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Chapter Books About Standing Up for Others

Explore chapter books books about standing up for others for children.

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Cover of Nelson Mandela

For the child curious about standing up against unfairness, this stylized biography explores how one leader's peaceful p

Cover of A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth

Picture Book Biographies

A Picture Book of Sojourner Truth

Born into slavery, Sojourner Truth used her powerful voice to become a legendary crusader for abolition and civil rights

Cover of Starring Mirette and Bellini

Starring Mirette and Bellini

Emily Arnold McCully

Mirette masters the high wire and puts her daring skills to the ultimate test when she attempts to rescue the Great Bell

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Cover of Malala Yousafzai

Against the Odds

Malala Yousafzai

Claire Throp

For the child who asks why some children can't go to school, this biography introduces a young girl who bravely stood up

Ages 7–10

Cover of Cesar Chavez: Champion and Voice of Farmworkers

Graphic Library: Biographies

Cesar Chavez: Champion and Voice of Farmworkers

For the child grappling with ideas of fairness and justice, this graphic biography explores how one man's quiet courage

Cover of César Chávez

Hispanic Star #8

Claudia Romo Edelman, Nathalie Alonso

For children starting to notice that the world isn't always fair, this biography shows how one person's determination ca

Cover of Freedom Rides: Campaign for Equality

Snapshots in History

Freedom Rides: Campaign for Equality

For the student curious about how ordinary people changed the world. This look at the 1961 Freedom Rides highlights the

Cover of Sumo Boy

Hirotaka Nakagawa

A young hero uses traditional sumo wrestling techniques and rituals to stand up to a bully and protect a friend.

Cover of How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

How to Change Everything: The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

Naomi Klein, Rebecca Stefoff

For the young person feeling overwhelmed by the climate crisis and looking for a way to take meaningful action in their

Cover of Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

Hidden Hope: How a Toy and a Hero Saved Lives During the Holocaust

For the child curious about history and real-life heroes who stood up against unfairness using cleverness and courage du

Cover of Iggie's House

Winnie must decide what kind of person she wants to be when a Black family moves into her white neighborhood and challen

Cover of Village of Scoundrels

Village of Scoundrels

For the young reader processing the weight of historical injustice, this story shows how ordinary teens find the bravery

Cover of The Man from the Other Side

The Man from the Other Side

On the edge of the Warsaw Ghetto, fourteen-year-old Marek and his family risk everything to hide a Jewish man during the

Cover of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy

For parents and educators seeking a way to discuss systemic racism and privilege with kids through clear, honest, and co

Cover of Twenty and Ten

Claire Huchet Bishop

Twenty students at a French boarding school risk everything to hide ten Jewish children from soldiers in this suspensefu

Cover of Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Mighty Justice: The Untold Story of Civil Rights Trailblazer Dovey Johnson Roundtree

Dovey Johnson Roundtree, Katie McCabe, Jabari Asim

For the young reader seeking inspiration from a real-life hero who fought for fairness and equality in the face of deep-

Cover of Speed of Light

Growing up in the 1950s South, an eleven-year-old girl confronts the harsh realities of racism and antisemitism within h

Cover of Thurgood Marshall

The Making of America #6

Thurgood Marshall

For the child who asks why some rules are unfair, this biography explores how one man used the power of law to challenge

Cover of We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

Todd Hasak-Lowy

For the young person feeling overwhelmed by world events and wondering how one person can make a difference through peac

Cover of I Am Harriet Tubman

Ordinary People Change the World

I Am Harriet Tubman

For the child who wants to be a hero. Discover how Harriet Tubman used her incredible courage and kindness to lead other

Cover of Social Justice: How You Can Make a Difference

Snap Books: Take Action

Social Justice: How You Can Make a Difference

Lynn Bogen Sanders

Learn the most powerful ways young people can stand up for what is right and become active leaders in their own communit

Cover of Wanted!

Caroline B. Cooney

For the teenager grappling with a sudden, life-altering crisis who must find the inner strength to stand up for themselv

Cover of Marian Wright Edelman: For Every Child

Houghton Mifflin Leveled Readers

Marian Wright Edelman: For Every Child

Laura Wingfield

For the child curious about how one person can change the world for others. This introduction to Marian Wright Edelman s

Cover of Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement

Rainbow Biography

Dare to Dream: Coretta Scott King and the Civil Rights Movement

Angela Shelf Medearis

For the child curious about the people who changed the world, this biography explores Coretta Scott King's strength and

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