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c1997., Juvenile, Facts on File Call No: 299 .7 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American Indian livesSummary Note: Profiles American Indian activists and social reformers from various tribes, regions, and times.
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1997., Facts on File Call No: 970.004 NIE Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: American Indian livesSummary Note: Ten individuals who have dedicated their lives to the advancement of Native American rights.
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-- One hundred one changemakers2012., Juvenile, Haymarket Books Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: Profiles 101 people in history who fought for social justice, offering information on each one's life and accomplishments. Each entry includes a black-and-white photograph, a quote, a timeline, discussion questions, and a suggested activity.
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2011., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 920 STEELE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: 20th century lives.Summary Note: Defines the role of an activist in working to make the world a better place and chronicles the efforts of the most influential twentieth-century activists. Includes photos, a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
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2011., Juvenile, PowerKids Press Call No: 303.48 STE Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: 20th century lives.Summary Note: Defines the role of an activist in working to make the world a better place and chronicles the efforts of the most influential twentieth-century activists. Includes photos, a timeline, a glossary, and an index.
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[2017], Pre-adolescent, Tu Books Call No: [Fic] Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to watch Summary Note: In 1942, ten-year-old Anjali finds her life completely turned upside down when her mother answers Mahatma Gandhi's call to practice "ahimsa"--non-violent resistance--against the British government. The family must trade in their fine goods for more homely wares and clothing, and then Anjali must get past her prejudices when her mother reaches out to the Dalit community of "untouchables" for further help. When her mother is jailed, Anjali must take her place.
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c2008., Juvenile, Compass Point Books Call No: B WALKER Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Signature lives.Summary Note: Explores the life of Alice Walker and her stances on civil rights issues that she portrays through her essays, poems, and stories. Includes a timeline, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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c2006., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Click here to view
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c2007., Juvenile, UXL, An imprint of Thomson Gale Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view
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c2005., Dutton Children's Books Call No: B Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A collection of portraits, quotations, and biographical sketches of American political activists, writers, and social reformers.
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2021., Adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers Call No: Historical Fic Shabazz Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.
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2021., Adolescent, Farrar Straus Giroux Call No: HISTORICAL FICTION FIC SHA Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: While in Charlestown Prison in the 1940s, young Malcolm Little reads all the books in the library, joins the debate team and the Nation of Islam, and emerges as Malcolm X.
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c2019., Pre-adolescent, GARETH STEVENS PUBLISHING Call No: 303.3 4 Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Be the change! Shaping your community.Summary Note: Lays out everything young readers need to know about changing the world through community leadership.
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2018., Juvenile, Little, Brown and Company Call No: B ABDUL-JABBAR Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Presents the memoir of legendary basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as he reflects on his childhood, career, conversion, and social reform.
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[2017], Adolescent, LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY Call No: HI B ABD Edition: First edition: November 2017. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar focuses on his relationships with several important coaches in his life---including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden---as he tells the story of his life and career.
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-- KareemÃ2017., Adolescent, Little, Brown and Co. Call No: MEMOIR NF ABD Edition: 1st trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "[The author], Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [shares] his life growing up in New York, becoming the basketball star he's known to be, and getting involved in the world around him as an activist for social change"--Provided by publisher.
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2002., Thameside Call No: 303.48 Tho Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: History makersSummary Note: Introduces some notable campaigners for various causes throughout history.
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-- She persisted: Clara Lemlich2021., Primary, Philomel Call No: B Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: She persistedSummary Note: "A biography of Clara Lemlich, who stood up for the rights of workers in clothing factories"--Provided by publisher.
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c2006., Pre-adolescent, Wendy Lamb Books Call No: FIC WIN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Lewis Hine and his camera help twelve-year-old Grace escape working in a mill as a doffer in turn-of-the century New England.
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-- My story of persecution[2022]., Pre-adolescent, Norton Young Readers Call No: BIOGRAPHY NF JAN Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: I, witness (New York, N.Y.)Summary Note: "Continuing this . . . middle grade nonfiction series, a young woman once persecuted by the Taliban shares her journey to becoming a community activist. As a girl and as part of an ethnic minority in Afghanistan, Freshta Tori Jan was persecuted relentlessly. Her family faced kidnappings and daily murder attempts on the bus, on the way to school, in the workplace, and beyond. Freshta's school was shut down by the Taliban, and many of her friends were murdered and shot. Her journey through poverty, terrorism, and other forms of injustice has enabled her to be a voice for those unable to share their stories and those unable to receive the opportunities she has sought. She believes in empowering youth in order to bring about change and be the leaders of today and tomorrow"--Provided by publisher.
