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1) No brainer
Author
Series
Diary of a wimpy kid volume 18
Pub. Date
2023.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"In No Brainer, book 18 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, it’s up to Greg to save his crumbling school before it’s shuttered for good. Up until now, middle school hasn’t exactly been a joyride for Greg Heffley. So when the town threatens to close the crumbling building, he’s not too broken up about it. But when Greg realizes this means he’s going to be sent to a different school than...
Author
Publisher
Inkyard Press
Language
English
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Description
"Central International School's annual lock-in is legendary. Bonds are made. Contests are fought. Stories are forged that will be passed down from student to student for years to come. This year's lock-in begins normally enough. Then a group of students led by Marisa Cuevas stage an ecoprotest and chain themselves to the doors, vowing to keep everyone trapped inside until their list of demands is met. Some students rally to their cause -- but others...
3) Rampage
Author
Series
Singular menace volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
"Teen activist Shay and her brother Odin are closing in on Singular Corp. and ready to shut down the evil conglomerate once and for all"--
Author
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"What fuels and sustains activism and organizing when it feels like our worlds are collapsing? Let this radicalize you is a practical and imaginative resource for activists and organizers building power in an era of destabilization and catastrophe. Long-time organizers and movement educators Mariame Kaba and Kelly Hayes examine some of the political lessons of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the convergence of mass protest and mass formations of...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A provocative, incisive look at the building of social movements-from the 1600s to the present day-and how current technology is undermining them. We tend to think of revolutions as loud: frustrations and demands shouted in the streets. But the ideas fueling them have traditionally been conceived in much quieter spaces, in the small, secluded corners where a vanguard can whisper among themselves, imagine alternate realities, and deliberate over how...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
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Description
"When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered"--
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Quiet Lubaya, who is happiest when she is drawing, creates pictures on the backs of her parents' old protest posters, but when her parents use the posters in a march, Lubaya's positive drawings are on display for the whole world to see.
8) The protest
Author
Series
Publisher
Lee & Low Books, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids early chapter books. In this story, Lily learns that the community garden is going to be torn down and made into a parking lot. Lily and her friends are upset by the news. They decide to form a protest and call on friends, neighbors, and reporters to participate and save...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Highlights some of the rallying causes for organized marches throughout history. Sometimes people march to resist injustice, to stand in solidarity, to inspire hope. Throughout American history, one thing remains true: no matter how or why people march, they are powerful because they march together.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
"In Knit a Hat, Take a Knee, young readers are taken through their #resistance ABCs. Through lyrically sparse writing, Rob Sanders introduces abstract concepts like "fighting for what you believe in" and turns them into something actionable"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Description
When Rocket finds out her town's library is closing, she rallies support from her peers, and together they lead a peaceful protest that spreads awareness and raises enough money to save their beloved library.
"Plucky activist Rocket returns in another inspiring picture book, rallying her community to SPEAK UP! to save their town library. When Rocket finds out that her town's library is closing, she knows something must be done. Inspired by the activism...
13) Dawn raid
Author
Series
Publisher
Levine Querido
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
After the police raid their house, Lenny starts talking about protests and injustices against Pacific Islanders by the government, which inspires the whole family to become involved in the movement.
Author
Publisher
Zest Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
This lively book guides readers through the art and history of significant protests, sit-ins, and collective acts of resistance throughout US history. Photos, artwork, signs, and other visual elements highlight the history of social action, from American Indian resistance to colonists through Black Lives Matter and Women's Marches. Into the Streets introduces the personalities and issues that drove these protests, as well as their varied aims and...
Author
Publisher
Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
In hundreds of iconic, smart, angry, clever, unforgettable images, Signs of Resistance chronicles what truly makes America great: citizens unafraid of speaking truth to power.Two hundred and forty imagesfrom British rule and womens suffrage to the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War; from womens equality and Black Lives Matter to the actions of our forty-fifth president and the Womens Marchoffer an inspiring, optimistic, and visually galvanizing...
Author
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"A simple-to-follow, boots-on-the-ground, open-anywhere guidebook that delivers practical tactics for navigating, affecting, and protecting your own personal democracy in a gridlocked, heavily surveilled, and politically volatile United States. With infographics, links to resources and communities, and words of wisdom from people already fighting the good fight, this guidebook is meant to be used and abused. It's designed to move you from idea to...
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Description
School outsider Jesse, a lesbian, is having secret trysts with Emily, the popular student council vice president, but when they find themselves on opposite sides of a major issue and Jesse becomes more involved with a student activist, they are forced to make a difficult decision.
Author
Publisher
PublicAffairs
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"According to a recent report published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the number of mass protests has increased each year by over ten per cent. But we are not living in a world that is more just and democratic as a result. In If We Burn, acclaimed journalist and author of The Jakarta Method, Vincent Bevins sets out to answer a pivotal question: How did mass protest backfire in the 2010s? From the Arab Spring, to the Gezi Park...
Author
Publisher
Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"From Keith Haring to Extinction Rebellion, the civil rights movement to Black Lives Matter, what does a revolution look like? Discover the power of words and images in this thought-provoking look at protest art by ... artivist De Nichols"--Amazon.
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