Kids Book Index
Dany Sigwalt, illustrated by Aurélia Durand
*INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION AWARD-WINNER - 2023 Social Justice Literature Award Honor Book - Nonfiction Book Category*A rousing and radical investigation into the climate crisis, its causes, and how to fight for the most vulnerable people affected by it, This Book Will Save the Planet is a vibrantly illustrated study of one of…
Law and Justice Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to VoteAlice Faye DuncanShortlist, Goddard Riverside/CBC Young People's Book Prize for Social Justice This critical civil rights book for middle-graders examines the little-known Tennessee's Fayette County Tent City Movement in the late 1950s and reveals what is possible when people unite and fight for the right to vote.Nine to TwelveOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Garvey in the DarkNikki GrimesWinner, 2023 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry AwardCapturing the shock and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of Garvey, a beloved character, Nikki Grimes’s newest novel in verse shows readers how to find hope in difficult times.Garvey’s finally happy—he’s feeling close to his father through their shared love of music, bullies…Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1063Shelia P. MosesThe powerful story of an eleven-year-old Black boy determined to stand up for his rights, who's pulled into the action of the 1963 civil rights demonstrations in Birmingham, Alabama.Rufus Jackson Jones is from Birmingham, the place Dr.Sixth to Eighth GradeOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details