The UPstander's Guide to an Outstanding Life
by Omekongo Dibinga
The Future is Female and Strong Women are Leading the Charge!Girls Rule is a female empowerment book about the powerful lives of strong women who broke down barriers, inspired millions, and accomplished their goals against several odds. The future is female and women are taking over the world. They're dreaming big and aiming for a better future all while tapping into their divine feminine energy. Empowering books for women is essential for growing and blossoming into the woman that you're meant...
The Marcus Rashford You Are a Champion Action Planner
by Marcus Rashford
The Marcus Rashford You Are a Champion Action Planner is an interactive guide that will show you how to become a champion in anything you put your mind to!One of the best things you can do for yourself is imagine a world where you can reach your full potential. The more you picture that, the easier it becomes to make that dream happen.Marcus has inspired millions of children around the world in his empowering and bestselling guide for life, You Are a Champion – now, he's created a fun and engagi...
The ideal book for young people wanting to make a positive difference in the world. While many teens, college students, and young professionals are passionate about social issues—whether climate change or gun violence, hunger or homelessness, or any other of the countless difficulties which face our world today—and want to help, enthusiasm alone is not enough to make a meaningful impact. But effective advocacy and activism can be learned, and with the right tools, achieving positive social chan...
"No Natives or Dogs Allowed," blared the storefront sign at Elizabeth Peratrovich, then a young Alaska Native Tlingit. The sting of those words would stay with her all her life. Years later, after becoming a seasoned fighter for equality, she would deliver her own powerful message: one that helped change Alaska and the nation forever. In 1945, Peratrovich stood before the Alaska Territorial Legislative Session and gave a powerful speech about her childhood and her experiences being treated as a...
Thinking Critically the Black Lives Matter Movement (Thinking Critically)
by Olivia Karson
Great Women Leaders in History Who Personify Girl Power“If you need a little encouragement in your life during these difficult times, the lives of these women will give you hope.” —Says Me Says Mom #1 Bestseller in 21st Century U.S. History for Teens Intrepid women heroes are the antithesis of the traditional damsels in distress; rather than waiting for the prince, they took salvation into their own hands. Rad Women Worldwide. “When Nelson Mandela was imprisoned in South Africa’s brutal Robbe...
Recognizing Our Contributions to Society (Spotlight on Social Justice)
by Xina M Uhl
Be the change in your community! This illustrated guide takes you through challenges the world is facing and how you and your kids can help overcome them. Aspiring activists and young community leaders need information and tools to be responsible citizens and changemakers in their communities. This activism book is packed with content that will both educate and challenge young children aged 11+ years to make a difference. How to be a Global Citizen covers topics such as politics and voting, h...
Deciding to Care (Spotlight on an Equitable World)
by Mary Ratzer
Dreaming Bigger: Jewish Leadership for Teens
by Dr. Erica Brown and Rabbi Benji Levy
A thought book and actionable guide for Jewish teens who want to make a difference in the world. Teens are changing the world. Teen leaders are dreaming, planning, and raising the social consciousness of those around them. They are questioning the status quo, using technology to do good, and pushing others to do so as well. they know that they don't have to wait for adults to make the world a kinder, better place. Do you look at problems others ignore?Do you find joy in helping others?Do you...
Follows the stories of 3 young women activists of color fighting for some of today’s most pressing movements of defunding the police, environmental justice, and arts education Girls of color have always been on the front lines of the fight for equal rights—to vote, to learn, to live—even when they are the last to benefit from the outcomes of their work. In Don’t Wait, journalist Sonali Kohli follows 3 teenagers’ efforts to make their communities safer, healthier places. Don’t Wait highlights...
Stepping Up as an Ally (Spotlight on an Equitable World)
by Mary Ratzer
Healing Racial Stress Workbook for Black Teens (The Instant Help Social Justice)
by Jessica S. Henry, Farzana T Saleem, Dana L Cunningham, Nicole L Cammack, and Danielle R Busby
If you've experienced or witnessed racism or discrimination, you may feel stressed, angry, sad, or anxious. You may have trouble focusing on school or enjoying time with friends. And you may even have moments when your heart races and you fear something bad will happen. You should know that you are not alone, and what happened to you isn't your fault. Most importantly, there are tools you can use to work through these difficult emotions, regain your confidence, and move forward from your exp...
What makes a good speech? Better yet, what makes an effective speech? And how can an effective speech help in the fight against climate change? Climate change is a pressing issue, and the ability to successfully communicate about it is crucial in working against it. Social anthropologist and professional speechwriter Rune Kier Nielsen breaks down nine common flaws of climate rhetoric and how to fix them in this thorough, engaging guide to speechwriting toward climate justice.
Raising a Black Male vs. Being a Black Male
by Nikki C and Kehan D Rahming
An often hilarious and always relevant memoir about one teen boy's battle with brain cancer and his Starlight Children's Foundation wish: to meet Mikhail Gorbachev in Russia and plead for nuclear disarmament and world peace. It's 1986, and Jeff is an average fifteen-year-old: he thinks a lot about dating, he bounces around with his friends, and he's trying his hardest to get a car. Conversely, the world around him feels crazy: the United States and the Soviet Union are at glaring odds, with the...
Injustice Against Women (Exploring Social Injustice)
by Tammy Gagne
Climate and Environmental Injustice (Exploring Social Injustice)
by Gail Terp