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Books for Standing Up for Others for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Books for Standing Up for Others for Ages 12–18

Explore our collection of children's books about standing up for others recommended for kids ages 12–18.

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Cover of Journey for Peace: The Story of Rigoberta Menchu

Journey for Peace: The Story of Rigoberta Menchu

Marlene Targ Brill

Nobel Prize winner Rigoberta Menchu risked everything to advocate for the Mayan people and promote nonviolence across Me

Cover of A Volcano Beneath the Snow

A Volcano Beneath the Snow

Witness the life of abolitionist John Brown and the raid on Harper’s Ferry while weighing the difficult question of whet

Cover of When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During WWII

When Can We Go Back to America?: Voices of Japanese American Incarceration During WWII

Eighty thousand American citizens were held in camps during WWII; their true stories are told here through first-person

Cover of Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen

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Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen

Michelle McCann

During the harsh winter of 1944, one woman risks everything inside the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp to protect and s

Ages 8–12

Cover of Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids

Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration for Kids

National Geographic, Mary Robinson (foreword)

Stunning photography and student poetry pair together to explain the fundamental rights every person deserves in this lo

Cover of The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921

Tim Madigan, Hilary Beard

This powerful account details the destruction of the Greenwood community and connects the history of the Tulsa Race Mass

Cover of Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round: My Story of the Making of Martin Luther King Day

Kathlyn J. Kirkwood

Free verse and archival photos recount a lifelong journey through the civil rights movement and the long fight to establ

Cover of Fighter in Velvet Gloves

Fighter in Velvet Gloves

Annie Boochever, Roy Peratrovich Jr.

Driven by the sting of discriminatory signs, a Tlingit woman rises to become a powerhouse leader in the fight for the 19

Cover of Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism

Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism

Bold journalists at the turn of the century used their pens to expose corporate greed and political scandals, sparking a

Cover of The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

The 21: The True Story of the Youth Who Sued the U.S. Government Over Climate Change

Elizabeth Rusch

Follow the landmark legal battle of twenty-one young people suing the U.S. government for failing to protect their futur

Cover of Crafting Change: Handmade Activism, Past and Present

Crafting Change: Handmade Activism, Past and Present

Knitting, sculpting, and embroidery become powerful tools for change in this look at the artists who use their crafts to

Cover of Who Will Shout if Not Us?: Student Activists and the Tiananmen Square Protest, China, 1989

Civil Rights Struggles Around the World

Who Will Shout if Not Us?: Student Activists and the Tiananmen Square Protest, China, 1989

Follow the courageous students who risked everything in the spring of 1989 to stand up for freedom and civil rights in C

Cover of They Call Her Fregona

They Call Her Fregona

Güero navigates the joys of a first crush and the harsh realities of his community as he tries to help a tough girl save

Cover of Save Our Forest!

Save Our Forest!

A group of middle schoolers navigates the messy, exciting world of activism as they fight a determined battle to protect

Cover of Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Hawksmaid: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian

Maid Marian uses her skills as a master falconer and her bond with birds to help Robin Hood fight for justice in twelfth

Cover of Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant

Chang and the Animals #2

Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant

Chang joins a dedicated team of conservationists to rescue an Asian elephant named H'Non and help her find a new home in

Cover of Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World

Who Changed the World #1

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World

Cynthia Chin-Lee

Bold collages and inspiring quotes bring to life the stories of twenty-six remarkable women, from Amelia Earhart to Zora

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Tethered to Other Stars

Elisa Stone Leahy

Wendy uncovers hidden family papers and steps into the center of the immigration struggles facing her community in this

Cover of A Tear in the Ocean

A Crack in the Sea #2

A Tear in the Ocean

Prince Putnam ventures into a world where the sea has become undrinkable, facing danger to find a solution for his peopl

Cover of Owl's Outstanding Donuts

Owl's Outstanding Donuts

A persistent owl enlists 10-year-old Mattie to stop a water polluter, forcing her to confront her own shadows to save he

Cover of Witches

written and illustrated by Rosalyn Schanzer

Bold red and black illustrations capture the chilling wave of hysteria and fear that gripped Salem Village during the in

Cover of Goblin Market

When a trickster goblin lures her sister away with poisonous enchantments, Lizzie must use her own magic and courage to

Cover of The Puppetmaster's Apprentice

The Puppetmaster's Apprentice

Pirouette is a wooden puppet brought to life by forbidden magic, now trapped by an evil ruler who wants her to build a m

Cover of Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio

Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio

Life in East Los Angeles means standing up for your name, hitting the basketball court, and protecting the local librari