It's 1932 in Bumblee, North Carolina, and when Stella's tight-knit community is upended by the presence of Ku Klux Klan activity, she decides to fight fire with fire. This New York Times bestseller is

"storytelling at its finest," (School Library Journal) and will give your tween a glimpse into important (not-so-distant) history, as well as potentially stoke a passionate fire for racial justice within their own hearts.

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When Julian learns that his uncle's corporation plans to chop down a group of California's oldest redwoods, he and his group of friends go on a wild series of adventures

in order to stop them. Follow Julian and the gang as they fearlessly stand up to this crime against the voiceless by employing all sorts of brave tricks, stunts and

secret missions. This book is perfect for the young environmentalist in your life.

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The day that Sylvia and Aki meet in Southern California is a day that begins these two young girls' role in changing the country forever. Based on true events, Sylvia & Aki brings the Mendez

vs. Westminster School District court case to light, a case that desegregated schools for Latino children and set the stage for Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education.

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When a bomb goes off in near his home in Ramallah, 12-year-old Karim Aboudi and his family are subjected to a strict curfew by the Israeli military. One day, trapped

at home and longing to go outside, he decides to brave the curfew and finds a hidden patch of ground to play football with a friend. When it turns out

that the patch they'd found isn't so hidden and they're found by Israeli soldiers, Karim's life is suddenly in grave danger.

This harrowing tale explores the human cost of the occupation of

Palestine through the eyes of a young boy, and is an great introduction to understanding the Free Palestine movement for your young activist.

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Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern's mother left them in Brooklyn seven years ago for a radical new life in California. One summer, when the the three sisters go to visit her there, they

experience something much different than the Disneyland and beaches of their California dreams. Instead they're sent to a summer camp run by the Black Panthers.

This National Book Award-winning novel follows the three

sisters as they learn radical lessons about their country, their family, their mother and themselves during one wild and crazy summer.

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If you want to plant empowering seeds in your young feminist, an alphabet that begins with "A" is for Angela Davis should certainly do the trick. This book tells the extremely rad stories

of 26 super rad American women and the very cool artwork of Miriam Klein Stahl.

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This series follows the harrowing story of 11-year-old Parvana, who lives under Taliban rule in Afghanistan. When her family is suddenly left without her father, they are also left without a

man or boy in the house who is permitted to work and venture out to buy food and supplies for the family. That's when Parvana hatches a plan to disguise

herself as a boy to help her family survive. 

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