Social Activists
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Paul Robeson: No One Can Silence Me: The Life of the Legendary Artist and Activist (Adapted for Young Adults)
$17.99 Add to cartCommemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Paul Robeson’s death, a young adult version of his life, based on the biography USA Today called “magnificent”
“A history of a global luminary figure that serv
- Author: Duberman, Martin
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1620979845
- Language: English
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Amal Clooney
$15.99 Read moreDiscover the inspiring story of Amal Clooney, the inspirational lawyer and human rights activist.
Amal Clooney was born in Beirut in Lebanon in 1978. When she was just two years old, her family fled- Series: Little People, Big Dreams
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 1805701916
- Language: English
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The People’s Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
$33.00 Read moreA biography of iconic radical historian Howard Zinn, examining his life and work as a progressive icon and thought leader through the story of the times that shaped him as well as the United States of… [more below]
- Author: Zirin, Dave
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 0593473655
- Language: English
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A River Is Made: From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines, Iowa – An Afghan Refugee’s Journey from War to Belonging in America
$16.99 Add to cartA River is Made is the true story of a life carried across borders, wars, and generations, told through the eyes of its author, Fazal Moneer Adil. From South Waziristan to Kabul, Dubai, and Des Moines… [more below]
- Author: Adil, Fazal Moneer
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 238
- Publish Date: November 11 2025
- ISBN10: 9798993234403
- Language: English
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In Pursuit of Love: One Woman’s Journey from Trafficked to Triumphant
$19.99 Add to cartThrough her own gripping story of escape from human trafficking, Rebecca Bender reveals the inner workings of the underground world of modern-day slavery and helps us learn how we can be a catalyst fo
- Author: Bender, Rebecca
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 28 2020
- ISBN10: 0310356857
- Language: English
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But She Looks Fine: From Illness to Activism
$24.99 Read moreCelebrities have a lot to say about this book
- I want to thank you for all the great work you are doing. – Mark Hamil, actor (Star Wars, The Mandalorian, The Sandman)
- Olivia is a ten plus year survivor,
- Author: Goodreau, Olivia
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 146
- Publish Date: May 09 2023
- ISBN10: 1592112102
- Language: English
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Who Was Susan B. Anthony?
$6.99 Add to cartSusan B. Anthony may be an international icon but her campaign for women’s rights had personal roots. Working as a school teacher in New York, Anthony refused to settle for less pay than her male coll… [more below]
- Series: Who Was…?
- Author: Pollack, Pam
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: October 30 2014
- ISBN10: 044847963X
- Language: English
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Baldwin: A Love Story
$23.00 Read moreWINNER OF THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE
WINNER OF THE PEN/ JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY
A TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025
AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025
AN INSTA- Author: Boggs, Nicholas
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 720
- Publish Date: July 28 2026
- ISBN10: 125043775X
- Language: English
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Saving Five: A Memoir of Hope
$19.00 Add to cartWith a new afterword by the author and an interview with Chanel Miller.
An Instant New York Times Bestseller and a New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Natalie Portman’s Book Club Pick for Marc- Author: Nguyen, Amanda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: April 28 2026
- ISBN10: 1250420024
- Language: English
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I Am Malala Yousafzai
$15.99 Add to cartThe youngest ever Nobel Prize laureate, Pakistani women’s rights activist Malala Yousafzai, is the 26th hero in the New York Times bestselling picture book biography series for ages 5 to 8. (Cover may… [more below]
- Series: Ordinary People Change the World
- Author: Meltzer, Brad
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: February 08 2022
- ISBN10: 0593405889
- Language: English
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The Story of Bob
$24.95 Add to cartFrom “the greatest generation” comes the true story of a World War II veteran and ordained minister whose public advocacy for social justice was segmented from his private life as a gay man. Ste… [more below]
- Author: Law, Steven C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: February 16 2026
- ISBN10: 0829829202
- Language: English
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Sage Warrior: Wake to Oneness, Practice Pleasure, Choose Courage, Become Victory
$22.00 Add to cartProfound inner wisdom for courageous action–from the author of See No Stranger and founder of the Revolutionary Love Project, a “prophetic voice of our generation” (America Ferrera)
How do we find th- Series: The Revolutionary Love Project
- Author: Kaur, Valarie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 0593448464
- Language: English
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The Dream of an Education: How Phymean Noun Built a School
$24.95 Add to cartAs a young child, Phymean Noun dreamed of learning to read and write. But growing up during the Khmer Rouge reign of terror in Cambodia in the 1970s made that dream impossible.
Formal education was no
- Series: Orca Biography
- Author: Hughes, Susan
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: May 19 2026
- ISBN10: 1459842421
- Language: English
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From the Streets to the Steps: One Day at a Time – A Memoir
$14.99 Add to cartJimmy Pidgeon was born into an upper-middle-class, albeit dysfunctional family just before the turbulent sixties. As disco was getting up a good head of steam, Jimmy’s life was spiraling out of contro
- Author: Pidgeon, Jimmy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: January 07 2026
- ISBN10: 9798349689314
- Language: English
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We Want Equal Rights!: The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement
$14.95 Add to cartWe Want Equal Rights! is the story of remarkable women who laid the foundation for the modern women’s movement and the American Indian nation that proved equality was possible. In 1850, these brave wo… [more below]
- Author: Roesch Wagner, Sally
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: August 27 2020
- ISBN10: 1939053285
- Language: English
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Jane Fonda: There’s a Great Deal to Say
$29.95 Add to cartSince the late 1960s, Jane Fonda has identified as an activist first and an actor second, using her celebrity as a vehicle to convey her views and her advocacy. Few stars of her stature have been as s
- Author: Greenwald, Marilyn S.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 318
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1978841493
- Language: English
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Restrung: A Memoir of Music and Transformation
$30.00 Add to cartViolinist Vijay Gupta’s searing memoir of prodigy, ambition, collapse, and renewal reveals how music is not just performance but also survival, a lifeline of human connection–for readers of Jeremy De… [more below]
- Author: Gupta, Vijay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: June 09 2026
- ISBN10: 0306835967
- Language: English
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Silenced No More: Surviving My Journey to Hell and Back
$17.99 Read moreJeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell survivor Sarah Ransome shares the shocking inside story of her time trapped in the horrific sex trafficking ring.
How could Jeffrey and Ghislaine operate a rape py
- Author: Ransome, Sarah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 280
- Publish Date: December 13 2022
- ISBN10: 0063213702
- Language: English
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The Courage of Two: Anne Hutchinson, Mary Dyer and the Fight for Freedom of Conscience in Early America
$14.95 Add to cartWe know about America’s Founding Fathers but what about its Founding Mothers?
It’s the mid-1600s before the U.S. became a country. English Puritans are seeking refuge from religious persecution by sai
- Author: Kelley, Nancy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 158
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1960373838
- Language: English
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Earth Heroes: Twenty-Two Stories of People Saving Our World
$17.99 Add to cartAmid the climate crisis, can individual people create change?
With twenty-two inspirational stories celebrating the pioneering work of a selection of Earth Heroes from all around the globe, each tale- Author: Dyu, Lily
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: March 24 2026
- ISBN10: 9798887772349
- Language: English
