Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero is an elevated middle grade novel set in small town Texas around the twentieth anniversary of 9/11. The story dissects both social and racial justice themes with care, including religious/racially-charged bullying and racial profiling. Author Saadia Faruqi offers a […] The post Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Super Nani and Captain Yaz is a picture book for elementary children that tells the story of how a young girl grows and cultivates a bond with her grandmother despite speaking different languages. Nani will be visiting for the first time from her small village […] The post Super Nani and Captain Yaz appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Review Source: Publishers Weekly Book Author: In a solo debut, Leon (Miles Morales: Stranger Tides) delivers a potent graphic novel examination of the effects of the Guatemalan civil war on its people. In 2013, American-born brothers José and Charlie live with their overworked single immigrant mother, Clara, in Langley Park, Maryland. When a teacher asks […] The post Silenced Voices appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Edi Campbell Review Source: Black Cotton Reviews Book Author: Frederick Joseph is a celebrated poet and nonfiction author. He writes to engage young readers in critical ways to understand how white supremacy and racism permeates our society while providing them with hope for true change. While this is his first work of fiction for […]| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Spanish edition available here. Barrio Rising is a lyrically illustrated account of a San Diego community’s collective action to build Chicano Park. Author María Dolores Águila grew up in a San Diego neighborhood not far from Barrio Logan that faced similar environmental challenges due to industrial […]| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Anisa’s International Day is a middle grade book perfect for upper elementary children looking to make their foray into more ambitious, independent reading. In this narrative, author Reem Faruqi shows readers the importance of having an open mind and checking their own biases. Anisa’s third […] The post Anisa’s International Day appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
By Sarah Goodman Duffy I have lived next to military bases my whole life. I grew up in Annapolis, Maryland, near the United States Naval Academy on the Chesapeake Bay. I went to school with the kids of Navy personnel. We would have classes together for two years before their parents were stationed somewhere else. […] The post Department of Defense Education Activity Book Bans appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Reading is what? Fundamental! — Ru Paul Miss Rita, Mystery Reader, by Sam Donovan and Kristen Wixted, is a story that begs the question: in the wake of widespread challenges to DEI, is this what people are really afraid of? Miss Rita is the […] The post Miss Rita, Mystery Reader appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: It took me until I was seventeen to figure out I was Queer. No crushes on girls. I pretended not to have them because it would have been easier to like a boy. Just the overwhelming realization that much of what I thought was […] The post Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Sarah Goodman Duffy Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: But even if you pull all the Queer books from our class, even if you could manage to somehow pull all the Queer books from this town, I guarantee you, you will not stop us from being who we are. The worst damage you […] The post Answers in the Pages appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Addison Rosenberg Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: This was because of you . . . . I may be a queen, but it is you who have the true power. — Queen of Marsyas, Zoe Chapelwhite This is not the first time I have been completely floored by one of TJ Klune’s […] The post Somewhere Beyond the Sea appeared first on Social Justice Books.| Social Justice Books
Here are titles on the environment for children, young adults, and educators.| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Paige Pagan Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: This picture book for elementary readers tells the story of three generations of women taking a trip through South India to Kanyakumari known as “Land’s End” where three oceans meet. Sejal, Mommy, and Pati all have different motivations for traveling, but they all share comfort […]| Social Justice Books
Kirby’s Lessons for Falling (In Love)| Social Justice Books
Reviewed by Social Justice Books Staff Review Source: Teaching for Change Book Author: Some of Us: A Story of Citizenship and the United States endeavors to celebrate the diversity of immigrants in the United States and the contributions they make to society as well as underscore the freedom and milestone of choosing to become a naturalized […]| Social Justice Books
Titles we recommend on immigration and the immigrant experience with a focus on the United States.| Social Justice Books
