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Standing Up for Others
Books for Standing Up for Others
Books for Standing Up for Others – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
4,405 books
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ABC Learning Series
ABC Animals
Penguin Books
A young boy faces a difficult moral choice when he encounters an abused dog in this moving story about compassion and co
Ages 8–12
Degrassi Junior High #4
Caitlin
Catherine Dunphy
For the young teen finding their voice, this story follows Caitlin as she balances school life with a growing passion fo
Ages 12–15
Creative Minds Biographies
Go Free or Die: A Story About Harriet Tubman
Jeri Ferris
For the child who asks how one person can change the world. This biography explores Harriet Tubman's journey from a life
Ages 8–11
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12–18 yrs
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What We Saw
Aaron Hartzler
For the teenager navigating the complex fallout of a community crisis and the digital age reality of social media's impa
Ages 14–18
Dangerous Jane
Suzanne Slade
For the child who notices when things are unfair and wants to help. An inspiring look at how one woman's big heart and b
Ages 4–9
F is for Freedom
Roni Schotter
For the child questioning what it means to do the right thing even when it's dangerous, this story explores courage and
Ages 8–12
Love is Loud: How Diane Nash Led the Civil Rights Movement
Sandra Neil Wallace
Diane Nash stands at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement, using nonviolent protest and courage to challenge segre
Ages 4–8
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
Ann Petry
For the young reader beginning to grapple with the history of systemic unfairness and seeking a model of unshakable cour
Ages 10–14
Terrible Things: An Allegory of the Holocaust
Eve Bunting
For the child grappling with unfairness or witnessing excluding behavior, this haunting allegory explains how silence al
Ages 6–11
Gorilla Dawn
Gill Lewis
For the child grappling with the unfairness of the world, this intense adventure explores the courage needed to protect
Ages 9–13
Iqbal
Francesco D'Adamo
Sold into labor at a carpet factory, a brave boy named Iqbal risks everything to lead a resistance and win freedom for h
Ages 10–14
Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One
Maggie Horne
For the middle schooler learning to find their voice when they see unfairness or harassment affecting their friends.
Ages 8–12
Safiyyah's War
Hiba Noor Khan
For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness in the world who needs to see how quiet courage and community can
Ages 9–13
Walk Across the Sea
Susan Fletcher
For the middle-grade reader beginning to notice social divides and wondering how to stand up for others even when it is
Ages 10–14
The Faith of Elijah Cummings: The North Star of Equal Justice
Carole Boston Weatherford
For the child curious about how a person's values are formed, this biography shows how childhood faith and family can in
Ages 7–10
I Didn't Stand Up
Lucy Falcone
For the child who has witnessed bullying and isn't sure how to help. This story explores the power of moving from a sile
Ages 6–10
Us and Them: A History of Intolerance in America
Jim Carnes
For the teenager grappling with news of hate crimes or systemic injustice, this book offers historical context to unders
Ages 12–18
White Rose
Kip Wilson
In the heart of Nazi Germany, a group of brave students leads a secret intellectual resistance, risking everything to di
Ages 12–18
A is for Activist
The Wedding Portrait
Innosanto Nagara
For the child who asks why people march in the streets or why some rules are meant to be broken in the name of what is r
Ages 5–10
Rose Blanche
Christophe Gallaz
A young German girl discovers a concentration camp in her own backyard and decides to bring food to the prisoners in a q
Ages 8–12
Justice Is...: A Guide for Young Truth Seekers
Preet Bharara
Learn how heroes like Malala Yousafzai and John Lewis fought for what is right by asking hard questions and using their
Ages 4–8
A Summer of Kings
Han Nolan
In 1963, fourteen-year-old Esther’s world changes when a young man fleeing racial violence in Alabama brings the fight f
Ages 12–17
Charlotte Bakeman Has Her Say
Mary E. Finger
Eleven-year-old Charlotte must overcome her deep shyness to stand up for her French Canadian friends against the harsh p
Ages 8–12
Irena Sendler and the Children of the Warsaw Ghetto
Susan Goldman Rubin
One brave social worker risks everything to smuggle hundreds of Jewish children to safety during the Nazi occupation of
Ages 8–12
