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Books for Standing Up for Others

Books for Standing Up for Others – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

4,641 books

0–3 yrs153 books

4–7 yrs1183 books

8–11 yrs2075 books

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Saving Savannah

For the teenager questioning their place in the world and wanting to bridge the gap between their own privilege and the

Cover of Votes for Women!

Votes for Women!

Winifred Conkling

For the teen who is curious about how change happens and wants to understand the gritty, persistent battle for equality

Cover of Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote

Evicted!: The Struggle for the Right to Vote

Alice Faye Duncan

For the child questioning why things aren't always fair, this powerful history reveals how families stood together when

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12–18 yrs

1094 books

The Ever-After Bird

Ann Rinaldi

For the young teen questioning the complexities of right and wrong while discovering the hidden courage required to stan

Ages 12–16

Cover of Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

Unstoppable: How Bayard Rustin Organized the 1963 March on Washington

For the child who wants to know how big changes happen through teamwork and planning. This inspiring biography shows how

Cover of Bobbin Girl, The

Bobbin Girl, The

Emily Arnold McCully

Working in a 19th-century textile mill, a ten-year-old girl must decide if she has the courage to join her coworkers in

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The Rescue at Dead Dog Beach

Stephen McGarva

One man stands against local opposition to save abandoned dogs from a notorious beach in Puerto Rico, turning a dumping

Cover of FAB Club

After being targeted by a local gang, a group of kids forms a club to stand up for one another and find a way to stop th

Cover of Without Refuge

For the child grappling with the gap between what society says is right and what their heart knows is true.

Cover of Give Us the Vote: Over 200 Years of Fighting for the Ballot

Give Us the Vote: Over 200 Years of Fighting for the Ballot

Susan Goldman Rubin

For the young citizen curious about why voting matters. This history of the ballot reveals the long, brave fight for eve

Cover of Black Radishes

Susan Lynn Meyer

For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness in the world: a story of a young boy finding courage and hope whi

Cover of Be A Bridge

Kindness takes many forms, from welcoming a new student to standing up for a classmate, in these rhyming verses about bu

Cover of We Didn't Ask for This

We Didn't Ask for This

For the teenager grappling with eco-anxiety and the frustration of having their future decided by adults in power.

Cover of Dear Miss Breed: The True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and the Librarian Who Made a Difference

Dear Miss Breed: The True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and the Librarian Who Made a Difference

Joanne Oppenheim

When her young patrons were sent to internment camps in 1942, librarian Clara Breed fought to keep their spirits alive t

Cover of A High Five for Glenn Burke

A High Five for Glenn Burke

Silas Wade finds his own place in the world through the history of Glenn Burke, the trailblazing baseball player who inv

Cover of Lost in the Labyrinth

Lost in the Labyrinth

Princess Xenodice risks everything to save her half-brother, the Minotaur, from the legendary hero Theseus inside the tw

Cover of Teachers March! The: How Selma's Teachers Changed History

Teachers March! The: How Selma's Teachers Changed History

Wallace, Sandra Neil and Rich Wallace

Brave educators in Selma, Alabama, risk everything to join the nonviolent protest for voting rights in this account of t

Cover of Trouble the Water

Trouble the Water

Frances O'Roark Dowell

For the child questioning the fairness of the world, this story explores how friendship and courage can bridge deep divi

Cover of More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Yohuru Williams and Michael G. Long

For the teen seeking to understand the systemic roots of inequality and the tactical brilliance behind one of history's

Cover of A Dream of Freedom

A Dream of Freedom

Diane McWhorter

The long fight to end segregation and secure voting rights comes to life through the history of the nonviolent protests

Cover of Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School

Everything I Learned About Racism I Learned in School

Personal narratives and data expose the reality of systemic racism within the education system through the eyes of the G

Cover of A Thousand Never Evers

A Thousand Never Evers

For the child grappling with the reality of unfairness in the world, this story offers a powerful look at finding your v

Cover of Mahalia Jackson

Mahalia Jackson

For the child who needs to see how a powerful voice can change the world. Discover how Mahalia Jackson's music became th

Cover of Voices From the March on Washington

Voices From the March on Washington

J. Patrick Lewis

Experience the struggle for civil rights through the eyes of John Lewis in this striking graphic novel memoir about the