Social Justice Literature for Youth
Every month we add new titles to this collection of Social Justice Literature for Youth. Below you can filter the collection by Early Childhood/Elementary, Middle School, or High School/Young Adult.
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father--from Christopher Paul Curtis,…
Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he…
A Sweet Smell of Roses by Angela Johnson and Eric Velasquez
Two young girls not only witness but help to change history in this inspiring and urgent Civil Rights-era picture book by three-time Coretta Scott King…
A History of Me by Adrea Theodore and Erin Robinson
An uplifting message of hope for the future and pride in your history, inspired by a mother's experience of being the only Black child in…
I Have a Dream (Book & CD) by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Kadir Nelson
On August 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Martin Luther King gave one of the most powerful…
Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier
Acclaimed author Doreen Rappaport and Coretta Scott King Award winner Bryan Collier, who previously collaborated on Freedom River , have pooled their talents yet again…