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Books About Justice & Fairness for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books About Justice & Fairness for Ages 12–18

Teenagers are ready for the full weight of injustice and the full complexity of what it takes to address it. These 6,719 books explore civil rights, systemic inequality, activism, and the question of what justice actually looks like when easy answers aren't available.

6,719 books

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At the prestigious Quatra Fleet Academy, four cadets from different planets must learn to trust each other to survive a

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Short Stories to Shock Your Socks Off #4

Covered with Nails

For the middle-grade reader who loves the shiver of a spooky story and the silliness of gross-out humor. Perfect for kid

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Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales #13

Bones and Berserkers

From a Jersey devil baby to a haunted Confederate well, these chilling folk tales and eerie facts reveal the most hair-r

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What Do We Know about the Roswell Incident?

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For the child curious about why our planet's temperature is rising. This guide breaks down the science of global warming

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Follow the life of the Confederate president from his early childhood through the Civil War and the years following the

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Our Planet in Peril

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Uncover how pollution turns into acid rain and the surprising ways it damages our forests, drinking water, and even our

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I Was Born for This

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Hollywood's newest starlet, Paige Townsen, finds her life turned upside down by fame. She must dodge paparazzi, hide her

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