Kids Book Index
Jamia Wilson, illustrated by Devon Blow and Ashley Lukashevsky
This illustrated nonfiction collection recounts more than 70 protest movements, from the 1899 newsboys’ strike to climate strikes and campaigns against book bans. It also offers dates, a glossary, and practical guidance for young activists.
El NiñoPam Muñoz RyanSwimmer Kai Sosa is still grieving his missing sister when a strange library book begins echoing through his life, drawing him into a storm where myth, memory, and reality collide.Middle GradeLexile 740LATOS 5.3On the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Persisted: Kamala HarrisRaakhee Mirchandani with introduction by Chelsea Clinton, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger and Jessica W. ClarkThis chapter-book biography follows Kamala Harris from childhood community organizing to work as a lawyer and senator and her election as the first woman vice president of the United States.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
One Girl’s Voice: How Lucy Stone Helped Change the Law of the LandVivian KirkfieldNonfiction Silver Honor Award (California Reading Association)A Bank Street Best BookSuffragist and abolitionist Lucy Stone, a pioneer in the 19th century’s two greatest movements for equality, finds her voice in this STEAM picture book for budding activists.Lucy Stone grew up in a world where men’s voices rang out, but women swallowed their words.Third to Fifth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details