Fiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Juneteenth
By: Hannah Eliot
Illustrated by:
Tequitia Andrews
Tequitia Andrews
ISBN: 9781665990349
Nonfiction, 0-3, Board Book, Holidays / Seasons / Celebrations
The Trailblazing Life of Viola Desmond: A Civil Rights Icon
By: Rachel Kehoe with Wanda Robson
Illustrated by:
Chelsea Charles
Chelsea Charles
ISBN: 9781459833975
Nonfiction, 7-12, Illustrated Prose, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The ABCs of Black History
By: Rio Cortez
Illustrated by:
Lauren Semmer
Lauren Semmer
ISBN: 9781523507498
Nonfiction, 4-6, Picture Book, BIPOC Characters and Creators
The Dream Builder’s Blueprint
By: Alice Faye Duncan
Illustrated by:
E. B. Lewis
E. B. Lewis
ISBN: 9781662680311
Nonfiction, 7-12, Picture Book, Social Activism / Equality / Feminism
Just Kickin’ It
By: Julie Thompson
ISBN: 9781459841017
Fiction, Teen, Hi-Lo Reader, BIPOC Characters and Creators
