Audience: Student

Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice

A memoir of Eddie Ahn’s life as an environmental justice lawyer and activist serving diverse communities in San Francisco for environmental catastrophes, and racial and economic inequality.
A Duet for Home

Last year, June Yang’s father spent months saving to buy her a viola, but her father has died in an accident, and the family has been evicted. They find a place at Huey House, a homeless shelter, but June isn’t allowed to bring her viola in to practice.
Dream Annie Dream

Brown sensitively portrays Annie’s shift from a girl who changes to fit in with the majority culture to a person who is fully aware of racial prejudice.This highlights issues faced by many Asian Americans fighting for justice.
A Kid Like Me

Ethan doesn’t want to stand out, he just wants to fit in. fitting in is tough when you have an old cell phone, broken backpack, and thrift shop clothing.
Mamie Tape Fights to Go to School

Mamie wanted to go to school, but Chinese children weren’t allowed. She showed up anyway. When she was turned away at the schoolhouse door, her parents sued the San Francisco school board and the case made it all the way to the California Supreme Court, which ruled that children of Chinese heritage had the right…
The Rock in My Throat

Kao Kalia Yang shares her experiences as a young Hmong refugee who refuses to speak at school because of the prejudice her parents experienced when trying to speak English.
Kuleana: A Story of Family, Land, and Legacy in Old Hawai’i

Sara Kehaulani Goo was enchanted by her family’s land in Hawaii. The vast area on the rugged shores of Maui’s east side—given by King Kamehameha III to her family in 1848. When a property tax bill arrives with a 500 percent increase, Sara and her family members are forced to decide whether to fight for…
At Last She Stood: How Joey Guerrero Spied, Survived, and Fought for Freedom

At Last She Stood describes World War II in the Philippines, Joey’s spying, Louisiana, immigration, a person with leprosy, racism, and a peacemaker.
Malcolm Lives! The Official Biography of Malcolm X for Young Readers

A comprehensive biography that covers the trauma of his early childhood through his criminal career, and prison time, then his later conversion to Islam and civil rights work. The biography continues through his assassination and continuing legacy.
Human Rights

“All people deserve to be respected and valued. Regardless of where we were born, how much we have, what we believe or think, or our age or the color of our skin–all lives are important and we deserve to live them with satisfaction, justice, safety, and freedom. There are many different kinds of human rights…
I Am My Name: A Girl’s Journey to Finding Her Cree Family

A very young girl was removed from her home during Canada’s Sixties Scoop, which tore children from their Indigenous communities. She woke in a new home, with a new family and a new name. How is she going to find her way home?
My Language Rights: A Child’s Right to Their Language

Children explore how our words carry our memories, heritage, and cultural identity. This timely picture book presents a child-friendly manifesto for linguistic rights, celebrating the fundamental freedom to speak and learn in our mother tongues.