Social Justice Books for Teens

Resources for a selection of titles on the theme of Social Justice Books for Teens

Created by Chicago Public Library

720 Resources including
103 Videos
46 Book Readings
82 Lesson Plans
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All American Boys

by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely

65+ Resources10 Awards

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The Hate U Give

by Angie Thomas

55+ Resources20 Awards

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The Sun Is Also a Star

by Nicola Yoon

45+ Resources15 Awards

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March Book Three

by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

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X: A Novel

by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon

40+ Resources11 Awards

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March Book One

by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

40+ Resources8 Awards

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Piecing Me Together

by Renée Watson

40+ Resources13 Awards

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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces

by Isabel Quintero

40+ Resources12 Awards

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March Book Two

by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell

35+ Resources5 Awards

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How It Went Down

by Kekla Magoon

30+ Resources8 Awards

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American Street

by Ibi Zoboi

30+ Resources7 Awards

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Monster

by Walter Dean Myers

30+ Resources5 Awards

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Dumplin'

by Julie Murphy

25+ Resources4 Awards

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The Serpent King

by Jeff Zentner

25+ Resources6 Awards

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Beyond Magenta: Transgender and Nonbinary Teens Speak Out

by Susan Kuklin

25+ Resources8 Awards

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Allegedly

by Tiffany D. Jackson

20+ Resources4 Awards

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The Miseducation of Cameron Post

by emily m. danforth

20+ Resources6 Awards

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More Happy Than Not

by Adam Silvera

20+ Resources7 Awards

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We Were Here

by Matt de la Peña

20+ Resources1 Awards

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This Side of Home

by Renée Watson

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How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child

by Sandra Uwiringiyimana and Abigail Pesta

20+ Resources3 Awards

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Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights

by Ann Bausum

20+ Resources3 Awards

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Queer, There, and Everywhere: 23 People Who Changed the World

by Sarah Prager and Zoee More O'Ferrall

15+ Resources3 Awards

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Dreamland Burning

by Jennifer Latham

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Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time

by Tanya Lee Stone

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Fat Angie

by e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

15+ Resources1 Awards

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No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row

by Susan Kuklin

15+ Resources3 Awards

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Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen

by Jazz Jennings

10+ Resources

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Fight Like a Girl: 50 Feminists Who Changed the World

by Laura Barcella

5+ Resources

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Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word

by Nadia Higgins

5+ Resources

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Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality

by Alison Behnke

5+ Resources

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