Social Activists
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Ruby Bridges Takes Her Seat: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement
$8.99PaperbackRead moreWhen 6-year-old Ruby Bridges and her mother went to William Frantz Elementary School on November 14, 1960, they arrived to find an angry crowd of white people shouting racist insults. For her safety, … [more below]
- Series: Courageous Kids
- Author: Turner, Myra Faye
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1666334375
- Language: English
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100 Women Who Shaped World History
$10.99PaperbackRead moreA woman can do anything if she persists! Learn all about the fascinating lives and tremendous impact of 100 extraordinary women around the world with this fact-filled biography collection for kids
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- Series: 100
- Author: Meyer Rolka, Gail
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: June 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290066
- Language: English
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By: Hawley, Erin
Alice Wong
$12.79PaperbackRead moreBe proud. Be seen. Writer and organizer Alice Wong’s life and legacy is explored in this biography for early readers. Her work for disability representation and accessibility is presented in a simple,… [more below]
- Series: My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio
- Author: Hawley, Erin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1668928353
- Language: English
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By: Penguin Uk
Penguin Reader Level 2: The Extraordinary Life of Malala Yousafzai (ELT Graded Reader): Level 2
$15.99PaperbackRead moreMalala Yousafzai is a Pakistani activist who fights for female education, and in 2014 became the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. Penguin Readers is a series of popular classics, exciting contemporary f… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Readers
- Author: Penguin Uk
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 241447372
- Language: English
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How to Become an Accidental Entrepreneur
$24.95HardcoverRead moreTake a risk! Find your niche! Get to work!
How do entrepreneurs get ideas for a new business and how do they make their businesses thrive? What drives some entrepreneurs to use their ability and wealt
- Series: Accidental
- Author: MacLeod, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 104
- Publish Date: September 13 2022
- ISBN10: 145982833X
- Language: English
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By: Nelson, Lena
America’s Youngest Ambassador: The Cold War Story of Samantha Smith’s Lasting Message of Peace
$26.95HardcoverRead moreIn 1982, amid the nuclear paranoia that engulfed the US and the Soviet Union, Samantha Smith, a fifth grader from Manchester, Maine, wrote a letter to the Kremlin asking the Soviet leader if he was go
- Author: Nelson, Lena
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1684750202
- Language: English
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By: Bennett, Michael
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable
$17.95PaperbackRead moreA version for Young Adults is also available.
Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer,
- Author: Bennett, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1642590231
- Language: English
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By: Stevenson, Robin
Kid Activists: True Tales of Childhood from Champions of Change
$13.99HardcoverRead moreMoving, relatable, and totally true childhood biographies of Martin Luther King Jr., Susan B. Anthony, Helen Keller, Malala Yousafzai, and 12 other inspiring activists.
Every activist started out as a- Series: Kid Legends #6
- Author: Stevenson, Robin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: September 24 2019
- ISBN10: 1683691415
- Language: English
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Claudette Colvin Refuses to Move: Courageous Kid of the Civil Rights Movement
$8.99PaperbackRead moreIt’s March 2, 1955, and an ordinary 15-year-old girl from Montgomery, Alabama is about to do something extraordinary. When a white bus driver orders Claudette Colvin to give up her seat for a white pa… [more below]
- Series: Courageous Kids
- Author: Wilkins, Ebony Joy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 01 2020
- ISBN10: 1496688031
- Language: English
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By: Melian, Gaby
Food-Related Stories
$8.99PaperbackRead more“Gaby Melian tells so many stories through her relationship with food–about love, about loss, about hard work, and about finding her passion. The pages are dripping with delicious smells and tastes, … [more below]
- Series: Pocket Change Collective
- Author: Melian, Gaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 0593223497
- Language: English
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Larry Itliong
$12.79PaperbackRead moreThe My Itty-Bitty Bio series are biographies for the earliest readers. This book examines the life of Larry “Seven Fingers” Itliong, a Filipino American labor organizer, in a simple, age-appropriate w… [more below]
- Series: My Early Library: My Itty-Bitty Bio
- Author: Loh-Hagan, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 24
- Publish Date: January 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1668900106
- Language: English
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Mahatma Gandhi
$15.99HardcoverRead moreNew in the Little People, Big Dreams series, discover the life of Mohandas Gandhi, the father of India, in this true story of his life. As a young teenager in India, Gandhi led a rebellious life and w… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #25
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1786037874
- Language: English
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Three Little Words
$12.99PaperbackRead moreAn inspiring true story of the tumultuous nine years Ashley Rhodes-Courter spent in the foster care system, and how she triumphed over painful memories and real-life horrors to ultimately find her own… [more below]
- Author: Rhodes-Courter, Ashley
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 05 2009
- ISBN10: 1416948074
- Language: English
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Colorblind: A Story of Racism
$9.99PaperbackRead moreJohnathan, a fifteen-year-old African American from Long Beach, California, shares his story of being physically and verbally harassed because of his race, and of overcoming the discrimination to embr… [more below]
- Series: Zuiker Teen Topics
- Author: Harris, Johnathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 88
- Publish Date: August 16 2022
- ISBN10: 1947378376
- Language: English
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By: Bennett, Michael
Things That Make White People Uncomfortable (Adapted for Young Adults)
$18.99HardcoverRead moreMichael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, an organizer, and a change maker. He’s also one of the most humorous athletes on the pla
- Author: Bennett, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: September 03 2019
- ISBN10: 1642590223
- Language: English
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By: Robbins, Dean
You Are a Star, Jane Goodall
$8.99PaperbackRead moreMake way for Jane Goodall!
It’s Jane Goodall like you’ve never seen her before!
Using a unique mix of first-person narrative, hilarious comic panels, and essential facts, Dean Robbins introduces young
- Author: Robbins, Dean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: April 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1338680129
- Language: English
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Greta Thunberg
$8.99PaperbackRead moreNow in paperback! In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the inspiring true story of Greta Thunberg, the environmental ac… [more below]
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams #40
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 0711283966
- Language: English
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By: Nash, Eryl
Life Savers: Spend a Day with 12 Real-Life Emergency Service Heroes
$19.99HardcoverRead moreIn the picture book Life Savers, author Eryl Nash and illustrator Ana Albero invite children to spend a day with real-life emergency service heroes . . . and be inspired to make a difference!
Have yo- Author: Nash, Eryl
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: June 07 2022
- ISBN10: 1419748963
- Language: English
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By: Handler, Chelsea
Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and You Too!
$20.00PaperbackAdd to cart#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – “This will be one of your favorite books of all time. Through her intensely vulnerable, honest, and hilarious reflections, Chelsea shows us more than just her insides. S… [more below]
- Author: Handler, Chelsea
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: June 23 2020
- ISBN10: 0525511792
- Language: English
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By: Harrison, Scott
Thirst: A Story of Redemption, Compassion, and a Mission to Bring Clean Water to the World
$20.00PaperbackRead moreNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – An inspiring personal story of redemption, second chances, and the transformative power within us all, from the founder and CEO of the nonprofit charity: water.
At 28 year… [more below]- Author: Harrison, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1524762865
- Language: English

