Anybody have book ideas for teen who is fierce about social justice?
Anybody have book ideas for teen who is fierce about social justice?
14 Answers
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Loading Please wait
Anybody have book ideas for teen who is fierce about social justice?
The Hate U Give
Dear Martin
It’s one of my kids
holden caulfield
The Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine.
Thanks !
I was going to say The Hate you Give! It’s classified as a YA book too!
I second this. It was great! I wasn’t sure what to expect going in, but I’m so glad I read it.
I’ve ordered it , tha! För nonfiction , she is getting Wake, Rise, Resist.
For writers , we need more books about intersectionality and characters waking up to a cause or purpose for young people . This is their world , and we need well-written stories about that reality , as we as realistic ways that characters change and grow as a result . Too much YA fiction is either fantasy or formulaic problem of the week (with notable exceptions) Nothing wrong with genre fiction , but nice to have a wider range.
Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman
The Grapes of Wrath by Jonn Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
Monster by Walter Dean Myers; Treat Us Like Dogs and we will become WOLVES by Carolyn Chute; Push Out by Monique W. Morris; Lets Get Free by Paul Butler; White Boy Shuffle by Paul Beatty; Citizen by Claudia Rankin; White Flight by Kevin M. Kruse; Hitlers Black Victims by Clarence Lusane; the March graphic novel series 1-3 by Senator John Lewis; Dr. Michael Eric Dyson’s twin companion books: What Truth Sounds Like and Tears We Cannot Stop; Women and Power by Mary Beard; A Discourse in Inequality by Jean-Jacque Rousseau; Who Rules the World by Noam Chomsky; No Longer at Ease by Chinua Achebe; American Born Chinese by Gene Luco Yang; Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky; and A Cry for Justice by Jimmy Carter.
**These are some of the books in my library that my daughters found useful in their understanding of social justice. I hope they help, interests, and inspire your young person’s mindset.
Great ! Thank you all very much!