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Tag: Social Justice

October 7, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

Book Review: Why We Fly by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal

A thought-provoking read full of social commentary.

March 4, 2021 by Amanda MacGregor

THIS IS NO GAME: WHEN FACTS MATTER, SPORTS NON-FICTION IS A GOOD PLACE TO TURN, a guest post by Andrew Maraniss

What better genre than sports to shine a light on the everyday elements of American life that have perpetuated injustice? These are the stories where the truth shines the brightest.

October 28, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

RevolTeens: The Long Dark Winter of the Soul, by Christine Lively

Winter is coming. Librarian Christine Lively talks about how RevolTeens can use this time to nourish their souls and keep doing the work of social justice.

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RevolTeens: Being the Change and Leading the Way by Christine Lively

June 24, 2020 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Librarian Christine Lively highlights how teens are navigating Black Lives Matter protests and are working to help make change happen.

Book Review: Pocket Change Collective books

May 21, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

Illuminating and inspiring, all four books in this series encourage more thoughtful conversations around these important topics.

Book Review: Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden

January 14, 2020 by Amanda MacGregor

A complex look at the quest for social justice in 1919 and one young girl's awakening to the need for change and her role in it.

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Book Review: Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan

February 12, 2019 by Amanda MacGregor

This empowering and inspiring book did the impossible: it made me nostalgic for my own teen years as a young feminist.

Book Review: We’ll Fly Away by Bryan Bliss

May 8, 2018 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Luke and Toby have always had each other’s backs. But then one choice—or maybe it is a series of choices—sets them down an irrevocable path. We’ll Fly Away weaves together Luke and Toby’s senior year of high school with letters Luke writes to Toby later—from death row. This thought-provoking novel is an exploration of friendship, […]

#SJYALit: Because Their Stories Matter, a guest post by Danielle Ellison

December 6, 2017 by Karen Jensen, MLS

 Today, author Danielle Ellison joins us as part of our Social Justice in YALit Discussion. You can find all of the #SJYALit Posts here. As much as I want to write this guest post, I also don’t want to. It’s a familiar feeling, for me, of why I was nervous to write my newest book […]

Book Review: Dear Martin by Nic Stone

November 7, 2017 by Amanda MacGregor

Publisher’s description Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter Dean Myers as she boldly tackles American race relations in this stunning debut. Justyce McAllister is top of his class and set for the Ivy League—but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in […]

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