Social Activism & Volunteering - Teens

More than 250 women have played on the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, and most contributed to the battle for equal pay. This narrative nonfiction book by the award-winning author and journalist Elizabeth Rusch traces the evolution of that fight, bringing this important rights...

Get inside the head of LeBron James: basketball star, activist, philanthropist, and one of the most influential athletes in the world.This collection of quotes has been curated from LeBron James's numerous public statements--interviews, social media posts, television appearances, and more. It's a comprehensive picture...

A voice is only as powerful as the message it carries. Diversity & Inclusion celebrates the accomplishments of remarkable BIPOC youth offering their gifts to uplift our communities. Hear directly from them as they describe their experiences being: artists, business titans, scientists, mental health...

Built to L.E.A.D. - Unleashing Your Potential: Live, Edify, Advocate, and Succeed is an engaging and empowering book for middle and high school students. Within its pages, you will embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and leadership development. Through inspiring stories, interactive exercises,...

You are not alone.Reminiscent of Grimm's Fairy Tales and William Blake's Songs of Experience and Songs of Innocence, m. r. nicholson's Annie Had a Dream Once is a poetic abecedary that honestly addresses societal issues for children-including injustice, violence, and war-as well as happiness...

In this book, Omekongo provides 7 key steps that all activists must adopt in order to achieve greatness in their lives so that they can be the most effective while advancing their cause. Simply put, you are no good to your cause if you...

Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscarriage that sent more than 2,500 children and teens to a for-profit detention center while two judges lined their pockets with cash, as told by Candy J. Cooper,...

I wrote this for the women of Iran who are fighting for basic human rights against a regime. I wrote this for the people of Ukraine to help them fight Russian propaganda. I wrote this to empower exhausted political moderates who spent the last...

Follows the stories of three young women activists of color fighting for some of today's most pressing movements of defunding the police, environmental justice, and arts education Girls of color have always been on the front lines of the fight for equal rights--to vote,...

After what could only be described as decades of apathy, more Americans than ever have taken to the streets to protest social and political injustice. Recent protests of note have been the Women's March, which began after Donald Trump's inauguration in 2017, and Black...

Elizabeth's welcoming nature made everyone feel at home. From the first day of college, she took me under her wing, turning a lonely start into an adventure. Inseparable, she showed me the ropes, helping me make friends and embrace campus life. More than a...

A voice is only as powerful as the message it carries. Diversity & Inclusion celebrates the accomplishments of remarkable BIPOC youth that are offering their gifts to uplift our communities. Hear directly from them as they describe their experiences being: artists, business titans, scientists,...

Author: Linda KurthISBN-10: 1733164618ISBN-13: 9781733164610Publisher: Home of the Heart PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/12/2023Pages: 102Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.64lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.28d

The patriarchy is falling. It's time to smash it. This graphic novel shows you how.Patriarchy means "the rule of the father" and describes a system where men are in control. At least since the time of Aristotle, loud-mouthed men have called women weak and...

Simple and actionable tools to help busy young people make a difference in the world. Young people can make a difference in the world no matter how busy they are. Simple Acts shows them how, with easy and practical tips, activities, and resources that...

The ideal book for young people wanting to make a positive difference in the world. While many teens, college students, and young professionals are passionate about social issues--whether climate change or gun violence, hunger or homelessness, or any other of the countless difficulties which...

Powerful skills to help you heal from racial stress and trauma, resist racism in your day-to-day life, and thrive. If you've experienced or witnessed racism or discrimination, you may feel stressed, angry, sad, or anxious. You may have trouble focusing on school or enjoying...

Author: Kate ConleyISBN-10: 1678205621ISBN-13: 9781678205621Publisher: Referencepoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2023Pages: 64Format: Hardcover

A powerful guidebook for healing and resistance for young girls and gender-expansive youth of color on how to unite, heal, protect, and lead their communities.Turn Up For Freedom helps youth leaders hone their skills to build personal, emotional, and collective freedom. It centers youth...

Approachable, fun, and practical, Innovation for Everyone is a next-generation guide for students to take action within their communities using innovation. Young inventor and author, Neha Shukla, is passionate about doing her part to address global challenges with science and technology. Her innovations and...

Young people have an important role in helping to solve the complex social, political, and environmental challenges facing our communities today. A lot of young people-and adults-want to know how young people can get involved in social action. Whether you are advocating for your...

Ela, short for Rafaela, is a teenager attending her second year of high school. She's overwhelmed by being foreign in a new country, with a new language and new people. She knew life would change but didn't know how she would have to fight...

Big lies are told by governments, politicians, and corporations to avoid responsibility, cast blame on the innocent, win elections, disguise intent, create chaos, and gain power and wealth. Big lies are as old as civilization. They corrupt public understanding and discourse, turn science upside...

A powerful and inspiring portrait of a hope-filled movement trying to change the world for the better. This book provides ideas and tools young activists can use as they work to save what they care about most. It also contains lots of expert tips...

The Young Adult Leadership Training (YALT) manual provides churches and community groups with a tool for ages 14 - 26 that helps develop leadership skills, life skills, spiritual growth opportunities, and community service projects. This dynamic, interactive ministry model designed and developed by Barbara...

Encourage teens to learn about the water crisis and take action to protect and restore local waterways. Whether it's in a drinking glass, flowing downstream, or miles underground, water is everywhere. And it's essential for life on Earth. But our water planet is in...

Centering Black voices and slave narratives, this illustrated young adult history offers a thoroughly researched account with first-hand testimonies of how slaves themselves were a driving force behind their own emancipation. With a new introduction by Robin D. G. Kelley. "[Breaking the Chains] will...

A handbook that introduces Black youth to family history and genetic genealogy. Culturally sensitive, engaging, and filled with activities, this book is a "must-have" for any young African American looking to begin their genealogical journey.Author: Aungelic NelsonISBN-10: 8986526743ISBN-13: 9798986526744Publisher: Panafrigen PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/31/2022Pages: 166Format:...

Author: Mary BooneISBN-10: 1678204005ISBN-13: 9781678204006Publisher: Brightpoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 46

Author: Tammy GagneISBN-10: 167820398XISBN-13: 9781678203986Publisher: Brightpoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 46

Author: Mary BooneISBN-10: 1678203963ISBN-13: 9781678203962Publisher: Brightpoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 46

Author: Gail TerpISBN-10: 1678203947ISBN-13: 9781678203948Publisher: Brightpoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): Booklist 10/01/2022 pg. 38School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 46

Author: Barbara SheenISBN-10: 1678203564ISBN-13: 9781678203566Publisher: Referencepoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2022

Author: Barbara DiggsISBN-10: 1678203505ISBN-13: 9781678203504Publisher: Referencepoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2022

Author: Olivia KarsonISBN-10: 1678203149ISBN-13: 9781678203146Publisher: Referencepoint PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2022Pages: 64Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 9.30h x 6.60w x 0.40dReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 11/01/2022 pg. 46

This urgent book explores the roots of racism and its legacy in modern day, all while empowering young people with actionable ways they can help foster a better world and become antiracists. Why are white supremacists still openly marching in the United States? Why...

People often say that life isn't fair. But what if it could be? Social justice means fairness in society. Every day, many people around the world work toward social justice, trying to make sure everyone has equal rights, opportunities, and treatment. In this informative...

What does it take to build a society that is fair for everyone? It's a difficult endeavor, but one that everyone needs to embrace as the world's population increases. Inside this book, readers will discover what it takes to make a difference and bring...

Black Lives Matter. Land Back. ICE and the border wall. These are all topics from today's headlines, but they all have their roots in actions and attitudes that were introduced by the first European colonists. Although they were common and accepted at the time,...

In a world that's constantly changing and giving us new challenges to meet and new differences to learn about, empathy--understanding and sharing how other people feel--is a very important quality. Some people are concerned that empathy in the world today is declining just as...

An argument for bold action to halt climate destruction, adapted for young people from Andreas Malm's best-selling book Young people are inheriting a world of climate catastrophe. Young people are also one of the strongest forces leading movements for climate justice, and to halt...

People often say that life isn't fair. But what if it could be? Social justice means fairness in society. Every day, many people around the world work toward social justice, trying to make sure everyone has equal rights, opportunities, and treatment. In this informative...

Diversity is essential to human life. Our diverse identities shape society and influence the way we move through the world. Having a diverse society can make us stronger communicators, more creative problem solvers, and clearer critical thinkers. But in order to truly value diversity,...

Kids and teens are becoming increasingly involved in more activism to demand change in our modern world. Young people have many youthful activists, including Malala Yousafzai, Cesar Vargas, and Mari Copeny, to inspire them to join a cause. The text of this guide was...

Kids and teens are becoming increasingly involved in more activism to demand change in our modern world. Young people have many youthful activists, including Malala Yousafzai, Cesar Vargas, and Mari Copeny, to inspire them to join a cause. The text of this guide was...

As they go through life, all people may need to interact with those from backgrounds that they may be unfamiliar with. Because unfamiliarity can lead to intolerance and conflict, it's important to learn about the experiences and challenges faced by those of other races,...

As they go through life, all people may need to interact with those from backgrounds that they may be unfamiliar with. Because unfamiliarity can lead to intolerance and conflict, it's important to learn about the experiences and challenges faced by those of other races,...

Life in the 21st century requires that readers interact with a variety of people, including those who may be quite different from them. Whether their classmates come from different cultures or simply have different personality types, getting along with them is a necessity for...

Life in the 21st century requires that readers interact with a variety of people, including those who may be quite different from them. Whether their classmates come from different cultures or simply have different personality types, getting along with them is a necessity for...

What does it take to build a society that is fair for everyone? It's a difficult endeavor, but one that everyone needs to embrace as the world's population increases. Inside this book, readers will discover what it takes to make a difference and bring...